diff --git a/.github/workflows/ami-release-nix.yml b/.github/workflows/ami-release-nix.yml
index 3242a4e1d..b380d75d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ami-release-nix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ami-release-nix.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - develop
       - release/*
+      - sam/15-6-merge-staging
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/ami-release-nix.yml'
       - 'common-nix.vars.pkr.hcl'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-nix-pgupgrade-scripts.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-nix-pgupgrade-scripts.yml
index a4aa4c3de..3be138ec7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-nix-pgupgrade-scripts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-nix-pgupgrade-scripts.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - develop
       - release/*
+      - sam/15-6-merge-staging
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/publish-nix-pgupgrade-scripts.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
diff --git a/ansible/vars.yml b/ansible/vars.yml
index 9a336c44c..120977174 100644
--- a/ansible/vars.yml
+++ b/ansible/vars.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ postgres_major:
 
 # Full version strings for each major version
 postgres_release:
-  postgresorioledb-17: "17.0.1.007-orioledb"
-  postgres15: "15.8.1.017"
-  postgres16: "16.3.1.023"
+  postgresorioledb-17: "17.0.1.007-orioledb-stage2"
+  postgres15: "15.8.1.017-stage-2"
+  postgres16: "16.3.1.023-stage-2"
 
 # Non Postgres Extensions
 pgbouncer_release: "1.19.0"