diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 749cb26..3ebce31 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -8,10 +8,17 @@
     <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
     <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Orbitron:wght@400;500;600;700;800;900&family=Rajdhani:wght@300;400;500;600;700&family=Share+Tech+Mono&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
     <script>
-        // Cache buster version - update this number to force reload
-        const ASSET_VERSION = '5';
+        // System version - used for cache busting AND footer display
+        // Update this to force cache refresh and show new version
+        const SYSTEM_VERSION = '2.1';
+
+        // Display version in footer
+        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
+            const versionEl = document.getElementById('systemVersion');
+            if (versionEl) versionEl.textContent = 'SYSTEM V' + SYSTEM_VERSION;
+        });
     </script>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" onload="this.href='css/style.css?v='+ASSET_VERSION">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css" onload="this.href='css/style.css?v='+SYSTEM_VERSION">
 </head>
 <body>
     <!-- Mobile Menu Toggle -->
@@ -592,7 +599,7 @@
 
     <!-- Footer -->
     <footer>
-        <p>ENDFIELD OPERATOR DATABASE // <span style="color: var(--cyan);">SYSTEM V2.0</span> // <span style="color: #39ff14;">ONLINE</span></p>
+        <p>ENDFIELD OPERATOR DATABASE // <span id="systemVersion" style="color: var(--cyan);">SYSTEM V2.0</span> // <span style="color: #39ff14;">ONLINE</span></p>
         <p style="margin-top: 10px; font-size: 10px; opacity: 0.5;">Images from Endfield Wiki • Official Game Assets</p>
     </footer>
 
@@ -607,6 +614,6 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 
-    <script src="js/main.js" onload="this.src='js/main.js?v='+ASSET_VERSION"></script>
+    <script src="js/main.js" onload="this.src='js/main.js?v='+SYSTEM_VERSION"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
