diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-images.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-images.yml
index 1e81a52..75adfd1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-images.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-images.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ on:
       - 'docker-compose*.yml'
       - '.dockerignore'
       - '.gitea/workflows/build-images.yml'
+      # Deploy/IaC changes (compose above, plus the Komodo Stack defs) also rebuild — so a
+      # promotion or a Stack tweak gets the same build+checks sanity pass before it reaches a
+      # booth, and a komodo-only push to `stage` still produces a :stage image.
+      - 'komodo/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env: