diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf61654..1f013ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ LADDER_LOAD=0 ./taler-monitoring.sh ladder
 
 Default **English**. FrancPaysan stacks use **French** (`TALER_MON_LANG=fr`, auto for `*lefrancpaysan*`). See `VERSIONS.md` and `i18n.sh`.
 
-## Version on monitoring pages (v1.3.0+)
+## Version on monitoring pages (v1.3+)
 
-The sticky bar shows the suite **tag** (e.g. `v1.3.0`) and links to that tag on Forgejo.
+The sticky bar shows the suite **tag** (e.g. `v1.3`) and links to that tag on Forgejo.
 Planned **v1.4.0**: fuller L10n (fr-CH for FrancPaysan, de-CH for hacktivism/Taler CH).
diff --git a/VERSIONS.md b/VERSIONS.md
index 3c100cd..0c16b33 100644
--- a/VERSIONS.md
+++ b/VERSIONS.md
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ Release history for the standalone **taler-monitoring** suite
 | Tag | Date (UTC) | Notes |
 |-----|------------|--------|
 | **v1.4.0** | *planned* | **L10n** for user-facing outputs that need localization: **fr-CH** (FrancPaysan, Suisse romande) and **de-CH** (hacktivism / Taler CH German). Not implemented yet — after **1.3**. |
-| **v1.3.0** | 2026-07-18 | Sticky bar shows **suite version** and links to the Forgejo **tag** (`…/src/tag/vX.Y.Z`). |
+| **v1.3** | 2026-07-18 | Sticky bar shows **suite version** and links to the Forgejo **tag** (`…/src/tag/vX.Y.Z`). (supersedes tag name **v1.3.0**) |
 | **v1.2** | 2026-07-18 | Language selection: `--lang` / `TALER_MON_LANG` (en\|fr). |
 | **v1.1** | 2026-07-18 | i18n chrome: English default; French for FrancPaysan. |
 | **v1.0** / **v1** | 2026-07-18 | Initial standalone release (split from `koopa-admin-log`). |
 
-## Sticky bar version (v1.3.0+)
+## Sticky bar version (v1.3+)
 
-Generated HTML shows the installed release tag (e.g. `v1.3.0`) next to the host line.  
+Generated HTML shows the installed release tag (e.g. `v1.3`) next to the host line.  
 Clicking opens the tag page on Forgejo:
 
 `https://git.hacktivism.ch/hernani/taler-monitoring/src/tag/<tag>`
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ Resolved via `git describe --tags` after `update-suite.sh`, with fallback to the
 
 ```bash
 git clone https://git.hacktivism.ch/hernani/taler-monitoring.git ~/src/taler-monitoring
-cd ~/src/taler-monitoring && git checkout v1.3.0
+cd ~/src/taler-monitoring && git checkout v1.3
 ```