diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 59fce52..79e6990 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ tiers. SHKeeper needs both its flag and URL/currencies plus API key in the Secre
 It prepays one calendar month per invoice, without automatic renewal.
 
 Defaults reuse product `prod_Sc9N5J0vNAdLCn` and the same five live Price IDs as
-the application. Provision dedicated `www-level-0` through `www-level-4`
+the application. Level 0 is the free account baseline; paid offers are levels
+1–5. Provision dedicated `www-level-1` through `www-level-5`
 groupOfUniqueNames groups, sentinel and ACLs separately. Override group DNs if
 needed; sandbox testing requires separate test-mode prices.
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 086b1f9..9ea9343 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -88,36 +88,42 @@ www_membership_environment:
   SHKEEPER_CURRENCIES: ""
   SHKEEPER_CA_CERT_FILE: ""
 
-# Existing LIVE Stripe prices. Provision the dedicated group DNs separately.
+# Existing LIVE Stripe prices. Level 0 is free and is not configured as a paid tier.
+# Provision the dedicated paid-group DNs separately.
 # Override with {} to disable paid tiers, or test-mode prices for a sandbox.
 www_membership_tiers:
-  level-0:
-    label: Level 0
+  level-1:
+    level: 1
+    label: Supporter
     price_id: price_1Rgv4xC5KPXqTvVLfMd6z7wn
     price_label: $4 USD / month
     usd_amount: "4.00"
-    group_dn: cn=www-level-0,ou=groups,dc=eom,dc=dev
-  level-1:
-    label: Level 1
+    group_dn: cn=www-level-1,ou=groups,dc=eom,dc=dev
+  level-2:
+    level: 2
+    label: Insider
     price_id: price_1Rgv5QC5KPXqTvVLv1PaHWb5
     price_label: $8 USD / month
     usd_amount: "8.00"
-    group_dn: cn=www-level-1,ou=groups,dc=eom,dc=dev
-  level-2:
-    label: Level 2
+    group_dn: cn=www-level-2,ou=groups,dc=eom,dc=dev
+  level-3:
+    level: 3
+    label: Collaborator
     price_id: price_1Rgv5rC5KPXqTvVL8Ol8sMUf
     price_label: $16 USD / month
     usd_amount: "16.00"
-    group_dn: cn=www-level-2,ou=groups,dc=eom,dc=dev
-  level-3:
-    label: Level 3
+    group_dn: cn=www-level-3,ou=groups,dc=eom,dc=dev
+  level-4:
+    level: 4
+    label: Sustainer
     price_id: price_1Rgv6FC5KPXqTvVL39mAxYjm
     price_label: $32 USD / month
     usd_amount: "32.00"
-    group_dn: cn=www-level-3,ou=groups,dc=eom,dc=dev
-  level-4:
-    label: Level 4
+    group_dn: cn=www-level-4,ou=groups,dc=eom,dc=dev
+  level-5:
+    level: 5
+    label: Patron
     price_id: price_1Rgv6mC5KPXqTvVLkcmznWZa
     price_label: $64 USD / month
     usd_amount: "64.00"
-    group_dn: cn=www-level-4,ou=groups,dc=eom,dc=dev
+    group_dn: cn=www-level-5,ou=groups,dc=eom,dc=dev
diff --git a/tests/validate_manifests.py b/tests/validate_manifests.py
index 4df51d0..a946b54 100755
--- a/tests/validate_manifests.py
+++ b/tests/validate_manifests.py
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ assert plaintext_config["LDAP_URL"] == "ldap://openldap.openldap.svc.cluster.loc
 assert all(isinstance(value, str) for value in plaintext_config.values())
 assert "MEMBERSHIP_SECRET_KEY" not in config and "SHKEEPER_API_KEY" not in config
 tiers = json.loads(find(all_objects, "ConfigMap", "membership-tiers")["data"]["tiers.json"])
-assert len(tiers) == 5 and tiers["level-4"]["usd_amount"] == "64.00"
+assert len(tiers) == 5 and tiers["level-5"]["usd_amount"] == "64.00"
+assert [tiers[f"level-{level}"]["level"] for level in range(1, 6)] == list(range(1, 6))
 for name in ["membership", "membership-worker"]:
     deployment = find(all_objects, "Deployment", name)
     pod_checks(deployment["spec"]["template"]["spec"])