diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 4cb8c5f..0bb6c77 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import 'widgets/widgets.dart';
 /// Studio's own build version. Bump on every UI commit so the
 /// running app self-identifies — visible in the sidebar header
 /// and quick-glance proof that you're seeing the current build.
-const String kStudioVersion = '0.14.0';
+const String kStudioVersion = '0.14.1';
 
 Future<void> main() async {
   WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
diff --git a/lib/pages/audit.dart b/lib/pages/audit.dart
index 9e83456..dd3ba1a 100644
--- a/lib/pages/audit.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/audit.dart
@@ -125,8 +125,29 @@ class _AuditPageState extends State<AuditPage> {
     );
   }
 
-  String _formatTime(DateTime ts) =>
-      '${ts.hour.toString().padLeft(2, '0')}:${ts.minute.toString().padLeft(2, '0')}:${ts.second.toString().padLeft(2, '0')}';
+  /// Render the event timestamp so the operator never has to
+  /// guess what day "21:25" was. Same-day events keep the
+  /// compact `HH:mm:ss` form; older events get a `MM-dd` prefix
+  /// or a full `YYYY-MM-dd` for last year's tail of the log.
+  /// Always rendered in the operator's local time zone — the
+  /// dialog still shows the full ISO timestamp for unambiguous
+  /// cross-checking.
+  String _formatTime(DateTime ts) {
+    final local = ts.toLocal();
+    final now = DateTime.now();
+    final hh = local.hour.toString().padLeft(2, '0');
+    final mm = local.minute.toString().padLeft(2, '0');
+    final ss = local.second.toString().padLeft(2, '0');
+    final time = '$hh:$mm:$ss';
+    final sameDay = local.year == now.year &&
+        local.month == now.month &&
+        local.day == now.day;
+    if (sameDay) return time;
+    final mo = local.month.toString().padLeft(2, '0');
+    final dd = local.day.toString().padLeft(2, '0');
+    if (local.year == now.year) return '$mo-$dd $time';
+    return '${local.year}-$mo-$dd $time';
+  }
 
   String _contextLine(AuditEvent e) {
     final parts = <String>[];
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 6484194..2f43a59 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: fai_studio
 description: "F∆I Studio — desktop GUI for the F∆I hub"
 publish_to: 'none'
-version: 0.14.0
+version: 0.14.1
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.11.0-200.1.beta