diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f465de7..fef64f1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "names-poweredbyotm",
-  "version": "0.3.0",
+  "version": "0.3.1",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "next dev --port 3000",
diff --git a/src/app/api/health/route.ts b/src/app/api/health/route.ts
index 8652ecc..a8f3b94 100644
--- a/src/app/api/health/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/health/route.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+// Deploy verification target: the platform's list_apps can lie about what's
+// running, so a deploy is confirmed by the version THIS container serves.
+import { VERSION } from "@/lib/version";
+import { platformAiEnabled } from "@/lib/session";
+
 export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
 
 export function GET() {
-  return Response.json({ ok: true, service: "names" });
+  return Response.json({ ok: true, service: "names", version: VERSION, platformAi: platformAiEnabled() });
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/version.ts b/src/lib/version.ts
index e936168..4e8ae7b 100644
--- a/src/lib/version.ts
+++ b/src/lib/version.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // /changelog. Bump VERSION and prepend an entry when shipping a user-facing
 // change. Same convention as rpo.
 
-export const VERSION = "0.3.0";
+export const VERSION = "0.3.1";
 
 export interface ChangelogEntry {
   version: string;
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ export interface ChangelogEntry {
 }
 
 export const CHANGELOG: ChangelogEntry[] = [
+  {
+    version: "0.3.1",
+    date: "2026-08-16",
+    changes: ["/api/health now reports the running version (and whether platform AI is wired), so a deploy can be verified against the live site."],
+  },
   {
     version: "0.3.0",
     date: "2026-08-16",