diff --git a/eu-central-1/argo-apps/nowchess/nowchess-staging.yaml b/eu-central-1/argo-apps/nowchess/nowchess-staging.yaml
index c520d8f..83fc94c 100644
--- a/eu-central-1/argo-apps/nowchess/nowchess-staging.yaml
+++ b/eu-central-1/argo-apps/nowchess/nowchess-staging.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ kind: Application
 metadata:
   name: nowchess-staging
   namespace: argocd
+  annotations:
+    kargo.akuity.io/authorized-stage: nowchess-kargo:staging
 spec:
   project: default
   destination:
diff --git a/eu-central-1/argo-apps/nowchess/nowchess.yaml b/eu-central-1/argo-apps/nowchess/nowchess.yaml
index f9472dc..f76a32a 100644
--- a/eu-central-1/argo-apps/nowchess/nowchess.yaml
+++ b/eu-central-1/argo-apps/nowchess/nowchess.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ kind: Application
 metadata:
   name: nowchess
   namespace: argocd
+  annotations:
+    kargo.akuity.io/authorized-stage: nowchess-kargo:prod
 spec:
   project: default
   destination: