diff --git a/themes/coopcloud.tech/layouts/partials/footer.html b/themes/coopcloud.tech/layouts/partials/footer.html
index 145307b..449a9c5 100644
--- a/themes/coopcloud.tech/layouts/partials/footer.html
+++ b/themes/coopcloud.tech/layouts/partials/footer.html
@@ -8,5 +8,9 @@
     <p>
       Copyleft {{ now.Format "2006"}} Autonomic Cooperative
     </p>
+
+    <!-- NOTE(d1): for https://social.coop/settings/verification 
+         due to requiring 'rel="me"', we can't stuff this in the config.toml -->
+    <a style="display:none;" rel="me" href="https://social.coop/@coopcloud">Mastodon</a>
   </div>
 </footer>