diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 14524ee..a88b126 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ plugins {
 group = "de.hoennig"
 // bump at least the patch version for every deployment, so the UI footer
 // (BuildProperties) and --version identify what is actually running
-version = "0.9.3"
+version = "0.9.4"
 
 java {
     toolchain {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/hoennig/gittally/server/UiController.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/hoennig/gittally/server/UiController.kt
index 934f2d3..731b879 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/hoennig/gittally/server/UiController.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/hoennig/gittally/server/UiController.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import de.hoennig.gittally.build.BuildResultRepository
 import de.hoennig.gittally.build.BuildStatus
 import de.hoennig.gittally.config.ConfigLoader
 import de.hoennig.gittally.metrics.SystemMetricsCollector
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectProvider
 import org.springframework.boot.info.BuildProperties
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import org.springframework.ui.Model
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PathVariable
 import org.springframework.web.server.ResponseStatusException
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.view.RedirectView
 import java.nio.file.Files
 import java.nio.file.Path
 import java.nio.file.Paths
@@ -41,6 +43,16 @@ class UiController(
 ) {
     var workingDir: Path = Paths.get(".")
 
+    /**
+     * Permanent redirects for the legacy script's static page names, so bookmarks
+     * and links from before the rewrite (e.g. via the old host's redirect) keep working.
+     */
+    @GetMapping("/index.html", "/branches.html", "/history.html", "/system.html", "/about.html", "/license.html")
+    fun legacyPageName(request: HttpServletRequest): RedirectView =
+        RedirectView(LEGACY_PAGE_TARGETS.getValue(request.requestURI)).apply {
+            setStatusCode(HttpStatus.MOVED_PERMANENTLY)
+        }
+
     @GetMapping("/")
     fun latest(model: Model): String {
         val links = baseModel(model, view = "latest", pageTitle = "Latest Builds")
@@ -256,5 +268,16 @@ class UiController(
 
     companion object {
         private val FAILURES_COUNTER = Regex("""id="failures">\s*<div class="counter">(\d+)""")
+
+        /** Legacy page name → new route; about/license had no successor pages and land on the start page. */
+        private val LEGACY_PAGE_TARGETS =
+            mapOf(
+                "/index.html" to "/",
+                "/branches.html" to "/branches",
+                "/history.html" to "/history",
+                "/system.html" to "/system",
+                "/about.html" to "/",
+                "/license.html" to "/",
+            )
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/de/hoennig/gittally/server/UiControllerTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/de/hoennig/gittally/server/UiControllerTest.kt
index 6c68404..cc90f9b 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/de/hoennig/gittally/server/UiControllerTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/de/hoennig/gittally/server/UiControllerTest.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.MockMvc
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.content
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.header
 import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status
 import org.springframework.web.server.ResponseStatusException
 import java.nio.file.Files
@@ -270,6 +271,21 @@ class UiControllerTest : FunSpec() {
             Regex(""" failed</span>""").findAll(page).count() shouldBe 1
         }
 
+        test("legacy page names redirect permanently to the new routes") {
+            mockMvc
+                .perform(get("/index.html"))
+                .andExpect(status().isMovedPermanently)
+                .andExpect(header().string("Location", "/"))
+            mockMvc
+                .perform(get("/branches.html"))
+                .andExpect(status().isMovedPermanently)
+                .andExpect(header().string("Location", "/branches"))
+            mockMvc
+                .perform(get("/history.html"))
+                .andExpect(status().isMovedPermanently)
+                .andExpect(header().string("Location", "/history"))
+        }
+
         test("artifact index of a pruned build explains the missing artifacts") {
             every { repository.history() } returns listOf(successResult)
             every { artifactStore.artifactDir("main-abc123-key") } returns null