diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index c8070a3..7a74f77 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     "socket.io": "^4.8.3",
     "winston": "^3.19.0",
     "@bytelyst/telemetry-client": "*",
-    "@bytelyst/devops": "^0.1.1"
+    "@bytelyst/devops": "^0.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^25.0.3",
diff --git a/backend/src/services/apiServer.ts b/backend/src/services/apiServer.ts
index 9dc99c6..ec15b29 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/apiServer.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/apiServer.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { createServer } from 'http';
 import { Server, Socket } from 'socket.io';
 import cors from 'cors';
 import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';
-import { collectDevopsInfo } from '@bytelyst/devops/server';
+import { collectDevopsInfo, dependencyCheck, getBuildInfo, httpDependencyCheck, readServiceVersion } from '@bytelyst/devops/server';
+import { getContainer } from '@bytelyst/cosmos';
 import logger from '../utils/logger.js';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
@@ -2365,13 +2366,31 @@ export class ApiServer {
             res.json(flags);
         });
 
-        // ── DevOps info: build, runtime, config (auth required) ──────────────
-        this.app.get('/api/devops/info', this.requireAuth, async (_req, res) => {
+        // ── DevOps version: PUBLIC, no auth (build SHA + branch + image) ─────
+        // Useful for ops/CI health checks and rollback verification.
+        this.app.get('/api/devops/version', (_req, res) => {
+            res.json(getBuildInfo());
+        });
+
+        // ── DevOps info: full payload (admin-only — exposes env keys, deps) ──
+        this.app.get('/api/devops/info', this.requireAuth, this.requireAdmin, async (_req, res) => {
             try {
                 const info = await collectDevopsInfo({
                     productId: config.PRODUCT_ID || 'invttrdg',
                     serviceName: 'trading-backend',
-                    serviceVersion: process.env.npm_package_version || '0.1.0',
+                    serviceVersion: readServiceVersion(import.meta.url),
+                    dependencyChecks: [
+                        () => dependencyCheck('cosmos', async () => {
+                            // Lightweight ping: read database properties.
+                            const c = getContainer('trading_users');
+                            await c.items.query('SELECT TOP 1 c.id FROM c').fetchNext();
+                        }),
+                        () => httpDependencyCheck('platform-service', `${config.PLATFORM_API_URL}/health`),
+                    ],
+                    extra: {
+                        socketIoConnections: this.io?.engine?.clientsCount ?? 0,
+                        tradingApiUrl: config.PLATFORM_API_URL,
+                    },
                 });
                 res.json(info);
             } catch (error: any) {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/profileRepository.ts b/backend/src/services/profileRepository.ts
index a64ef4c..22f9251 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/profileRepository.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/profileRepository.ts
@@ -719,7 +719,10 @@ export async function saveCurrentUserProfile(
         ...input,
         user_id: userId,
         email: String(input.email ?? existing.email ?? fallback.email ?? ''),
-        role: String(input.role ?? existing.role ?? fallback.role ?? 'member'),
+        // Role is intentionally NOT persisted from client input — JWT role is the
+        // authoritative source. We keep the existing stored role for backward
+        // compatibility but it's overridden on read at the API layer.
+        role: String(existing.role ?? fallback.role ?? 'member'),
         first_name: String(input.first_name ?? existing.first_name ?? fallback.first_name ?? ''),
         last_name: String(input.last_name ?? existing.last_name ?? fallback.last_name ?? ''),
         trade_enable: Boolean(input.trade_enable ?? existing.trade_enable ?? fallback.trade_enable ?? true),
diff --git a/web/package.json b/web/package.json
index 50ec37b..8a090ec 100644
--- a/web/package.json
+++ b/web/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "react-router-dom": "^7.14.2",
     "recharts": "^3.6.0",
     "socket.io-client": "^4.8.3",
-    "@bytelyst/devops": "^0.1.1"
+    "@bytelyst/devops": "^0.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@eslint/js": "^9.39.4",
diff --git a/web/src/tabs/DevOpsTab.tsx b/web/src/tabs/DevOpsTab.tsx
index 5b97157..e53a99c 100644
--- a/web/src/tabs/DevOpsTab.tsx
+++ b/web/src/tabs/DevOpsTab.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import { DevopsPanel, type DevopsInfo } from '@bytelyst/devops/ui';
 import { getPlatformAccessToken } from '../lib/authSession';
 import { tradingRuntime } from '../lib/runtime';
 
-const VERSION = '0.1.0';
+// Injected by Vite at build time (see web/vite.config.ts → define).
+declare const __WEB_SERVICE_VERSION__: string;
+const VERSION = typeof __WEB_SERVICE_VERSION__ !== 'undefined' ? __WEB_SERVICE_VERSION__ : '0.0.0';
 
 async function fetchBackendInfo(): Promise<DevopsInfo> {
   const token = await getPlatformAccessToken();
diff --git a/web/src/views/SettingsView.tsx b/web/src/views/SettingsView.tsx
index 74fd721..9a4c518 100644
--- a/web/src/views/SettingsView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/SettingsView.tsx
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ export function SettingsView() {
     'Account',
     ...(isAdmin ? ['Bot Config' as SettingsSection] : []),
     ...(isAdmin ? ['Admin Panel' as SettingsSection] : []),
-    'DevOps',
+    ...(isAdmin ? ['DevOps' as SettingsSection] : []),
   ];
   const requestedSection = searchParams.get('section');
   const initialSection = useMemo<SettingsSection>(() => {
     if (requestedSection === 'Bot Config' && isAdmin) return 'Bot Config';
     if (requestedSection === 'Admin Panel' && isAdmin) return 'Admin Panel';
-    if (requestedSection === 'DevOps') return 'DevOps';
+    if (requestedSection === 'DevOps' && isAdmin) return 'DevOps';
     return 'Account';
   }, [requestedSection, isAdmin]);
   const [section, setSection] = useState<SettingsSection>(initialSection);
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export function SettingsView() {
         {section === 'Account'     && <SettingsTab botState={botState} />}
         {section === 'Bot Config'  && isAdmin && <ConfigTab />}
         {section === 'Admin Panel' && isAdmin && <AdminTab botState={botState} socket={socket} />}
-        {section === 'DevOps'      && <DevOpsTab />}
+        {section === 'DevOps'      && isAdmin && <DevOpsTab />}
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/web/vite.config.ts b/web/vite.config.ts
index 02f0da7..522adcf 100644
--- a/web/vite.config.ts
+++ b/web/vite.config.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import { storybookTest } from '@storybook/addon-vitest/vitest-plugin';
 import { playwright } from '@vitest/browser-playwright';
 const dirname = typeof __dirname !== 'undefined' ? __dirname : path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 
+// Read service version from package.json so DevOps panel reflects the real version.
+const webPackageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, 'package.json'), 'utf8')) as { version?: string };
+const webServiceVersion = webPackageJson.version || '0.0.0';
+
 // More info at: https://storybook.js.org/docs/next/writing-tests/integrations/vitest-addon
 const monacoEditorPath = path.resolve(__dirname, 'node_modules/monaco-editor');
 const workspaceRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..');
@@ -32,6 +36,9 @@ function bytelystAlias(pkg: string): string {
 // https://vite.dev/config/
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [react(), tailwindcss()],
+  define: {
+    __WEB_SERVICE_VERSION__: JSON.stringify(webServiceVersion),
+  },
   // Shared files (../shared/*.ts) live outside web/ so Vite resolves their imports
   // from the repo root where @bytelyst/* are not installed. Redirect all @bytelyst/*
   // imports first to web/node_modules, then fall back to the monorepo vendor/ dir.