diff --git a/tests/test_site_r3_components.py b/tests/test_site_r3_components.py
index d2fdc1bc6..d83c3a91a 100644
--- a/tests/test_site_r3_components.py
+++ b/tests/test_site_r3_components.py
@@ -388,5 +388,21 @@ class LogosAtTheirDisplaySize(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIn('src="/retrobios/assets/logos/emudeck.webp"', html)
 
 
+class SearchConsoleOwnership(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Search Console checks the tag on every recrawl: without it the
+    property goes unverified and the sitemap stops being read."""
+
+    def test_the_head_carries_the_verification_tag(self):
+        self.assertIn("{ tag: 'meta', attrs: { name: 'google-site-verification', "
+                      "content: '8SueST3hNHl8_vM-OJJP0rz-ZMlI2DALLpChrwZoGMs' } }",
+                      CONFIG.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless((DIST / "index.html").is_file(), "site not built")
+    def test_the_home_page_serves_it(self):
+        self.assertIn('<meta name="google-site-verification" '
+                      'content="8SueST3hNHl8_vM-OJJP0rz-ZMlI2DALLpChrwZoGMs"',
+                      (DIST / "index.html").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/website/astro.config.mjs b/website/astro.config.mjs
index 3d94fdcc3..d5e45fa32 100644
--- a/website/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/website/astro.config.mjs
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
 			head: [
 				{ tag: 'link', attrs: { rel: 'icon', type: 'image/svg+xml', href: `${BASE}assets/brand/favicon.svg` } },
 				{ tag: 'link', attrs: { rel: 'apple-touch-icon', sizes: '180x180', href: `${BASE}assets/brand/apple-touch-icon.png` } },
+				// Ownership of the URL-prefix property https://abdess.github.io/retrobios/
+				// in Google Search Console. Removing it unverifies the property.
+				{ tag: 'meta', attrs: { name: 'google-site-verification', content: '8SueST3hNHl8_vM-OJJP0rz-ZMlI2DALLpChrwZoGMs' } },
 			],
 			social: [{ icon: 'github', label: 'RetroBIOS on GitHub', href: 'https://github.com/Abdess/retrobios' }],
 			customCss: ['./src/styles/retrobios.css'],