diff --git a/runner/harness/abra.py b/runner/harness/abra.py
index 035cd06..02cc837 100644
--- a/runner/harness/abra.py
+++ b/runner/harness/abra.py
@@ -126,6 +126,25 @@ def recipe_checkout(recipe: str, version: str) -> None:
     subprocess.run(["git", "-C", path, "checkout", "-f", "--quiet", version], check=True)
 
 
+def ensure_secret_versions_from_recipe(recipe: str, domain: str) -> None:
+    """Fill missing secret versions after a pinned checkout.
+
+    `app new <recipe> <version>` creates its .env from whichever recipe tree was
+    checked out *before* it pins the version. A removed secret in the current
+    recipe can therefore be missing from the older base's .env. Keep existing
+    assignments, including versions intentionally changed by install hooks.
+    """
+    sample = os.path.join(recipe_dir(recipe), ".env.sample")
+    if not os.path.isfile(sample):
+        return
+    pattern = re.compile(r"^\s*(SECRET_[A-Z0-9_]+_VERSION)=(v[A-Za-z0-9._-]+)")
+    with open(sample) as fh:
+        for line in fh:
+            match = pattern.match(line)
+            if match and env_get(domain, match.group(1)) is None:
+                env_set(domain, match.group(1), match.group(2))
+
+
 def has_lightweight_version_tags(recipe: str) -> bool:
     """True if the recipe's local checkout has any LIGHTWEIGHT (non-annotated) version tag.
 
diff --git a/runner/harness/lifecycle.py b/runner/harness/lifecycle.py
index 1240b8d..f9ae686 100644
--- a/runner/harness/lifecycle.py
+++ b/runner/harness/lifecycle.py
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ def deploy_app(
         )
     elif version:
         abra.recipe_checkout(recipe, version)
+        abra.ensure_secret_versions_from_recipe(recipe, domain)
         # A pinned (non-chaos) deploy runs `abra recipe lint`, which FATAs R014 ('only annotated
         # tags') if the upstream recipe ships a stray lightweight version tag (e.g. lasuite-meet's
         # 0.3.0+v1.16.0). In that case deploy the EXPLICITLY-checked-out pinned version with chaos:
diff --git a/tests/lasuite-docs/install_steps.sh b/tests/lasuite-docs/install_steps.sh
index 85e182e..dc469f0 100755
--- a/tests/lasuite-docs/install_steps.sh
+++ b/tests/lasuite-docs/install_steps.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,25 @@ set -euo pipefail
 : "${CCCI_APP_DOMAIN:?missing}"
 ENV_PATH="${CCCI_APP_ENV:?missing}"
 
+# The v6 release requires two RSA PEM secrets with generate=false. CI must
+# supply those operator-managed keys for the published base recipe; a PR head
+# that provides its own keys still runs without these secrets after upgrade.
+RECIPE_DIR="${ABRA_DIR:-$HOME/.abra}/recipes/lasuite-docs"
+if grep -qE '^[[:space:]]{2}(jwt_pk|yhub_jwt_pk):' "$RECIPE_DIR/compose.yml"; then
+  STACK_NAME="${CCCI_APP_DOMAIN//./_}"
+  for SECRET_NAME in jwt_pk yhub_jwt_pk; do
+    ENV_NAME="SECRET_${SECRET_NAME^^}_VERSION"
+    VERSION=$(sed -n "s/^${ENV_NAME}=\([^ #]*\).*/\1/p" "$ENV_PATH" | tail -1)
+    : "${VERSION:?missing $ENV_NAME}"
+    DOCKER_SECRET="${STACK_NAME}_${SECRET_NAME}_${VERSION}"
+    if ! docker secret inspect "$DOCKER_SECRET" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -pkeyopt rsa_keygen_bits:2048 2>/dev/null \
+        | docker secret create "$DOCKER_SECRET" - >/dev/null
+      echo "  install_steps: supplied ${SECRET_NAME} for the published base recipe"
+    fi
+  done
+fi
+
 # No deps file / no keycloak entry → install-time provisioning failed or was skipped. NO-OP so the
 # recipe still boots; the @requires_deps OIDC custom test then SKIPs and F2-11 flips the run RED.
 if [ -z "${CCCI_DEPS_FILE:-}" ] || [ ! -s "${CCCI_DEPS_FILE}" ]; then
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_abra_secret_versions.py b/tests/unit/test_abra_secret_versions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d5efa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_abra_secret_versions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""Pinned base recipes need the secret versions declared by their own tag."""
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "..", "runner"))
+from harness import abra  # noqa: E402
+
+
+def test_pinned_base_adds_removed_secret_without_overwriting_existing_version(
+    monkeypatch, tmp_path
+):
+    monkeypatch.setenv("HOME", str(tmp_path))
+    monkeypatch.setenv("ABRA_DIR", str(tmp_path / ".abra"))
+    recipe = tmp_path / ".abra" / "recipes" / "lasuite-docs"
+    recipe.mkdir(parents=True)
+    (recipe / ".env.sample").write_text(
+        "SECRET_COLLAB_SS_VERSION=v1\n"
+        "SECRET_JWT_PK_VERSION=v1 # generate=false\n"
+        "# SECRET_UNUSED_VERSION=v1\n"
+    )
+    env = tmp_path / ".abra" / "servers" / "default" / "test.example.env"
+    env.parent.mkdir(parents=True)
+    env.write_text("SECRET_JWT_PK_VERSION=v2\n")
+
+    abra.ensure_secret_versions_from_recipe("lasuite-docs", "test.example")
+
+    assert abra.env_get("test.example", "SECRET_COLLAB_SS_VERSION") == "v1"
+    assert abra.env_get("test.example", "SECRET_JWT_PK_VERSION") == "v2"
+    assert abra.env_get("test.example", "SECRET_UNUSED_VERSION") is None
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_previous.py b/tests/unit/test_previous.py
index 859db76..26ebbe1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_previous.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_previous.py
@@ -127,7 +127,13 @@ def test_previous_overlay_deploys_checked_out_base_without_clean_tree_gate(monke
         "prepull_images",
     ):
         monkeypatch.setattr(lifecycle, name, lambda *a, **kw: None)
-    for name in ("app_config_remove", "app_new", "env_set", "secret_generate"):
+    for name in (
+        "app_config_remove",
+        "app_new",
+        "env_set",
+        "secret_generate",
+        "ensure_secret_versions_from_recipe",
+    ):
         monkeypatch.setattr(lifecycle.abra, name, lambda *a, **kw: None)
     monkeypatch.setattr(lifecycle.meta_mod, "extra_env", lambda *a: {})
     monkeypatch.setattr(lifecycle.meta_mod, "hook_ctx", lambda *a: None)