diff --git a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/css/header.css b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/css/header.css
index e225313..0eaf428 100644
--- a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/css/header.css
+++ b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/css/header.css
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@
 
 .title-group {
   display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
-  gap: 6px;
+  gap: 6px 10px;
 }
 
 .header-buttons {
@@ -53,42 +54,21 @@
   letter-spacing: 0.03em;
 }
 
-/* ── OS Version Badge (polished) ───────────────────────────────── */
+/* ── OS Version Badge — identical styling to the version badge ────
+   ── shown next to titles in the service modal windows ──────────── */
 .os-version-badge {
+  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  padding: 2px 10px;
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
+  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
-  background: linear-gradient(145deg, #1a2a22, #0f1a15);
-  border: 1px solid rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.25);
-  border-radius: 9999px;
-  padding: 2px 14px 2px 10px;
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
-  color: #4ade80;
-  box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
-  transition: all 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
   white-space: nowrap;
-  align-self: center;
-}
-
-.os-version-badge:hover {
-  border-color: rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.45);
-  box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.15);
-  transform: translateY(-1px);
-}
-
-.os-version-badge .version-label {
-  font-size: 0.68rem;
-  font-weight: 500;
-  color: #4ade80;
-  opacity: 0.85;
-  margin-right: 2px;
-}
-
-.os-version-badge .version-number {
-  font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', 'Fira Code', monospace;
-  font-weight: 700;
-  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
-  color: #86efac;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
 /* ── IP bar ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
diff --git a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/templates/index.html b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/templates/index.html
index 555120b..916e101 100644
--- a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/templates/index.html
+++ b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/templates/index.html
@@ -25,11 +25,8 @@
     <div class="title-group">
       <span class="title">Sovran_SystemsOS Hub</span>
 
-      <!-- OS Version Badge -->
-      <span class="os-version-badge" id="os-version-badge" title="Sovran_SystemsOS Version">
-        <span class="version-label">v</span>
-        <span class="version-number" id="version-number">{{ sovran_version }}</span>
-      </span>
+      <!-- OS Version Badge — styled identically to the version badge in service modals -->
+      <span class="os-version-badge" id="os-version-badge" title="Sovran_SystemsOS Version">v{{ sovran_version }}</span>
     </div>
 
     <div class="header-buttons">