diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/lint.yml b/.gitea/workflows/lint.yml
index f4abaa8..fbaefa6 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ jobs:
           cd workspace
           SENSORS="muddy-storm:192.168.129.29 amber-maple:192.168.129.30 hollow-acorn:192.168.129.31"
           OTA_PORT=8899
+          EXPECTED_VERSION="${{ github.ref_name }}"
 
           # Get runner IP (first non-loopback interface)
           RUNNER_IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
@@ -145,20 +146,60 @@ jobs:
           for entry in $SENSORS; do
             NAME="${entry%%:*}"
             IP="${entry##*:}"
-            echo "=== Starting OTA on $NAME ($IP) ==="
             echo "OTA $FIRMWARE_URL" | nc -u -w 2 "$IP" 5501 &
           done
-
-          # Wait for OTA commands to be sent
           wait
 
-          echo "=== OTA commands sent, waiting for devices to update (60s) ==="
-          sleep 60
+          # Monitor progress
+          echo "=== Monitoring OTA progress (timeout: 90s) ==="
+          TIMEOUT=90
+          INTERVAL=5
+          ELAPSED=0
+
+          while [ $ELAPSED -lt $TIMEOUT ]; do
+            sleep $INTERVAL
+            ELAPSED=$((ELAPSED + INTERVAL))
+
+            echo "--- Progress check at ${ELAPSED}s ---"
+            ALL_UPDATED=true
+
+            for entry in $SENSORS; do
+              NAME="${entry%%:*}"
+              IP="${entry##*:}"
+
+              # Query sensor version via UDP STATUS command
+              RESPONSE=$(echo "STATUS" | nc -u -w 1 "$IP" 5501 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+              VERSION=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | grep -oP 'version=\K[^ ]+' || echo "offline")
+
+              if [ "$VERSION" = "$EXPECTED_VERSION" ]; then
+                echo "  $NAME: ✓ $VERSION"
+              elif [ "$VERSION" = "offline" ] || [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+                echo "  $NAME: ⟳ updating..."
+                ALL_UPDATED=false
+              else
+                echo "  $NAME: $VERSION (waiting for $EXPECTED_VERSION)"
+                ALL_UPDATED=false
+              fi
+            done
+
+            if [ "$ALL_UPDATED" = true ]; then
+              echo "=== All sensors updated to $EXPECTED_VERSION ==="
+              break
+            fi
+          done
 
           # Stop HTTP server
           kill $HTTP_PID 2>/dev/null || true
 
-          echo "=== Deployment complete ==="
+          # Final status
+          echo "=== Final sensor status ==="
+          for entry in $SENSORS; do
+            NAME="${entry%%:*}"
+            IP="${entry##*:}"
+            RESPONSE=$(echo "STATUS" | nc -u -w 1 "$IP" 5501 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+            VERSION=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | grep -oP 'version=\K[^ ]+' || echo "offline")
+            echo "  $NAME: $VERSION"
+          done
 
   cppcheck:
     name: C/C++ Static Analysis