diff --git a/basic-nginx/.applier/group_vars/seed-hosts.yml b/basic-nginx/.applier/group_vars/seed-hosts.yml
index d2f0597c..0f293412 100644
--- a/basic-nginx/.applier/group_vars/seed-hosts.yml
+++ b/basic-nginx/.applier/group_vars/seed-hosts.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 source_code_url: https://github.com/redhat-cop/container-pipelines.git
 source_code_ref: master
+skip_manual_promotion: false
 
 openshift_cluster_content:
 - object: projectrequest
@@ -28,4 +29,5 @@ openshift_cluster_content:
     params: "{{ inventory_dir }}/../.openshift/builds/params"
     params_from_vars:
       SOURCE_REPOSITORY_URL: "{{ source_code_url }}"
-      SOURCE_REPOSITORY_REF: "{{ source_code_ref }}"
\ No newline at end of file
+      SOURCE_REPOSITORY_REF: "{{ source_code_ref }}"
+      SKIP_MANUAL_PROMOTION: "{{ skip_manual_promotion }}"
diff --git a/basic-nginx/.openshift/builds/template.yml b/basic-nginx/.openshift/builds/template.yml
index 8e43d567..dabd89cc 100644
--- a/basic-nginx/.openshift/builds/template.yml
+++ b/basic-nginx/.openshift/builds/template.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ objects:
           value: "${SOURCE_REPOSITORY_REF}"
         - name: "CONTEXT_DIR"
           value: "${CONTEXT_DIR}"
+        - name: "SKIP_MANUAL_PROMOTION"
+          value: "${SKIP_MANUAL_PROMOTION}"
 - apiVersion: build.openshift.io/v1
   kind: BuildConfig
   metadata:
@@ -84,6 +86,8 @@ parameters:
   required: true
 - description: Git branch/tag reference
   name: SOURCE_REPOSITORY_REF
+- description: skip promotion flag so manual process is waived
+  name: SKIP_MANUAL_PROMOTION
 - description: Path within Git project to build; empty for root project directory.
   name: CONTEXT_DIR
   value: "basic-nginx"
@@ -110,4 +114,4 @@ parameters:
 - description: Image stream tag for the image you'd like to use to build the application
   name: IMAGE_STREAM_TAG_NAME
   required: true
-  value: nginx:1.12
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+  value: nginx:1.12
diff --git a/basic-nginx/Jenkinsfile b/basic-nginx/Jenkinsfile
index 29d7fcaf..57d2bdf3 100644
--- a/basic-nginx/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/basic-nginx/Jenkinsfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-library identifier: "pipeline-library@v1.5",
+library identifier: "pipeline-library@1.6",
 retriever: modernSCM(
   [
     $class: "GitSCMSource",
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ pipeline {
     stage('Promotion gate (Stage)') {
       steps {
         script {
-          input message: 'Promote Application to Stage?'
+	  if(!("${SKIP_MANUAL_PROMOTION}")) {
+            input message: 'Promote Application to Stage?'
+          }
         }
       }
     }
@@ -84,7 +86,9 @@ pipeline {
     stage('Promotion gate (Prod)') {
       steps {
         script {
-          input message: 'Promote Application to Prod?'
+          if(!("${SKIP_MANUAL_PROMOTION}")) {
+            input message: 'Promote Application to Prod?'
+          }
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/basic-nginx/index.html b/basic-nginx/index.html
index f5fce07b..9a992297 100644
--- a/basic-nginx/index.html
+++ b/basic-nginx/index.html
@@ -241,4 +241,4 @@ <h3>For more information and help</h3>
 
 
 </body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>