diff --git a/next.config.ts b/next.config.ts
index 0f729c6..f8c2c9e 100644
--- a/next.config.ts
+++ b/next.config.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
       // Use `permanent: false` (307) so we can revert easily if a
       // regression is caught in monitoring before the v1 files are
       // removed in Task 6.2.
+      // PR 8, Task 8.1: redirect the bare /admin path to the v2 dashboard.
+      // The dashboard itself still lives at /admin (as the v1 page)
+      // until Task 8.2 removes it after a 3-day monitoring window —
+      // this redirect just points the v1 entry point at v2.
+      { source: "/admin", destination: "/admin/v2", permanent: false },
       { source: "/admin/orders", destination: "/admin/v2/orders", permanent: false },
       { source: "/admin/orders/:id", destination: "/admin/v2/orders/:id", permanent: false },
       { source: "/admin/stops", destination: "/admin/v2/stops", permanent: false },