diff --git a/gulpfile.js/validate-build.js b/gulpfile.js/validate-build.js
index 55bf8bf853..b24c9897e6 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js/validate-build.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js/validate-build.js
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const glob = require('glob');
 
-// Size limits for development builds (in MB)
+// Size limits for development builds (in MB). Same margin policy as the prod limits
+// below: bump only enough to restore the headroom, so real size jumps still get caught.
 const DEV_MAX_FILE_SIZE_MB = 6;
-const DEV_MAX_TOTAL_SIZE_MB = 100;
+const DEV_MAX_TOTAL_SIZE_MB = 105; // dev dist is ~100 MB + 5 MB margin
 // Custom size limits for known large files (size in MB) For development builds
 const LARGE_FILE_LIST_DEV = {
     'dist/thirdparty/no-minify/language-worker.js.map': 10,
diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index afa8e67f58..95fa236d96 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -922,7 +922,10 @@
                 <div id="newProject" class="new-project-btn btn-alt-quiet"></div>
             </div>
             <div>
-                <a id="phcode-io-main-nav" href="https://phcode.dev" target="_blank" rel="noopener">phcode.dev</a>
+                <!-- placeholder only: profile-menu.js _updateBranding repaints this once entitlements
+                     resolve - localized "Get Phoenix Pro" for free users, plan name for pro users -->
+                <a id="phcode-io-main-nav" href="https://phcode.dev/pricing?promo=FreeNavbar"
+                   target="_blank" rel="noopener">phcode.dev</a>
             </div>
             <div id="mainNavBarRight">
                 <div id="navBackButton" class="nav-back-btn btn-alt-quiet"><i class="fa-solid fa-arrow-left"></i></div>
diff --git a/src/styles/brackets.less b/src/styles/brackets.less
index 003730747e..22d9cce50d 100644
--- a/src/styles/brackets.less
+++ b/src/styles/brackets.less
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ html, body {
     color: @dark-bc-text-link;
 }
 
+// crown on the free "Get Phoenix Pro" upsell. same gold as the pro crowns in the
+// live preview device dropdown, so the pro marker reads the same everywhere.
+#phcode-io-main-nav .fa-crown{
+    color: #FBB03B;
+    margin-left: 4px;
+    font-size: 0.9em;
+}
+
 #phcode-io-main-nav.phoenix-pro{
   background: @phoenix-pro-gradient-dark;
   background-clip: text;
diff --git a/tracking-repos.json b/tracking-repos.json
index 7c8ebca8d8..9caac13dca 100644
--- a/tracking-repos.json
+++ b/tracking-repos.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "phoenixPro": {
-    "commitID": "5b16dbf907820c5625fe8b985884ba83eca0eef1"
+    "commitID": "aa248bfb0bbff0a2d24f4f107c019b0f451b26fc"
   }
 }