diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8bdceb3..0229b81 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ release:
   allow_failure: true
 
 # =============================================================
-# Auto-PR: bump prod image tag в ordinis-infra/values-prod.yaml.
+# Auto-PR: bump image tag в ordinis-infra/values-{prod,staging}.yaml.
 # =============================================================
 # Зачем. До этого job'а prod deploys работали через две runtime механики:
 #
@@ -685,32 +685,44 @@ propose-prod-image-bump:
       git push origin --delete "$BRANCH" 2>/dev/null || true
       git checkout -b "$BRANCH"
 
-      # 2. Patch values-prod.yaml — заменяем image.tag.
-      # Используем awk c stateful scope-tracking: ищем `image:` block (top-level,
-      # без leading spaces), затем заменяем `  tag: ...` строку. Не трогаем
+      # 2. Patch values-prod.yaml + values-staging.yaml — заменяем image.tag.
+      #
+      # Patching ОБА файлов в одном MR. Зачем: до 2026-05-13 staging
+      # values файл не задавал image.tag и default `:latest` + IfNotPresent
+      # давал stale cache на нодах. Зафиксили (infra MR !22), теперь
+      # staging тоже на immutable SHA. Чтобы оба env'а не drift'или —
+      # auto-PR bump'ит обе values файла lock-step.
+      #
+      # Awk c stateful scope-tracking: ищем `image:` block (top-level, без
+      # leading spaces), затем заменяем `  tag: ...` строку. Не трогаем
       # writer.tag / readApi.tag / etc — у них другая indentation level.
-      awk -v new_tag="$IMAGE_TAG" '
-        BEGIN { in_image_block = 0; replaced = 0 }
-        /^image:[[:space:]]*$/ { in_image_block = 1; print; next }
-        # Top-level keys (no indent, ends with `:`) reset scope.
-        /^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_-]*:/ && !/^image:/ { in_image_block = 0; print; next }
-        # Заменяем `  tag:` ТОЛЬКО внутри image: block. 2 spaces indent.
-        in_image_block && /^  tag:/ {
-          print "  tag: \"" new_tag "\""
-          replaced = 1
-          next
-        }
-        { print }
-        END { if (!replaced) { print "ERROR: image.tag не найдена в values-prod.yaml" > "/dev/stderr"; exit 1 } }
-      ' charts/ordinis/values-prod.yaml > /tmp/values-prod.new
-      mv /tmp/values-prod.new charts/ordinis/values-prod.yaml
+      patch_values_file() {
+        local file=$1
+        awk -v new_tag="$IMAGE_TAG" -v file="$file" '
+          BEGIN { in_image_block = 0; replaced = 0 }
+          /^image:[[:space:]]*$/ { in_image_block = 1; print; next }
+          # Top-level keys (no indent, ends with `:`) reset scope.
+          /^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_-]*:/ && !/^image:/ { in_image_block = 0; print; next }
+          # Заменяем `  tag:` ТОЛЬКО внутри image: block. 2 spaces indent.
+          in_image_block && /^  tag:/ {
+            print "  tag: \"" new_tag "\""
+            replaced = 1
+            next
+          }
+          { print }
+          END { if (!replaced) { print "ERROR: image.tag не найдена в " file > "/dev/stderr"; exit 1 } }
+        ' "$file" > "${file}.new"
+        mv "${file}.new" "$file"
+      }
+      patch_values_file charts/ordinis/values-prod.yaml
+      patch_values_file charts/ordinis/values-staging.yaml
 
-      # 3. Diff sanity: changed только эта строка.
-      if ! git diff --quiet charts/ordinis/values-prod.yaml; then
+      # 3. Diff sanity: changed только эта строка(и).
+      if ! git diff --quiet charts/ordinis/values-prod.yaml charts/ordinis/values-staging.yaml; then
         echo "=== Diff ==="
-        git diff charts/ordinis/values-prod.yaml
+        git diff charts/ordinis/values-prod.yaml charts/ordinis/values-staging.yaml
       else
-        echo "INFO: tag уже $IMAGE_TAG в values-prod.yaml — no-op exit."
+        echo "INFO: tag уже $IMAGE_TAG в обоих values файлах — no-op exit."
         exit 0
       fi
 
@@ -718,13 +730,13 @@ propose-prod-image-bump:
       # printf '%b' разворачивает \n в реальные newlines внутри одной shell
       # строки — избегаем multi-line YAML quoting issues (literal block scalar
       # ломается на unindented continuation lines).
-      git add charts/ordinis/values-prod.yaml
-      COMMIT_MSG=$(printf '%b' "chore(release): bump prod image к ${IMAGE_TAG}\n\nAuto-generated ordinis-CI release pipeline.\n\nSource: ${CI_PROJECT_URL}/-/commit/${CI_COMMIT_SHA}\nPipeline: ${CI_PIPELINE_URL}\nTag: ${VERSION}")
+      git add charts/ordinis/values-prod.yaml charts/ordinis/values-staging.yaml
+      COMMIT_MSG=$(printf '%b' "chore(release): bump prod+staging image к ${IMAGE_TAG}\n\nAuto-generated ordinis-CI release pipeline. Patches values-prod.yaml AND values-staging.yaml в lock-step.\n\nSource: ${CI_PROJECT_URL}/-/commit/${CI_COMMIT_SHA}\nPipeline: ${CI_PIPELINE_URL}\nTag: ${VERSION}")
       git commit -m "$COMMIT_MSG"
       git push origin "$BRANCH"
 
       # 5. Create MR через GitLab API.
-      MR_DESC=$(printf '%b' "Auto-generated ordinis CI release pipeline после semantic-release ${VERSION}.\n\n**Что меняется:** \`image.tag\` в \`charts/ordinis/values-prod.yaml\` → \`${IMAGE_TAG}\` (immutable SHA tag, гарантирует что ноды pull'нут именно этот digest).\n\n**Source:**\n- Ordinis commit: ${CI_PROJECT_URL}/-/commit/${CI_COMMIT_SHA}\n- Tag pipeline: ${CI_PIPELINE_URL}\n\n**Deploy после merge:** infra-pipeline auto-катит helm upgrade в \`ordinis-prod\` namespace через manual-gated \`deploy-prod\` job (как обычно).\n\n**Verify checklist:**\n- [ ] CI 'helm-lint' pipeline зелёный (validate charts)\n- [ ] После merge play 'deploy-prod' job\n- [ ] \`curl /api/v1/version\` показывает \`commit: ${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}\` и \`tag: ${VERSION}\`\n- [ ] Pods Running 2/2 на обоих writer replicas\n- [ ] Все 5 deployment'ов на одном digest (no split-brain)")
+      MR_DESC=$(printf '%b' "Auto-generated ordinis CI release pipeline после semantic-release ${VERSION}.\n\n**Что меняется:** \`image.tag\` в \`charts/ordinis/values-prod.yaml\` И \`charts/ordinis/values-staging.yaml\` → \`${IMAGE_TAG}\` (immutable SHA tag, гарантирует что ноды pull'нут именно этот digest, и оба env'а на одном release).\n\n**Source:**\n- Ordinis commit: ${CI_PROJECT_URL}/-/commit/${CI_COMMIT_SHA}\n- Tag pipeline: ${CI_PIPELINE_URL}\n\n**Deploy после merge:** infra-pipeline auto-катит helm upgrade в \`ordinis-staging\` (auto) и \`ordinis-prod\` (manual-gated \`deploy-prod\` job).\n\n**Verify checklist:**\n- [ ] CI 'helm-lint' pipeline зелёный (validate charts)\n- [ ] После merge play 'deploy-prod' job (staging авто-катится)\n- [ ] \`curl https://ordinis.k8s.264.nstart.cloud/api/v1/version\` (prod) показывает \`commit: ${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}\` и \`tag: ${VERSION}\`\n- [ ] \`curl https://ordinis.k8s.265.nstart.cloud/api/v1/version\` (staging) тот же commit/tag\n- [ ] Pods Running на обоих env (no split-brain)")
 
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