diff --git a/.ci/dev/publish-branch/Jenkinsfile.nightly b/.ci/dev/publish-branch/Jenkinsfile.nightly
index 471825bd2d..df7f178cac 100644
--- a/.ci/dev/publish-branch/Jenkinsfile.nightly
+++ b/.ci/dev/publish-branch/Jenkinsfile.nightly
@@ -18,7 +18,20 @@ killAllExistingBuildsForJob(env.JOB_NAME, env.BUILD_NUMBER.toInteger())
 ** calculate the stage for NexusIQ evaluation
 **  * build for snapshots
 */
-def nexusIqStage = "build"
+def nexusDefaultIqStage = "build"
+
+/**
+ * make sure calculated default value of NexusIQ stage is first in the list
+ * thus making it default for the `choice` parameter
+ */
+def nexusIqStageChoices = [nexusDefaultIqStage].plus(
+                [
+                        'develop',
+                        'build',
+                        'stage-release',
+                        'release',
+                        'operate'
+                ].minus([nexusDefaultIqStage]))
 
 pipeline {
     agent { label 'standard' }
@@ -31,6 +44,10 @@ pipeline {
         buildDiscarder(logRotator(daysToKeepStr: '14', artifactDaysToKeepStr: '14'))
     }
 
+    parameters {
+        choice choices: nexusIqStageChoices, description: 'NexusIQ stage for code evaluation', name: 'nexusIqStage'
+    }
+
     triggers {
         cron '@midnight'
     }
@@ -53,13 +70,13 @@ pipeline {
                     def version = sh (returnStdout: true, script: "grep ^version: version-properties | sed -e 's/^version: \\([0-9]\\+\\.[0-9]\\+\\).*\$/\\1/'").trim()
                     def groupId = sh (returnStdout: true, script: "grep ^group: version-properties | sed -e 's/^group: //'").trim()
                     def artifactId = 'corda'
-                    nexusAppId = "jenkins-${groupId}-${artifactId}-${version}"
+                    nexusAppId = "${groupId}-${artifactId}-${version}"
                 }
                 nexusPolicyEvaluation (
                         failBuildOnNetworkError: false,
                         iqApplication: selectedApplication(nexusAppId), // application *has* to exist before a build starts!
                         iqScanPatterns: [[scanPattern: 'node/capsule/build/libs/corda*.jar']],
-                        iqStage: nexusIqStage
+                        iqStage: params.nexusIqStage
                 )
             }
         }
diff --git a/.ci/dev/regression/Jenkinsfile b/.ci/dev/regression/Jenkinsfile
index 63b78efe70..642eb8ade9 100644
--- a/.ci/dev/regression/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/.ci/dev/regression/Jenkinsfile
@@ -25,15 +25,28 @@ boolean isInternalRelease = (env.TAG_NAME =~ /^internal-release-.*$/)
 **  * stage-release:  for release candidates and for health checks
 **  * operate: for final release
 */
-def nexusIqStage = "build"
+def nexusDefaultIqStage = "build"
 if (isReleaseTag) {
     switch (env.TAG_NAME) {
-        case ~/.*-RC\d+(-.*)?/: nexusIqStage = "stage-release"; break;
-        case ~/.*-HC\d+(-.*)?/: nexusIqStage = "stage-release"; break;
-        default: nexusIqStage = "release"
+        case ~/.*-RC\d+(-.*)?/: nexusDefaultIqStage = "stage-release"; break;
+        case ~/.*-HC\d+(-.*)?/: nexusDefaultIqStage = "stage-release"; break;
+        default: nexusDefaultIqStage = "release"
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * make sure calculated default value of NexusIQ stage is first in the list
+ * thus making it default for the `choice` parameter
+ */
+def nexusIqStageChoices = [nexusDefaultIqStage].plus(
+                [
+                        'develop',
+                        'build',
+                        'stage-release',
+                        'release',
+                        'operate'
+                ].minus([nexusDefaultIqStage]))
+
 pipeline {
     agent { label 'k8s' }
     options {
@@ -42,6 +55,10 @@ pipeline {
         buildDiscarder(logRotator(daysToKeepStr: '14', artifactDaysToKeepStr: '14'))
     }
 
+    parameters {
+        choice choices: nexusIqStageChoices, description: 'NexusIQ stage for code evaluation', name: 'nexusIqStage'
+    }
+
     environment {
         DOCKER_TAG_TO_USE = "${env.GIT_COMMIT.subSequence(0, 8)}"
         DOCKER_URL = "https://index.docker.io/v1/"
@@ -63,13 +80,13 @@ pipeline {
                     def version = sh (returnStdout: true, script: "grep ^version: version-properties | sed -e 's/^version: \\([0-9]\\+\\.[0-9]\\+\\).*\$/\\1/'").trim()
                     def groupId = sh (returnStdout: true, script: "grep ^group: version-properties | sed -e 's/^group: //'").trim()
                     def artifactId = 'corda'
-                    nexusAppId = "jenkins-${groupId}-${artifactId}-${version}"
+                    nexusAppId = "${groupId}-${artifactId}-${version}"
                 }
                 nexusPolicyEvaluation (
                         failBuildOnNetworkError: false,
                         iqApplication: selectedApplication(nexusAppId), // application *has* to exist before a build starts!
                         iqScanPatterns: [[scanPattern: 'node/capsule/build/libs/corda*.jar']],
-                        iqStage: nexusIqStage
+                        iqStage: params.nexusIqStage
                 )
             }
         }