diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..463100c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+fn main() {
+    // --long forces "TAG-N-gSHA[-dirty]" format even on exact tag matches,
+    // making parsing unambiguous for pre-release tags like v0.14.0-rc1.
+    let git_version = std::process::Command::new("git")
+        .args(["describe", "--tags", "--always", "--dirty", "--long"])
+        .output()
+        .ok()
+        .filter(|o| o.status.success())
+        .and_then(|o| String::from_utf8(o.stdout).ok())
+        .and_then(|raw| parse_git_describe(raw.trim()));
+
+    if let Some(v) = git_version {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-env=NUMA_BUILD_VERSION={}", v);
+    }
+
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=.git/HEAD");
+}
+
+/// Parse `git describe --long` output into a SemVer-compatible string.
+///   "v0.13.1-0-ga87f907"          → "0.13.1"
+///   "v0.13.1-9-ga87f907"          → "0.13.1+a87f907"
+///   "v0.14.0-rc1-0-ga87f907"      → "0.14.0-rc1"
+///   "v0.14.0-rc1-3-ga87f907-dirty" → "0.14.0-rc1+a87f907-dirty"
+///   "a87f907"                      → "0.0.0+a87f907"
+fn parse_git_describe(s: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let s = s.strip_prefix('v').unwrap_or(s);
+    let dirty = s.ends_with("-dirty");
+    let s = s.strip_suffix("-dirty").unwrap_or(s);
+
+    // --long format: TAG-N-gSHA. Split from the right so tags with hyphens work.
+    let gpos = s.rfind("-g")?;
+    let sha = &s[gpos + 2..];
+    let rest = &s[..gpos];
+    let npos = rest.rfind('-')?;
+    let n: u32 = rest[npos + 1..].parse().ok()?;
+    let tag = &rest[..npos];
+
+    if tag.is_empty() {
+        return Some(format!("0.0.0+{}", sha));
+    }
+
+    Some(match (n, dirty) {
+        (0, false) => tag.to_string(),
+        (0, true) => format!("{}+{}-dirty", tag, sha),
+        (_, false) => format!("{}+{}", tag, sha),
+        (_, true) => format!("{}+{}-dirty", tag, sha),
+    })
+}
diff --git a/site/dashboard.html b/site/dashboard.html
index 77018fc..d3b1820 100644
--- a/site/dashboard.html
+++ b/site/dashboard.html
@@ -552,7 +552,11 @@ body {
 @media (max-width: 700px) {
   .stats-row { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
   .dashboard { padding: 1rem; }
-  .header { padding: 1rem; }
+  .header { padding: 0.8rem 1rem; }
+  .logo { font-size: 1.4rem; }
+  .tagline { display: none; }
+  #headerVersion { display: none; }
+  #phoneSetup { display: none; }
 }
 </style>
 </head>
@@ -561,6 +565,7 @@ body {
 <div class="header">
   <div class="header-left">
     <div class="logo">Numa</div>
+    <span id="headerVersion" style="font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:0.68rem;color:var(--text-dim);"></span>
     <div class="tagline">DNS that governs itself</div>
   </div>
   <div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1.2rem;">
@@ -1136,16 +1141,20 @@ async function refresh() {
     document.getElementById('totalQueries').textContent = formatNumber(q.total);
     document.getElementById('uptime').textContent = formatUptime(stats.uptime_secs);
     document.getElementById('uptimeSub').textContent = formatUptimeSub(stats.uptime_secs);
+    document.getElementById('headerVersion').textContent = stats.version ? 'v' + stats.version : '';
     document.getElementById('footerUpstream').textContent = stats.upstream || '';
     document.getElementById('footerConfig').textContent = stats.config_path || '';
     document.getElementById('footerData').textContent = stats.data_dir || '';
-    const modeEl = document.getElementById('footerMode');
-    modeEl.textContent = stats.mode || '—';
-    modeEl.style.color = stats.mode === 'recursive' ? 'var(--emerald)' : 'var(--amber)';
     document.getElementById('footerDnssec').textContent = stats.dnssec ? 'on' : 'off';
     document.getElementById('footerDnssec').style.color = stats.dnssec ? 'var(--emerald)' : 'var(--text-dim)';
     document.getElementById('footerSrtt').textContent = stats.srtt ? 'on' : 'off';
     document.getElementById('footerSrtt').style.color = stats.srtt ? 'var(--emerald)' : 'var(--text-dim)';
+    if (!document.getElementById('footerLogs').textContent) {
+      const isMac = stats.data_dir && stats.data_dir.includes('/usr/local/');
+      document.getElementById('footerLogs').textContent = isMac
+        ? '/usr/local/var/log/numa.log'
+        : 'journalctl -u numa -f';
+    }
 
     // LAN status indicator
     const lanEl = document.getElementById('lanToggle');
@@ -1345,6 +1354,7 @@ function renderBlockingInfo(info) {
 }
 
 function renderAllowlist(entries) {
+  if (document.activeElement && document.activeElement.id === 'allowDomainInput') return;
   const el = document.getElementById('blockingAllowlist');
   const count = entries.length;
   el.innerHTML = `
@@ -1504,14 +1514,14 @@ refresh();
 setInterval(refresh, 2000);
 </script>
 
-<div style="text-align:center;padding:0.8rem;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:0.68rem;color:var(--text-dim);">
+<div style="text-align:center;padding:0.8rem 0.8rem 0.4rem;font-family:var(--font-mono);font-size:0.68rem;color:var(--text-dim);line-height:1.8;">
   Config: <span id="footerConfig" style="user-select:all;color:var(--emerald);"></span>
   · Data: <span id="footerData" style="user-select:all;color:var(--emerald);"></span>
-  · Upstream: <span id="footerUpstream" style="user-select:all;color:var(--emerald);"></span>
-  · Mode: <span id="footerMode" style="color:var(--text-dim);">—</span>
+  · Logs: <span id="footerLogs" style="user-select:all;color:var(--emerald);"></span>
+  <br>
+  Upstream: <span id="footerUpstream" style="user-select:all;color:var(--emerald);"></span>
   · DNSSEC: <span id="footerDnssec" style="color:var(--text-dim);">—</span>
   · SRTT: <span id="footerSrtt" style="color:var(--text-dim);">—</span>
-  · Logs: <span style="user-select:all;color:var(--emerald);">macOS: /usr/local/var/log/numa.log · Linux: journalctl -u numa -f</span>
   · <a href="https://github.com/razvandimescu/numa" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:var(--amber);text-decoration:none;">GitHub</a>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index 17c4614..dd1fe78 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ struct QueryLogResponse {
 
 #[derive(Serialize)]
 struct StatsResponse {
+    version: &'static str,
     uptime_secs: u64,
     upstream: String,
     mode: &'static str, // "recursive" or "forward" — never "auto" at runtime
@@ -539,6 +540,7 @@ async fn stats(State(ctx): State<Arc<ServerCtx>>) -> Json<StatsResponse> {
     };
 
     Json(StatsResponse {
+        version: crate::version(),
         uptime_secs: snap.uptime_secs,
         upstream,
         mode: ctx.upstream_mode.as_str(),
diff --git a/src/health.rs b/src/health.rs
index e55c569..5767f4b 100644
--- a/src/health.rs
+++ b/src/health.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl HealthMeta {
     #[cfg(test)]
     pub fn test_fixture() -> Self {
         HealthMeta {
-            version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+            version: crate::version(),
             hostname: "test-host".to_string(),
             sni: "numa.numa".to_string(),
             dot_enabled: false,
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl HealthMeta {
         }
 
         HealthMeta {
-            version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+            version: crate::version(),
             hostname: crate::hostname(),
             sni: "numa.numa".to_string(),
             dot_enabled,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0370c37..8bb28d6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ pub(crate) mod testutil;
 pub type Error = Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>;
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
 
+/// Build version string. On tagged releases: `0.13.1`. On commits ahead
+/// of a tag: `0.13.1+a87f907`. With uncommitted changes: `0.13.1+a87f907-dirty`.
+/// Falls back to `CARGO_PKG_VERSION` when built outside a git repo (e.g.
+/// from a source tarball).
+pub fn version() -> &'static str {
+    option_env!("NUMA_BUILD_VERSION").unwrap_or(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"))
+}
+
 /// Detect the machine hostname via the `hostname` command. Returns the
 /// full hostname (e.g., `macbook-pro.local`), or `"numa"` if the command
 /// fails. Call sites that need the short form (e.g., mDNS instance