diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 31359f8..1ac26a7 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
       </section>
     </main>
 
-    <footer><p>Faerro KB © 2026</p></footer>
+    <footer><p>Faerro KB © 2026 · v0.0.28</p></footer>
     <script src="/app.js" defer></script>
   </body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/styles.css b/frontend/styles.css
index 763b8e6..5da80ca 100644
--- a/frontend/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/styles.css
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ h2 { margin: 8px 0 0; font: 500 25px/1.1 var(--serif); }
 .archive-status { color: var(--muted); font: 10px var(--mono); margin-top: 7px; }
 .transcription-progress { width: min(240px, 100%); height: 3px; margin-top: 9px; overflow: hidden; background: #e4e3dc; }
 .transcription-progress span { display: block; width: 34%; height: 100%; background: var(--moss); animation: transcription-progress 1.4s ease-in-out infinite; }
-footer { max-width: 1040px; margin: auto; padding: 18px 24px calc(18px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; color: var(--muted); font: 9px var(--mono); }
+footer { max-width: 1040px; margin: auto; padding: 18px 24px calc(18px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 20px; color: var(--muted); font: 9px var(--mono); }
 @keyframes reveal { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(5px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } }
 @keyframes transcription-progress { from { transform: translateX(-110%); } to { transform: translateX(300%); } }
 @media (max-width: 600px) {
diff --git a/scripts/publish-image.sh b/scripts/publish-image.sh
index d2d6f4e..8ace429 100755
--- a/scripts/publish-image.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish-image.sh
@@ -79,10 +79,25 @@ if git -C "$repo_root" show-ref --verify --quiet "refs/tags/$version"; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+build_context="$(mktemp -d)"
+trap 'rm -rf "$build_context"' EXIT
+git -C "$repo_root" archive HEAD | tar -x -C "$build_context"
+footer_file="$build_context/frontend/index.html"
+footer_count="$(grep -c '<footer>' "$footer_file" || true)"
+if [[ "$footer_count" -ne 1 ]]; then
+  echo "Expected exactly one footer in frontend/index.html." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+sed -E -i "/<footer>/ { s/ · v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+//; s#</p># · v$version</p>#; }" "$footer_file"
+if ! grep -Fq "· v$version</p></footer>" "$footer_file"; then
+  echo "Could not update the footer version in the build context." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 git -C "$repo_root" tag --annotate "$version" --message "Release $version" HEAD
 
 cd "$repo_root"
-docker build --tag "$image:$version" --tag "$image:latest" .
+docker build --tag "$image:$version" --tag "$image:latest" "$build_context"
 registry_username="${GITEA_USERNAME:-${DOCKER_USERNAME:-}}"
 registry_token="${GITEA_TOKEN:-${DOCKER_PASSWORD:-}}"
 unset GITEA_TOKEN DOCKER_PASSWORD