diff --git a/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/aws-auth/tf-run.data b/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/aws-auth/tf-run.data
index 049f9df..50f6ccb 100644
--- a/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/aws-auth/tf-run.data
+++ b/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/aws-auth/tf-run.data
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-VERSION 1.2.2
+VERSION 1.2.3
 REMOTE-STATE
 COMMAND tf-directory-setup.py -l none -f
 COMMAND setup-new-directory.sh
 COMMAND tf-init -upgrade
 COMMAND ln -sf ../versions.tf
 COMMAND ln -sf ../settings.auto.tfvars
+COMMAND ln -sf ../variables.application_tags.auto.tfvars
 LINKTOP init
 ALL
 COMMAND tf-directory-setup.py -l s3
diff --git a/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/cluster-roles/tf-run.data b/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/cluster-roles/tf-run.data
index 4f92a5c..ac4e023 100644
--- a/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/cluster-roles/tf-run.data
+++ b/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/cluster-roles/tf-run.data
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION 1.2.2
+VERSION 1.2.3
 REMOTE-STATE
 STOP only run this after the cluster roles represented here have been setup in K8S
 COMMAND tf-directory-setup.py -l none -f
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ COMMAND setup-new-directory.sh
 COMMAND tf-init -upgrade
 COMMAND ln -sf ../versions.tf
 COMMAND ln -sf ../settings.auto.tfvars .
+COMMAND ln -sf ../variables.application_tags.auto.tfvars
 LINKTOP init
 POLICY
 ALL
diff --git a/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/common-services/tf-run.data b/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/common-services/tf-run.data
index d233332..47d98a5 100644
--- a/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/common-services/tf-run.data
+++ b/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/common-services/tf-run.data
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION 1.2.2
+VERSION 1.2.3
 REMOTE-STATE
 COMMAND tf-directory-setup.py -l none -f
 COMMAND setup-new-directory.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ COMMAND ln -sf ../variables.vpc.auto.tfvars .
 COMMAND ln -sf ../variables.vpc.tf
 COMMAND ln -sf ../versions.tf
 COMMAND ln -sf ../settings.auto.tfvars
+COMMAND ln -sf ../variables.application_tags.auto.tfvars
 LINKTOP init
 
 module.cert
diff --git a/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/efs/tf-run.data b/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/efs/tf-run.data
index ba1d9c5..166077b 100644
--- a/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/efs/tf-run.data
+++ b/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/efs/tf-run.data
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-VERSION 1.2.2
+VERSION 1.2.3
 REMOTE-STATE
 COMMAND tf-directory-setup.py -l none -f
 COMMAND setup-new-directory.sh
 COMMAND tf-init -upgrade
 COMMAND ln -sf ../versions.tf
 COMMAND ln -sf ../settings.auto.tfvars
+COMMAND ln -sf ../variables.application_tags.auto.tfvars
 LINKTOP init
 POLICY
 ALL
diff --git a/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/irsa-roles/tf-run.data b/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/irsa-roles/tf-run.data
index 3e6ef7c..ddd8fff 100644
--- a/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/irsa-roles/tf-run.data
+++ b/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/irsa-roles/tf-run.data
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-VERSION 1.2.2
+VERSION 1.2.3
 REMOTE-STATE
 COMMAND tf-directory-setup.py -l none -f
 COMMAND setup-new-directory.sh
 COMMAND tf-init -upgrade
 COMMAND ln -sf ../versions.tf
 COMMAND ln -sf ../settings.auto.tfvars
+COMMAND ln -sf ../variables.application_tags.auto.tfvars
 LINKTOP init
 ALL
 COMMAND tf-directory-setup.py -l s3
diff --git a/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/tf-run.data b/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/tf-run.data
index 0c88eb9..7918ed1 100644
--- a/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/tf-run.data
+++ b/examples/full-cluster-tf-upgrade/1.22/tf-run.data
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION 1.3.1
+VERSION 1.3.2
 REMOTE-STATE
 COMMENT make sure the private-lb subnet and container subnets are tagged properly (see README.md)
 STOP then continue with at step %%NEXT%% (tag:subnets-verified)
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ LINKTOP includes.d/variables.account_tags.auto.tfvars
 LINKTOP includes.d/variables.infrastructure_tags.tf
 LINKTOP includes.d/variables.infrastructure_tags.auto.tfvars
 LINKTOP includes.d/variables.application_tags.tf
-LINKTOP includes.d/variables.application_tags.auto.tfvars
+## LINKTOP includes.d/variables.application_tags.auto.tfvars
 
 COMMAND tf-init -upgrade