diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/BuildBanner.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/BuildBanner.swift
index f667850..2e9bd79 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/BuildBanner.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/BuildBanner.swift
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ struct BuildBanner: View {
             }
             .foregroundStyle(.white.opacity(0.92))
             .padding(.horizontal, 12)
-            .padding(.vertical, 5)
+            .padding(.vertical, 3)
             // The channel-colored stripe wraps only this row of content — channel name, build
             // label, and the EXPERIMENTAL pill — instead of bleeding across the full window
             // header, then sits at the leading edge with a little breathing room around it.