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index bc523bc..866fe38 100644
--- a/.tekton/fedora-bootc-42-iot-pull-request.yaml
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+      || "./minimal-plus.hidden.yaml".pathChanged() || "./minimal-plus/***".pathChanged()
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diff --git a/.tekton/fedora-bootc-42-iot-push.yaml b/.tekton/fedora-bootc-42-iot-push.yaml
index 8884b05..20e129d 100644
--- a/.tekton/fedora-bootc-42-iot-push.yaml
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-      || "./minimal-plus.yaml".pathChanged() || "./minimal-plus/***".pathChanged()
+      || "./minimal-plus.hidden.yaml".pathChanged() || "./minimal-plus/***".pathChanged()
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diff --git a/.tekton/fedora-bootc-42-minimal-plus-pull-request.yaml b/.tekton/fedora-bootc-42-minimal-plus-pull-request.yaml
index 5f96be7..1071297 100644
--- a/.tekton/fedora-bootc-42-minimal-plus-pull-request.yaml
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index c9c9b8b..5d46709 100644
--- a/.tekton/fedora-bootc-42-minimal-plus-push.yaml
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+      == "main" && ( "./minimal-plus.hidden.yaml".pathChanged() || "./fedora-includes/generic.yaml".pathChanged()
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diff --git a/.tekton/fedora-bootc-rawhide-iot-pull-request.yaml b/.tekton/fedora-bootc-rawhide-iot-pull-request.yaml
index 90df2d5..6fdd607 100644
--- a/.tekton/fedora-bootc-rawhide-iot-pull-request.yaml
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+      || "./minimal-plus.hidden.yaml".pathChanged() || "./minimal-plus/***".pathChanged()
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diff --git a/.tekton/fedora-bootc-rawhide-iot-push.yaml b/.tekton/fedora-bootc-rawhide-iot-push.yaml
index 80a2008..cc07c7b 100644
--- a/.tekton/fedora-bootc-rawhide-iot-push.yaml
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index 965ee86..9db25d1 100644
--- a/.tekton/fedora-bootc-rawhide-minimal-plus-pull-request.yaml
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index 6dfb20c..403e24c 100644
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diff --git a/bootc-base-imagectl b/bootc-base-imagectl
index f2dffae..4cdcc1e 100755
--- a/bootc-base-imagectl
+++ b/bootc-base-imagectl
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ def run_build_rootfs(args):
     Regenerates a base image using a build configuration.
     """
     target = args.target
-    manifest_path = f'/{MANIFESTDIR}/{args.manifest}.yaml'
+    for fn in [f'{args.manifest}.yaml', f'{args.manifest}.hidden.yaml']:
+        manifest_path = f'/{MANIFESTDIR}/{fn}'
+        if os.path.exists(manifest_path):
+            break
+    else:
+        raise Exception(f"manifest not found: {args.manifest}")
 
     rpmostree_argv = ['rpm-ostree', 'compose', 'rootfs']
 
@@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ def run_list(args):
     d = '/' + MANIFESTDIR
     for ent in sorted(os.listdir(d)):
         name, ext = os.path.splitext(ent)
-        if ext != '.yaml':
+        if ext != '.yaml' or name.endswith('.hidden'):
             continue
         fullpath = os.path.join(d, ent)
         if os.path.islink(fullpath):
diff --git a/fedora-minimal-plus.yaml b/fedora-minimal-plus.yaml
index 15e1815..a1f9a23 120000
--- a/fedora-minimal-plus.yaml
+++ b/fedora-minimal-plus.yaml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-minimal-plus.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+minimal-plus.hidden.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/install-manifests b/install-manifests
index 88e75d7..f36a442 100755
--- a/install-manifests
+++ b/install-manifests
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ for image in minimal standard minimal-plus iot; do
     # Embed the generic defaults
     cp -a $image $manifestdir/
     # And the top-level Fedora-specific manifests
-    cp -a $image.yaml $manifestdir/
+    if [ -f $image.hidden.yaml ]; then
+        cp -a $image.hidden.yaml $manifestdir/
+    else
+        cp -a $image.yaml $manifestdir/
+    fi
     # And the legacy `fedora-` prefixed names
     cp -a fedora-$image.yaml $manifestdir/
 done
diff --git a/minimal-plus.yaml b/minimal-plus.hidden.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from minimal-plus.yaml
rename to minimal-plus.hidden.yaml