diff --git a/argocd/manifests/databases-ringtail/immich-pg.yaml b/argocd/manifests/databases-ringtail/immich-pg.yaml
index e878e39..cccf5bf 100644
--- a/argocd/manifests/databases-ringtail/immich-pg.yaml
+++ b/argocd/manifests/databases-ringtail/immich-pg.yaml
@@ -21,9 +21,13 @@ spec:
     size: 10Gi
     storageClass: local-path
 
-  # Streaming replica of the minikube source until promoted.
+  # Promoted away from the minikube source on 2026-05-13.
+  # The externalClusters + bootstrap.pg_basebackup blocks below are
+  # ignored by CNPG once the cluster is initialized; left in place
+  # so the manifest documents how this cluster came to exist. Remove
+  # in a follow-up once the minikube source is decommissioned.
   replica:
-    enabled: true
+    enabled: false
     source: source-immich-pg
 
   # Bootstrap from the source via pg_basebackup.