diff --git a/src/components/modals/SettingsModal.jsx b/src/components/modals/SettingsModal.jsx
index f5eefe82..2a97e032 100755
--- a/src/components/modals/SettingsModal.jsx
+++ b/src/components/modals/SettingsModal.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import useAnonModeStore from '../../hooks/stores/useAnonModeStore';
 import useGeneralStore from '../../hooks/stores/useGeneralStore';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 const {version} = packageJson;
+const commitRef = process?.env?.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF ? ` ${process.env.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF.slice(0, 7)}` : '';
 
 
 const SettingsModal = ({ isOpen, closeModal }) => {
@@ -423,7 +424,7 @@ const SettingsModal = ({ isOpen, closeModal }) => {
       <div className="panel">
         <div className="panel-header">
           <span id="version">
-            v{version} -&nbsp;
+            v{version}{commitRef} -&nbsp;
             {window.electron && window.electron.isElectron ? (
               <Link className="all-button" id="node-stats" to="http://localhost:5001/webui/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
                 full node
diff --git a/src/components/views/All.jsx b/src/components/views/All.jsx
index a45db8ed..5c18e161 100755
--- a/src/components/views/All.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/All.jsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import useGeneralStore from '../../hooks/stores/useGeneralStore';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 const {version} = packageJson;
 let lastVirtuosoStates = {};
+const commitRef = process?.env?.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF ? ` ${process.env.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF.slice(0, 7)}` : '';
 
 
 const All = () => {
@@ -2540,7 +2541,7 @@ const All = () => {
             </>
           </NavBar>
           <div id="version">
-            plebchan v{version}. GPL-2.0
+            plebchan v{version}{commitRef}. GPL-2.0
           </div>
           <div className="footer-links"
             style={{
diff --git a/src/components/views/AllCatalog.jsx b/src/components/views/AllCatalog.jsx
index 39d6f290..54b7d640 100755
--- a/src/components/views/AllCatalog.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/AllCatalog.jsx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import useGeneralStore from '../../hooks/stores/useGeneralStore';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 const {version} = packageJson;
 let lastVirtuosoStates = {};
+const commitRef = process?.env?.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF ? ` ${process.env.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF.slice(0, 7)}` : '';
 
 
 const CatalogPost = ({post}) => {
@@ -972,7 +973,7 @@ const AllCatalog = () => {
             </>
           </NavBar>
           <div id="version">
-            plebchan v{version}. GPL-2.0
+            plebchan v{version}{commitRef}. GPL-2.0
           </div>
           <div className="footer-links"
             style={{
diff --git a/src/components/views/Board.jsx b/src/components/views/Board.jsx
index 6cf06658..c35b0567 100755
--- a/src/components/views/Board.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/Board.jsx
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import useGeneralStore from '../../hooks/stores/useGeneralStore';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 const {version} = packageJson;
 let lastVirtuosoStates = {};
+const commitRef = process?.env?.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF ? ` ${process.env.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF.slice(0, 7)}` : '';
 
 
 const Board = () => {
@@ -3219,7 +3220,7 @@ const Board = () => {
             </>
           </NavBar>
           <div id="version">
-            plebchan v{version}. GPL-2.0
+            plebchan v{version}{commitRef}. GPL-2.0
           </div>
           <div className="footer-links"
             style={{
diff --git a/src/components/views/Catalog.jsx b/src/components/views/Catalog.jsx
index ba4cf256..eb45a500 100755
--- a/src/components/views/Catalog.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/Catalog.jsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import useWindowWidth from '../../hooks/useWindowWidth';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 const {version} = packageJson;
 let lastVirtuosoStates = {};
+const commitRef = process?.env?.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF ? ` ${process.env.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF.slice(0, 7)}` : '';
 
 
 const CatalogPost = ({post}) => {
@@ -1630,7 +1631,7 @@ const Catalog = () => {
             </>
           </NavBar>
           <div id="version">
-            plebchan v{version}. GPL-2.0
+            plebchan v{version}{commitRef}. GPL-2.0
           </div>
           <div className="footer-links"
             style={{
diff --git a/src/components/views/Description.jsx b/src/components/views/Description.jsx
index 7e4956a2..8fefea1e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/Description.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/Description.jsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import handleStyleChange from '../../utils/handleStyleChange';
 import useGeneralStore from '../../hooks/stores/useGeneralStore';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 const {version} = packageJson;
+const commitRef = process?.env?.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF ? ` ${process.env.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF.slice(0, 7)}` : '';
 
 
 const Description = () => {
@@ -511,7 +512,7 @@ const Description = () => {
             </>
           </NavBar>
           <div id="version">
-            plebchan v{version}. GPL-2.0
+            plebchan v{version}{commitRef}. GPL-2.0
           </div>
           <div className="footer-links"
             style={{
diff --git a/src/components/views/Home.jsx b/src/components/views/Home.jsx
index 216ebeba..99414c8a 100644
--- a/src/components/views/Home.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/Home.jsx
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ import useGeneralStore from '../../hooks/stores/useGeneralStore';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 import { Tooltip } from 'react-tooltip';
 const {version} = packageJson;
-// show commit ref on netlify to know which commit is being served for debugging
-const commitRef = process?.env?.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF ? ` ${process.env.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF.slice(0, 7)}` : ''
+const commitRef = process?.env?.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF ? ` ${process.env.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF.slice(0, 7)}` : '';
 
 
 const Home = () => {
diff --git a/src/components/views/NotFound.jsx b/src/components/views/NotFound.jsx
index 13b35da9..e6815d21 100644
--- a/src/components/views/NotFound.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/NotFound.jsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 import { Container, Header, Logo, Page, Boards, BoardsTitle } from '../styled/views/Home.styled';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 const {version} = packageJson;
+const commitRef = process?.env?.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF ? ` ${process.env.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF.slice(0, 7)}` : '';
 
 
 const NotFound = () => {
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ const NotFound = () => {
           fontSize: "11px",
           marginTop: "2em",
         }}>
-          plebchan v{version}. GPL-2.0
+          plebchan v{version}{commitRef}. GPL-2.0
         </div>
       </Container>
     </>
diff --git a/src/components/views/Pending.jsx b/src/components/views/Pending.jsx
index 62943f91..d1e10ded 100755
--- a/src/components/views/Pending.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/Pending.jsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import useError from '../../hooks/useError';
 import useStateString from '../../hooks/useStateString';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 const {version} = packageJson;
+const commitRef = process?.env?.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF ? ` ${process.env.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF.slice(0, 7)}` : '';
 
 
 const Pending = () => {
@@ -601,7 +602,7 @@ const Pending = () => {
           marginTop: "2em",
           marginBottom: "2em",
         }}>
-          plebchan v{version}. GPL-2.0
+          plebchan v{version}{commitRef}. GPL-2.0
         </div>
       </Container>
     </>
diff --git a/src/components/views/Rules.jsx b/src/components/views/Rules.jsx
index 4ea80089..cb478da7 100644
--- a/src/components/views/Rules.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/Rules.jsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import handleStyleChange from '../../utils/handleStyleChange';
 import useGeneralStore from '../../hooks/stores/useGeneralStore';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 const {version} = packageJson;
+const commitRef = process?.env?.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF ? ` ${process.env.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF.slice(0, 7)}` : '';
 
 
 const Rules = () => {
@@ -509,7 +510,7 @@ const Rules = () => {
             </>
           </NavBar>
           <div id="version">
-            plebchan v{version}. GPL-2.0
+            plebchan v{version}{commitRef}. GPL-2.0
           </div>
           <div className="footer-links"
             style={{
diff --git a/src/components/views/Subscriptions.jsx b/src/components/views/Subscriptions.jsx
index 8ef61c22..b7bb60d1 100755
--- a/src/components/views/Subscriptions.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/Subscriptions.jsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import useAnonModeStore from '../../hooks/stores/useAnonModeStore';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 const {version} = packageJson;
 let lastVirtuosoStates = {};
+const commitRef = process?.env?.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF ? ` ${process.env.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF.slice(0, 7)}` : '';
 
 
 const Subscriptions = () => {
@@ -2547,7 +2548,7 @@ const Subscriptions = () => {
             </>
           </NavBar>
           <div id="version">
-            plebchan v{version}. GPL-2.0
+            plebchan v{version}{commitRef}. GPL-2.0
           </div>
           <div className="footer-links"
             style={{
diff --git a/src/components/views/SubscriptionsCatalog.jsx b/src/components/views/SubscriptionsCatalog.jsx
index 38937c37..1e4babea 100755
--- a/src/components/views/SubscriptionsCatalog.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/SubscriptionsCatalog.jsx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import useWindowWidth from '../../hooks/useWindowWidth';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 const {version} = packageJson;
 let lastVirtuosoStates = {};
+const commitRef = process?.env?.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF ? ` ${process.env.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF.slice(0, 7)}` : '';
 
 
 const CatalogPost = ({post}) => {
@@ -982,7 +983,7 @@ const SubscriptionsCatalog = () => {
             </>
           </NavBar>
           <div id="version">
-            plebchan v{version}. GPL-2.0
+            plebchan v{version}{commitRef}. GPL-2.0
           </div>
           <div className="footer-links"
             style={{
diff --git a/src/components/views/Thread.jsx b/src/components/views/Thread.jsx
index ad6d0db4..f79be8b0 100755
--- a/src/components/views/Thread.jsx
+++ b/src/components/views/Thread.jsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import useAnonModeStore from '../../hooks/stores/useAnonModeStore';
 import useGeneralStore from '../../hooks/stores/useGeneralStore';
 import packageJson from '../../../package.json';
 const {version} = packageJson;
+const commitRef = process?.env?.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF ? ` ${process.env.REACT_APP_COMMIT_REF.slice(0, 7)}` : '';
 
 
 const Thread = () => {
@@ -2459,7 +2460,7 @@ const Thread = () => {
             </>
           </NavBar>
           <div id="version">
-            plebchan v{version}. GPL-2.0
+            plebchan v{version}{commitRef}. GPL-2.0
           </div>
           <div className="footer-links"
             style={{