diff --git a/config.php b/config.php
index 830d282..ea6a849 100644
--- a/config.php
+++ b/config.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 define('APP_NAME', 'hyprcrd');
-define('APP_VERSION', '1.9.4');
+define('APP_VERSION', '1.9.5');
 
 // Database path — writable directory, outside webroot
 // DB_PATH / UPLOAD_DIR can be pre-defined by the Electron router for app isolation
diff --git a/electron/package.json b/electron/package.json
index 2fcfc9f..72c3bd6 100644
--- a/electron/package.json
+++ b/electron/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hyprcrd",
-  "version": "1.9.4",
+  "version": "1.9.5",
   "description": "hyprcrd — self-hosted card manager",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/public/plugins/chat/chat.css b/public/plugins/chat/chat.css
index da9ad32..5a86d3c 100644
--- a/public/plugins/chat/chat.css
+++ b/public/plugins/chat/chat.css
@@ -447,13 +447,17 @@
 .chat-room-info-body .btn:hover { border-color: var(--t-accent); color: var(--t-accent); }
 .chat-room-info-body .btn.danger:hover { border-color: var(--t-danger); color: var(--t-danger); }
 
-/* Author name above group-thread bubbles. */
+/* Author name above group-thread bubbles. Shown only when the author
+   changes, so consecutive bubbles from the same person aren't repeated.
+   Left-aligned so it sits above the left-aligned incoming bubble. */
 .chat-bubble-author {
-    font-family: var(--t-font-pixel);
-    font-size: 8px;
-    color: var(--t-dim);
-    margin-top: 4px;
-    padding-left: 2px;
+    align-self: flex-start;
+    font-size: 10px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    color: var(--t-accent2, var(--t-accent));
+    margin-top: 6px;
+    padding: 0 2px;
+    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
 }
 
 /* Peer-tab variant for rooms — group icon instead of initial. */