diff --git a/mods/devel/kiri.js b/mods/devel/kiri.js
index 514a25bb..47ad33cb 100644
--- a/mods/devel/kiri.js
+++ b/mods/devel/kiri.js
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 // provides a device export to local disk option
 self.kiri.load(api => {
     api.event.on('load-done', () => {
+        let devwarn = api.sdb.kiri_dev;
+        if (location.host === 'dev.grid.space' && devwarn !== api.version) {
+            api.alerts.show('this is a development server', 10);
+            api.alerts.show('use <a href="https://grid.space/kiri">grid.space</a> for production', 10);
+            api.sdb.kiri_dev = api.version;
+        }
         let deviceExport = api.device.export;
         api.device.export = (exp, name, opt = {}) => {
             const { event, record } = opt;
diff --git a/src/kiri/app/init/sync.js b/src/kiri/app/init/sync.js
index bff4f9c9..fcf42801 100644
--- a/src/kiri/app/init/sync.js
+++ b/src/kiri/app/init/sync.js
@@ -111,9 +111,7 @@ export async function init_sync() {
 
     // warn users they are running a beta release
     if (beta && beta > 0 && sdb.kiri_beta != beta) {
-        api.show.alert("CAUTION");
-        api.show.alert("this is a development release");
-        api.show.alert("and may not function properly");
+        api.show.alert('<b style="color:red">caution:</b> beta code ahead', 10);
         sdb.kiri_beta = beta;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/moto/license.js b/src/moto/license.js
index 83c6af45..d307e578 100644
--- a/src/moto/license.js
+++ b/src/moto/license.js
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ const terms = {
     VERSION: "4.6.0"
 };
 
-export const beta = 0;
+export const beta = 4600;
 export const license = terms;
 export const version = terms.VERSION;
diff --git a/web/kiri/index.css b/web/kiri/index.css
index 5f2491de..60b2a680 100644
--- a/web/kiri/index.css
+++ b/web/kiri/index.css
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@ details[open] summary::after {
     background-color: var(--blue-2);
     color: black;
 }
+.dark #alert-border:hover {
+    background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
+}
 .dark #progress {
     background-color: #333;
     border-top: 1px solid #555;