diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1c18f01..f909890 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ Follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) · versioned wi
   excess requests receive a retryable 429 after a bounded wait instead of creating unbounded worker threads.
 - **STT Queue Bound.** Transcription and STT benchmark calls now share a single bounded process-local slot, preventing
   concurrent recognition requests from overcommitting the inference device.
+- **Visual Identity Versioning.** Consistent profile/reference results now carry the standardized v3 prompt marker,
+  and older unmarked image pairs are visibly flagged for regeneration.
 - **Security Regression Coverage.** Added a Python test gate for character metadata validation, private-download URL
   rejection and oversized JSON request rejection.
 - **Navigation Reliability.** Rehearser phase requests now survive the feature-module initialization boundary.
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index da06367..380f494 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ the first block before investing in architecture or polish.
 - [ ] **M — Fix the Schwester Larissa unclosed-guillemet split.** Add a regression test
   for the epigraph and verify the parser does not split mid-sentence.
 - [ ] **M — Make profile portraits and character sheets use one canonical identity.**
-  Share age, hair, eyes, face, build, skin tone, marks and era; version the prompt and
-  detect stale or inconsistent images.
+  Shared structured prompts now version consistent pairs as v3 and flag older pairs; add a field fingerprint so
+  changes to age, hair, eyes, face, build, skin tone, marks or era also detect stale images.
 - [ ] **M — Add bounded duplicate-generation protection.** Consistent portrait/reference jobs now deduplicate
   repeated requests with `Idempotency-Key`; extend the same bounded contract to voice and casting jobs.
 - [ ] **M — Improve large-table performance.** Virtualize/paginate character and voice
diff --git a/routes/conversation.py b/routes/conversation.py
index 5f37df5..a2bbdc3 100644
--- a/routes/conversation.py
+++ b/routes/conversation.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ _consistent_image_jobs: dict[str, dict] = {}
 _consistent_image_jobs_lock = threading.Lock()
 _consistent_image_idempotency: dict[str, str] = {}
 _consistent_image_slots = threading.BoundedSemaphore(2)
+_CHARACTER_VISUAL_PROMPT_VERSION = "v3"
 
 
 def _cij_new(job_id: str, name: str) -> None:
@@ -3122,6 +3123,9 @@ async def character_generate_consistent_images(request: Request):
                 generation_key,
                 progress=lambda elapsed: _cij_set(job_id),
             )
+            result = dict(result or {})
+            result["prompt_version"] = _CHARACTER_VISUAL_PROMPT_VERSION
+            result["identity_consistent"] = True
             _cij_set(job_id, stage="done", detail="Done", done=True, result=result)
         except HTTPException as exc:
             _cij_set(job_id, stage="error", detail="Failed", done=True, error=str(exc.detail))
diff --git a/static/js/library-characters.js b/static/js/library-characters.js
index ce61e6c..5a5c56a 100644
--- a/static/js/library-characters.js
+++ b/static/js/library-characters.js
@@ -1230,6 +1230,9 @@ async function _charDetailPage(rec, allChars, opts) {
     +     '<span class="mdi mdi-creation"></span> ' + (sh.concept_art_image ? 'Neu generieren' : 'Generieren')
     +   '</button>'
     + '</div>'
+    + (rec.image && sh.concept_art_image && sh.consistent_prompt_version !== 'v3'
+        ? '<div class="note" style="color:var(--warning,#d97706);margin-top:6px"><span class="mdi mdi-alert-outline"></span> Dieses Bildpaar stammt aus einer älteren Prompt-Version und sollte für konsistente Identität neu erzeugt werden.</div>'
+        : '')
     + (sh.concept_art_image
         ? '<div class="lcd-conceptart-img" title="Konzeptbild ansehen"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="' + sh.concept_art_image + '" alt="Concept art — ' + escHtml(rec.name) + '"></div>'
         : '<div class="lcd-conceptart-empty' + (_libStr(sh.concept_art_prompt).trim() ? '' : ' is-noprompt') + '">'
@@ -3391,11 +3394,11 @@ async function _charAutoGenerateConsistentImages(rec, visualStyle) {
   const current = (typeof clGet === 'function') ? await clGet(rec.id).catch(function () { return null; }) : null;
   const target = current || rec;
   target.image = d.profile;
-  target.sheet = Object.assign({}, target.sheet || {}, { concept_art_image: d.reference });
+  target.sheet = Object.assign({}, target.sheet || {}, { concept_art_image: d.reference, consistent_prompt_version: d.prompt_version || 'v3', identity_consistent: d.identity_consistent !== false });
   target.updated = new Date();
   if (typeof clPut === 'function') await clPut(target);
   rec.image = d.profile;
-  rec.sheet = Object.assign({}, sh, { concept_art_image: d.reference });
+  rec.sheet = Object.assign({}, sh, { concept_art_image: d.reference, consistent_prompt_version: d.prompt_version || 'v3', identity_consistent: d.identity_consistent !== false });
   document.querySelectorAll('.lib-char-avatar[data-char-id="' + CSS.escape(rec.id) + '"]').forEach(function (av) {
     av.innerHTML = '<img src="' + d.profile + '" alt="' + escHtml(rec.name) + '">';
   });