diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index c84391152b..5e353cbc1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
           DELAY=15
           for ATTEMPT in $(seq 1 $MAX_ATTEMPTS); do
             echo "Attempt $ATTEMPT of $MAX_ATTEMPTS..."
-            npx wrangler@3 pages deploy "frontend/dist" --project-name="${{ steps.production-env.outputs.cf_project || 'graphite-dev' }}" --commit-dirty=true 2>&1 | tee /tmp/wrangler_output
+            npx wrangler@3 pages deploy "frontend/dist" --project-name="${{ steps.production-env.outputs.cf_project || 'graphite-dev' }}" --branch="master" --commit-dirty=true 2>&1 | tee /tmp/wrangler_output
             if [ ${PIPESTATUS[0]} -eq 0 ]; then
               URL=$(grep -oP 'https://[^\s]+\.pages\.dev' /tmp/wrangler_output | head -1)
               echo "url=$URL" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/panels/Welcome.svelte b/frontend/src/components/panels/Welcome.svelte
index 05008d0b77..77317be2b8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/panels/Welcome.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/components/panels/Welcome.svelte
@@ -33,11 +33,17 @@
 		</LayoutCol>
 	</LayoutCol>
 	<LayoutCol class="bottom-message">
-		<TextLabel italic={true} disabled={true}>
-			{#if import.meta.env.MODE === "native"}
+		{#if import.meta.env.MODE === "native"}
+			<TextLabel italic={true} disabled={true}>
 				You are testing Release Candidate 5 of the 1.0 desktop release. Please regularly check Discord for the next testing build and report issues you encounter.
-			{/if}
-		</TextLabel>
+			</TextLabel>
+		{:else if new Date() < new Date(2026, 10, 1)}
+			<TextLabel italic={true} disabled={true}>
+				May 2026 release — <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=U3E-sWo2H_M" target="_blank">What's new? (video)</a>
+				— Note: Some nodes are renamed; Some older documents may render differently and require manual fixes.
+				<a href="https://57130155.graphite.pages.dev/" target="_blank">Need the old version?</a>
+			</TextLabel>
+		{/if}
 	</LayoutCol>
 </LayoutCol>