diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/cdk/lib/__snapshots__/renderingStack.test.ts.snap b/dotcom-rendering/cdk/lib/__snapshots__/renderingStack.test.ts.snap
index 3a30ae126fe..bd3743c9fc7 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/cdk/lib/__snapshots__/renderingStack.test.ts.snap
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/cdk/lib/__snapshots__/renderingStack.test.ts.snap
@@ -288,6 +288,10 @@ exports[`The RenderingCDKStack matches the snapshot 1`] = `
         "Namespace": "AWS/EC2",
         "Period": 30,
         "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Key": "App",
+            "Value": "article-rendering",
+          },
           {
             "Key": "gu:cdk:version",
             "Value": "TEST",
@@ -345,6 +349,10 @@ exports[`The RenderingCDKStack matches the snapshot 1`] = `
     "CPUScalingAlertsTopic9D0083F7": {
       "Properties": {
         "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Key": "App",
+            "Value": "article-rendering",
+          },
           {
             "Key": "gu:cdk:version",
             "Value": "TEST",
@@ -677,6 +685,10 @@ exports[`The RenderingCDKStack matches the snapshot 1`] = `
           },
         ],
         "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Key": "App",
+            "Value": "article-rendering",
+          },
           {
             "Key": "gu:cdk:version",
             "Value": "TEST",
@@ -835,6 +847,10 @@ exports[`The RenderingCDKStack matches the snapshot 1`] = `
         "Period": 30,
         "Statistic": "Average",
         "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Key": "App",
+            "Value": "article-rendering",
+          },
           {
             "Key": "gu:cdk:version",
             "Value": "TEST",
@@ -911,6 +927,10 @@ exports[`The RenderingCDKStack matches the snapshot 1`] = `
         "Period": 30,
         "Statistic": "Average",
         "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Key": "App",
+            "Value": "article-rendering",
+          },
           {
             "Key": "gu:cdk:version",
             "Value": "TEST",
@@ -967,6 +987,10 @@ exports[`The RenderingCDKStack matches the snapshot 1`] = `
     "LatencyScalingAlertsTopic1A322157": {
       "Properties": {
         "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Key": "App",
+            "Value": "article-rendering",
+          },
           {
             "Key": "gu:cdk:version",
             "Value": "TEST",
@@ -1238,6 +1262,7 @@ exports[`The RenderingCDKStack matches the snapshot 1`] = `
         "Description": "The rendering base URL for frontend to call the article-rendering app in the PROD environment",
         "Name": "/frontend/prod/article-rendering.baseURL",
         "Tags": {
+          "App": "article-rendering",
           "Stack": "frontend",
           "Stage": "PROD",
           "gu:cdk:version": "TEST",
@@ -1426,6 +1451,10 @@ exports[`The RenderingCDKStack matches the snapshot 1`] = `
         "Period": 60,
         "Statistic": "Maximum",
         "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Key": "App",
+            "Value": "article-rendering",
+          },
           {
             "Key": "gu:cdk:version",
             "Value": "TEST",
@@ -3308,6 +3337,7 @@ exports[`The RenderingCDKStack matches the snapshot for Tag Page Rendering CODE
         "Description": "The rendering base URL for frontend to call the tag-page-rendering app in the CODE environment",
         "Name": "/frontend/code/tag-page-rendering.baseURL",
         "Tags": {
+          "App": "tag-page-rendering",
           "Stack": "frontend",
           "Stage": "CODE",
           "gu:cdk:version": "TEST",
@@ -3982,6 +4012,10 @@ exports[`The RenderingCDKStack matches the snapshot for Tag Page Rendering PROD
         "Namespace": "AWS/EC2",
         "Period": 30,
         "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Key": "App",
+            "Value": "tag-page-rendering",
+          },
           {
             "Key": "gu:cdk:version",
             "Value": "TEST",
@@ -4039,6 +4073,10 @@ exports[`The RenderingCDKStack matches the snapshot for Tag Page Rendering PROD
     "CPUScalingAlertsTopic9D0083F7": {
       "Properties": {
         "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Key": "App",
+            "Value": "tag-page-rendering",
+          },
           {
             "Key": "gu:cdk:version",
             "Value": "TEST",
@@ -5039,6 +5077,10 @@ exports[`The RenderingCDKStack matches the snapshot for Tag Page Rendering PROD
           },
         ],
         "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Key": "App",
+            "Value": "tag-page-rendering",
+          },
           {
             "Key": "gu:cdk:version",
             "Value": "TEST",
@@ -5218,6 +5260,10 @@ exports[`The RenderingCDKStack matches the snapshot for Tag Page Rendering PROD
         "Period": 30,
         "Statistic": "Average",
         "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Key": "App",
+            "Value": "tag-page-rendering",
+          },
           {
             "Key": "gu:cdk:version",
             "Value": "TEST",
@@ -5294,6 +5340,10 @@ exports[`The RenderingCDKStack matches the snapshot for Tag Page Rendering PROD
         "Period": 30,
         "Statistic": "Average",
         "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Key": "App",
+            "Value": "tag-page-rendering",
+          },
           {
             "Key": "gu:cdk:version",
             "Value": "TEST",
@@ -5350,6 +5400,10 @@ exports[`The RenderingCDKStack matches the snapshot for Tag Page Rendering PROD
     "LatencyScalingAlertsTopic1A322157": {
       "Properties": {
         "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Key": "App",
+            "Value": "tag-page-rendering",
+          },
           {
             "Key": "gu:cdk:version",
             "Value": "TEST",
@@ -5758,6 +5812,7 @@ exports[`The RenderingCDKStack matches the snapshot for Tag Page Rendering PROD
         "Description": "The rendering base URL for frontend to call the tag-page-rendering app in the PROD environment",
         "Name": "/frontend/prod/tag-page-rendering.baseURL",
         "Tags": {
+          "App": "tag-page-rendering",
           "Stack": "frontend",
           "Stage": "PROD",
           "gu:cdk:version": "TEST",
@@ -5995,6 +6050,10 @@ exports[`The RenderingCDKStack matches the snapshot for Tag Page Rendering PROD
         "Period": 60,
         "Statistic": "Maximum",
         "Tags": [
+          {
+            "Key": "App",
+            "Value": "tag-page-rendering",
+          },
           {
             "Key": "gu:cdk:version",
             "Value": "TEST",
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/cdk/lib/renderingStack.ts b/dotcom-rendering/cdk/lib/renderingStack.ts
index c27944248ec..9585b65e789 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/cdk/lib/renderingStack.ts
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/cdk/lib/renderingStack.ts
@@ -205,17 +205,19 @@ const addLatencyStepScalingPolicy = (
 /** DCR infrastructure provisioning via CDK */
 export class RenderingCDKStack extends CDKStack {
 	constructor(scope: CDKApp, id: string, props: RenderingCDKStackProps) {
+		const { guApp, stage, instanceType, scaling, domainName, ecsProps } =
+			props;
+
 		super(scope, id, {
-			...props,
 			// Any version of this app should run in the eu-west-1 region
 			env: { region: 'eu-west-1' },
 			// Set the stack within the constructor as this won't vary between apps
 			stack: 'frontend',
+			stage,
+			app: guApp,
 		});
 
 		const { stack: guStack, region, account } = this;
-		const { guApp, stage, instanceType, scaling, domainName, ecsProps } =
-			props;
 
 		const artifactsBucket =
 			GuDistributionBucketParameter.getInstance(this).valueAsString;