diff --git a/deploy/lifecycle/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/lifecycle/kustomization.yaml
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+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+  - service.candidate.json
+  - registries.candidate.json
+commonAnnotations:
+  informed-decision.coulomb.social/admission: approved; INFD-WP-0007 cutover