diff --git a/kargo-projects/nowchess/ncs-promotion-template.yaml b/kargo-projects/nowchess/ncs-promotion-template.yaml
index 0fd6e52..32587fe 100644
--- a/kargo-projects/nowchess/ncs-promotion-template.yaml
+++ b/kargo-projects/nowchess/ncs-promotion-template.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ spec:
       value: 'ghcr.io/now-chess/now-chess-systems/${{ vars.component }}'
     - name: branch
       value: main
+    - name: tagSuffix
+      value: ""
     - name: imageTag
-      value: ${{ imageFrom(vars.imageRepoUrl).Tag }}
+      value: ${{ imageFrom(vars.imageRepoUrl).Tag }}${{ vars.tagSuffix }}
     - name: discordWebhook
       value: ${{ secret("discord-webhook").webhook }}
   steps:
diff --git a/kargo-projects/nowchess/ncs-stage.yaml b/kargo-projects/nowchess/ncs-stage.yaml
index 86e7b2b..176f15c 100644
--- a/kargo-projects/nowchess/ncs-stage.yaml
+++ b/kargo-projects/nowchess/ncs-stage.yaml
@@ -17,51 +17,61 @@ spec:
         name: account
       sources:
         direct: true
+        requiredSoakTime: 5m
     - origin:
         kind: Warehouse
         name: bot-platform
       sources:
         direct: true
+        requiredSoakTime: 5m
     - origin:
         kind: Warehouse
         name: coordinator
       sources:
         direct: true
+        requiredSoakTime: 5m
     - origin:
         kind: Warehouse
         name: core
       sources:
         direct: true
+        requiredSoakTime: 5m
     - origin:
         kind: Warehouse
         name: io
       sources:
         direct: true
+        requiredSoakTime: 5m
     - origin:
         kind: Warehouse
         name: official-bots
       sources:
         direct: true
+        requiredSoakTime: 5m
     - origin:
         kind: Warehouse
         name: rule
       sources:
         direct: true
+        requiredSoakTime: 5m
     - origin:
         kind: Warehouse
         name: store
       sources:
         direct: true
+        requiredSoakTime: 5m
     - origin:
         kind: Warehouse
         name: ws
       sources:
         direct: true
+        requiredSoakTime: 5m
     - origin:
         kind: Warehouse
         name: frontend
       sources:
         direct: true
+        requiredSoakTime: 5m
   promotionTemplate:
     spec:
       steps:
@@ -171,6 +181,8 @@ spec:
       value: htwg-1-prod
     - name: skipArgocdUpdate
       value: "true"
+    - name: tagSuffix
+      value: "-x86_v2"
   requestedFreight:
     - origin:
         kind: Warehouse