diff --git a/VFXReviewConnector.jsx b/VFXReviewConnector.jsx
index 7109503..b598aec 100644
--- a/VFXReviewConnector.jsx
+++ b/VFXReviewConnector.jsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var SETTINGS_KEY   = "cfg";
 // Bump on every change deployed to a workstation. The panel reports this to
 // the server on load, so Pipeline → Machines shows which version each machine
 // is actually running and flags the ones left behind.
-var PANEL_VERSION = "2.7.0";
+var PANEL_VERSION = "2.7.1";
 
 (function VFXReviewConnector(thisObj) {
     var uiState = {
@@ -4710,7 +4710,6 @@ var PANEL_VERSION = "2.7.0";
         var importRendersButton;
         var btnRow6;
         var pictureLockButton;
-        var btnRow7;
         var incrementVersionButton;
         var btnRow6b;
         var setStartTCButton;
@@ -4868,6 +4867,7 @@ var PANEL_VERSION = "2.7.0";
             "Rebuild the MOV/MP4 slate and burn-ins for the delivered version.\n" +
             "Reuses the rendered EXRs and keeps the version number. Slate text is\n" +
             "re-read from the shot, so fix it on the web app's Slate tab first.";
+        incrementVersionButton = pipelineRow3.add("button", undefined, "Increment Shot Version");
 
         qcPanel = scrollContent.add("panel", undefined, "QC");
         qcPanel.orientation = "column";
@@ -4974,12 +4974,6 @@ var PANEL_VERSION = "2.7.0";
         btnRow6b.spacing = 6;
         setStartTCButton = btnRow6b.add("button", undefined, "Set Start Timecode");
 
-        btnRow7 = buttonsPanel.add("group");
-        btnRow7.orientation = "row";
-        btnRow7.alignChildren = ["fill", "center"];
-        btnRow7.spacing = 6;
-        incrementVersionButton = btnRow7.add("button", undefined, "Increment Shot Version");
-
         workspacePanel = scrollContent.add("panel", undefined, "Workspace");
         workspacePanel.orientation = "column";
         workspacePanel.alignChildren = ["fill", "top"];
diff --git a/VFXReviewConnector.md b/VFXReviewConnector.md
index 5bc7c4d..5b8f3fe 100644
--- a/VFXReviewConnector.md
+++ b/VFXReviewConnector.md
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ Same applies to `footageRoot`: change `V:/_FOOTAGE/UNG` → `V:/_FOOTAGE`.
 The panel is divided into seven sections:
 
 1. **Shot Builder** — Episode/shot selection and comp creation
-2. **Render Pipeline** — Queue Export, status polling, retry, regenerate previews
+2. **Render Pipeline** — Queue Export, status polling, retry, regenerate previews, increment shot version
 3. **QC** — Technical QC queue for rendered exports
 4. **Actions** — Per-shot and batch operations
 5. **Workspace** — One-time project initialisation