diff --git a/messages/de.json b/messages/de.json
index 61b7ab6ba..938d2b68e 100644
--- a/messages/de.json
+++ b/messages/de.json
@@ -4242,6 +4242,12 @@
       "snapshotOfflineGeo": "Geodaten",
       "snapshotOfflineGeoOn": "Offline (GeoLite2)",
       "snapshotOfflineGeoOff": "Fallback (ipwho.is)",
+      "versionTileTitle": "Version",
+      "versionTileVersion": "Laufende Version",
+      "versionTileBuildSha": "Build-SHA",
+      "versionTileBuiltAt": "Gebaut am",
+      "versionTileUpdateAvailable": "Update verfügbar: {tag}",
+      "versionTileUpToDate": "Aktuell",
       "snapshotLoadError": "System-Snapshot konnte nicht geladen werden.",
       "snapshotLoading": "Snapshot wird geladen...",
       "auditTitle": "Letzte Aktivitäten",
diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index 5831a4c4d..5bc4757a7 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -4242,6 +4242,12 @@
       "snapshotOfflineGeo": "Geo data",
       "snapshotOfflineGeoOn": "Offline (GeoLite2)",
       "snapshotOfflineGeoOff": "Fallback (ipwho.is)",
+      "versionTileTitle": "Version",
+      "versionTileVersion": "Running version",
+      "versionTileBuildSha": "Build SHA",
+      "versionTileBuiltAt": "Built at",
+      "versionTileUpdateAvailable": "Update available: {tag}",
+      "versionTileUpToDate": "Up to date",
       "snapshotLoadError": "Failed to load system snapshot.",
       "snapshotLoading": "Loading snapshot...",
       "auditTitle": "Recent activity",
diff --git a/messages/es.json b/messages/es.json
index 53b7eb981..ff1ca9845 100644
--- a/messages/es.json
+++ b/messages/es.json
@@ -4242,6 +4242,12 @@
       "snapshotOfflineGeo": "Datos geográficos",
       "snapshotOfflineGeoOn": "Sin conexión (GeoLite2)",
       "snapshotOfflineGeoOff": "Respaldo (ipwho.is)",
+      "versionTileTitle": "Versión",
+      "versionTileVersion": "Versión en ejecución",
+      "versionTileBuildSha": "SHA de compilación",
+      "versionTileBuiltAt": "Compilado el",
+      "versionTileUpdateAvailable": "Actualización disponible: {tag}",
+      "versionTileUpToDate": "Actualizado",
       "snapshotLoadError": "No se pudo cargar la instantánea del sistema.",
       "snapshotLoading": "Cargando instantánea...",
       "auditTitle": "Actividad reciente",
diff --git a/messages/fr.json b/messages/fr.json
index 0cd4dc2be..c227b4220 100644
--- a/messages/fr.json
+++ b/messages/fr.json
@@ -4242,6 +4242,12 @@
       "snapshotOfflineGeo": "Données géographiques",
       "snapshotOfflineGeoOn": "Hors ligne (GeoLite2)",
       "snapshotOfflineGeoOff": "Fallback (ipwho.is)",
+      "versionTileTitle": "Version",
+      "versionTileVersion": "Version en cours",
+      "versionTileBuildSha": "SHA de build",
+      "versionTileBuiltAt": "Compilé le",
+      "versionTileUpdateAvailable": "Mise à jour disponible : {tag}",
+      "versionTileUpToDate": "À jour",
       "snapshotLoadError": "Échec du chargement de l'instantané du système.",
       "snapshotLoading": "Chargement de l'instantané...",
       "auditTitle": "Activité récente",
diff --git a/messages/it.json b/messages/it.json
index 1c4676998..b3db3d7f8 100644
--- a/messages/it.json
+++ b/messages/it.json
@@ -4242,6 +4242,12 @@
       "snapshotOfflineGeo": "Dati geografici",
       "snapshotOfflineGeoOn": "Offline (GeoLite2)",
       "snapshotOfflineGeoOff": "Fallback (ipwho.is)",
+      "versionTileTitle": "Versione",
+      "versionTileVersion": "Versione in esecuzione",
+      "versionTileBuildSha": "SHA build",
+      "versionTileBuiltAt": "Compilato il",
+      "versionTileUpdateAvailable": "Aggiornamento disponibile: {tag}",
+      "versionTileUpToDate": "Aggiornato",
       "snapshotLoadError": "Impossibile caricare l'istantanea del sistema.",
       "snapshotLoading": "Caricamento istantanea...",
       "auditTitle": "Attività recente",
diff --git a/messages/pl.json b/messages/pl.json
index 7af88ae4b..968a0a35d 100644
--- a/messages/pl.json
+++ b/messages/pl.json
@@ -4242,6 +4242,12 @@
       "snapshotOfflineGeo": "Dane geograficzne",
       "snapshotOfflineGeoOn": "Offline (GeoLite2)",
       "snapshotOfflineGeoOff": "Awaryjne (ipwho.is)",
+      "versionTileTitle": "Wersja",
+      "versionTileVersion": "Uruchomiona wersja",
+      "versionTileBuildSha": "SHA kompilacji",
+      "versionTileBuiltAt": "Skompilowano",
+      "versionTileUpdateAvailable": "Dostępna aktualizacja: {tag}",
+      "versionTileUpToDate": "Aktualne",
       "snapshotLoadError": "Nie udało się załadować migawki systemu.",
       "snapshotLoading": "Ładowanie migawki...",
       "auditTitle": "Ostatnia aktywność",
diff --git a/src/app/admin/page.tsx b/src/app/admin/page.tsx
index 457a942ef..f9ec57245 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/admin/page.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useAuth } from "@/hooks/use-auth";
 import { useTranslations } from "@/lib/i18n/context";
 import { AdminShell } from "@/components/admin/admin-shell";
 import { SystemStatusSummary } from "@/components/admin/system-status-summary";
+import { VersionTileSection } from "@/components/admin/version-tile-section";
 import { RecentAuditPreview } from "@/components/admin/recent-audit-preview";
 import { useAdminSettings } from "@/components/admin/_shared";
 
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ export default function AdminOverviewPage() {
           </p>
         </section>
 
+        <VersionTileSection />
+
         <SystemStatusSummary />
 
         <RecentAuditPreview />
diff --git a/src/components/admin/version-tile-section.tsx b/src/components/admin/version-tile-section.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c02a49df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/admin/version-tile-section.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+"use client";
+
+/**
+ * `<VersionTileSection>` — admin-overview version card.
+ *
+ * v1.15.12 H1 — a dedicated tile that surfaces the running build's
+ * version, short build SHA, and build timestamp, plus a best-effort
+ * "update available" hint computed against the latest GitHub release
+ * tag. The release comparison reuses the existing
+ * `GET /api/version/check-updates` proxy (server-side `safeFetch` past
+ * the CSP), so no new route or OpenAPI schema is introduced. The check
+ * is day-stale (`staleTime`) and never blocks the render: on any
+ * failure the tile simply omits the update hint.
+ *
+ * Cookie-admin only by construction — it lives under the admin layout
+ * (`/admin`), which gates on `requireAdmin()`.
+ */
+
+import { ArrowUpCircle, CheckCircle2, Clock, GitCommit, Tag } from "lucide-react";
+import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { formatDateTime } from "@/lib/format";
+import { useTranslations } from "@/lib/i18n/context";
+import { queryKeys } from "@/lib/query-keys";
+import { StatusItem, usePublicVersion } from "./_shared";
+
+type CheckUpdatesResult =
+  | {
+      status: "up_to_date";
+      current: string;
+      latest_tag: string;
+      checked_at: string;
+    }
+  | {
+      status: "newer_available";
+      current: string;
+      latest_tag: string;
+      html_url: string | null;
+      published_at: string | null;
+      checked_at: string;
+    }
+  | { status: "unknown"; current: string; reason: string };
+
+async function fetchUpdateCheck(): Promise<CheckUpdatesResult> {
+  const res = await fetch("/api/version/check-updates");
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    return { status: "unknown", current: "", reason: `http_${res.status}` };
+  }
+  return (await res.json()).data as CheckUpdatesResult;
+}
+
+function shortSha(sha: string | null): string | null {
+  if (!sha) return null;
+  return sha.length > 7 ? sha.slice(0, 7) : sha;
+}
+
+export function VersionTileSection() {
+  const { t } = useTranslations();
+  const { data: version } = usePublicVersion();
+
+  // Best-effort, day-stale, never throws into the render. The route is
+  // auth-gated and proxies the GitHub Releases API through the server so
+  // the production CSP doesn't block the call.
+  const { data: update } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: queryKeys.versionUpdateCheck(),
+    queryFn: fetchUpdateCheck,
+    staleTime: 24 * 60 * 60_000,
+    retry: false,
+  });
+
+  const newer = update?.status === "newer_available";
+  const upToDate = update?.status === "up_to_date";
+  const sha = shortSha(version?.buildSha ?? null);
+
+  return (
+    <section
+      aria-labelledby="admin-overview-version-heading"
+      className="bg-card border-border rounded-xl border p-6"
+    >
+      <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+        <Tag className="text-primary h-5 w-5" aria-hidden="true" />
+        <h2
+          id="admin-overview-version-heading"
+          className="text-lg font-semibold"
+        >
+          {t("admin.overview.versionTileTitle")}
+        </h2>
+
+        {newer ? (
+          <a
+            href={
+              (update.status === "newer_available" && update.html_url) ||
+              "https://github.com/MBombeck/HealthLog/releases/latest"
+            }
+            target="_blank"
+            rel="noopener noreferrer"
+            className="bg-dracula-yellow/15 text-dracula-yellow border-dracula-yellow/30 ml-auto inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-medium transition-opacity hover:opacity-80"
+          >
+            <ArrowUpCircle className="h-3.5 w-3.5" aria-hidden="true" />
+            {t("admin.overview.versionTileUpdateAvailable", {
+              tag:
+                update.status === "newer_available" ? update.latest_tag : "",
+            })}
+          </a>
+        ) : upToDate ? (
+          <span className="text-dracula-green ml-auto inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs font-medium">
+            <CheckCircle2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5" aria-hidden="true" />
+            {t("admin.overview.versionTileUpToDate")}
+          </span>
+        ) : null}
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="mt-4 grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
+        <StatusItem
+          icon={Tag}
+          label={t("admin.overview.versionTileVersion")}
+          value={version?.version ?? "—"}
+        />
+        <StatusItem
+          icon={GitCommit}
+          label={t("admin.overview.versionTileBuildSha")}
+          value={sha ?? "—"}
+        />
+        <StatusItem
+          icon={Clock}
+          label={t("admin.overview.versionTileBuiltAt")}
+          value={version?.builtAt ? formatDateTime(version.builtAt) : "—"}
+        />
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/query-keys.ts b/src/lib/query-keys.ts
index 5dbc5662c..18d414d8e 100644
--- a/src/lib/query-keys.ts
+++ b/src/lib/query-keys.ts
@@ -297,6 +297,9 @@ export const queryKeys = {
 
   apiVersion: () => ["api", "version"] as const,
   publicVersion: () => ["public", "version"] as const,
+  /** v1.15.12 H1 — admin overview "update available" check against the
+   * latest GitHub release tag (best-effort, day-stale). */
+  versionUpdateCheck: () => ["version", "update-check"] as const,
   researchMode: () => ["research-mode"] as const,
   moodlogStatus: () => ["moodlog-status"] as const,
   integrationsStatus: () => ["integrations", "status"] as const,