diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index bea2c7b5..7672fb65 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@
         <h2 class="text-2xl font-bold tracking-wide text-muted-strong">
           seed. zap. subscribe.
         </h2>
+      </div>
+      <div class="text-center mb-8">
         <!-- VERSION_INFO -->
       </div>
 
diff --git a/scripts/build-dist.mjs b/scripts/build-dist.mjs
index 6e5d84ac..dcdd9f51 100644
--- a/scripts/build-dist.mjs
+++ b/scripts/build-dist.mjs
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ function injectVersionInfo() {
         fs.writeFileSync(indexHtmlPath, content);
         console.log(`Injected version: ${hash.slice(0, 8)} • ${date}`);
       } else {
+        console.warn('Warning: <!-- VERSION_INFO --> placeholder not found. Attempting regex fallback...');
         // Fallback search if placeholder is missing (legacy behavior)
         const taglineRegex = /(seed\. zap\. subscribe\.\s*<\/h2>)/;
         if (taglineRegex.test(content)) {
@@ -244,6 +245,12 @@ function main() {
     copyDir(dir, path.join(DIST, dir));
   }
 
+  // Verify components were copied (critical for client-side injection)
+  const componentsDist = path.join(DIST, 'components');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(componentsDist) || fs.readdirSync(componentsDist).length === 0) {
+    throw new Error('Critical Error: dist/components directory is missing or empty.');
+  }
+
   console.log('Generating hashed asset manifest...');
   const manifest = generateHashedAssetManifest();
 
diff --git a/scripts/verify-dist-deploy-artifact.mjs b/scripts/verify-dist-deploy-artifact.mjs
index fb1e3c39..c048face 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-dist-deploy-artifact.mjs
+++ b/scripts/verify-dist-deploy-artifact.mjs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import path from 'node:path';
 const DIST_DIR = 'dist';
 const INDEX_PATH = path.join(DIST_DIR, 'index.html');
 const MANIFEST_PATH = path.join(DIST_DIR, 'asset-manifest.json');
-const VERSION_MARKUP_PATTERN = /seed\.\s*zap\.\s*subscribe\.\s*<\/h2>\s*<div[^>]*>\s*v:\s*[a-f0-9]{8}\s*•\s*\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}\s*<\/div>/i;
+const VERSION_MARKUP_PATTERN = /seed\.\s*zap\.\s*subscribe\.\s*<\/h2>[\s\S]*?v:\s*[a-f0-9]{8}\s*•\s*\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}/i;
 
 function readUtf8(filePath) {
   if (!fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
diff --git a/verification.png b/verification.png
index d22ea829..fc94bbe7 100644
Binary files a/verification.png and b/verification.png differ
diff --git a/verify_version.py b/verify_version.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b4c5318..00000000
--- a/verify_version.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright
-import re
-
-def run():
-    with sync_playwright() as p:
-        browser = p.chromium.launch()
-        page = browser.new_page()
-        try:
-            page.goto("http://localhost:8080")
-
-            # Pattern for version string
-            pattern = re.compile(r"v:\s+[a-f0-9]{8}\s+•\s+\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}")
-
-            locator = page.get_by_text(pattern)
-            locator.wait_for()
-
-            # Scroll to element
-            locator.scroll_into_view_if_needed()
-
-            # Take a screenshot of the element specifically, plus some context
-            # Or just the page after scrolling
-            page.screenshot(path="verification.png")
-
-            content = locator.text_content()
-            print(f"Found version string: '{content.strip()}'")
-
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(f"Error: {e}")
-        finally:
-            browser.close()
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    run()