diff --git a/buildscripts/verify-helm-migration.sh b/buildscripts/verify-helm-migration.sh
index f044ecaba..de33723c9 100755
--- a/buildscripts/verify-helm-migration.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/verify-helm-migration.sh
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ helm_run template my-release "${new_chart}" \
 go run ./buildscripts/helm-migration-guard "${old_render}" "${new_render}"
 
 helm_run package "${new_chart}" --destination "${output_dir}" >/dev/null
-test -s "${work_dir}/silo-7.0.1.tgz"
+test -s "${work_dir}/silo-7.0.2.tgz"
 if find "${work_dir}" -maxdepth 1 -type f -name 'minio-*.tgz' | grep -q .; then
 	echo "Helm packaging emitted a legacy MinIO chart name" >&2
 	exit 1
diff --git a/helm/silo/Chart.yaml b/helm/silo/Chart.yaml
index 9e07e965f..fc6847b29 100644
--- a/helm/silo/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/silo/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 description: S3-Interface Libre Object Storage
 name: silo
-version: 7.0.1
-appVersion: RELEASE.2026-08-06T00-00-00Z
+version: 7.0.2
+appVersion: RELEASE.2026-09-03T00-00-00Z
 keywords:
   - silo
   - storage
diff --git a/helm/silo/README.md b/helm/silo/README.md
index 1f9ee8370..6b1d293e4 100644
--- a/helm/silo/README.md
+++ b/helm/silo/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ names. Export the complete values and render the candidate chart offline:
 ```bash
 helm get values my-release -n my-namespace -a > values.before-silo.yaml
 SILO_TAG='<published-silo-release-tag>'
+MCLI_TAG='<published-mcli-release-tag>'
 
 helm template my-release ./helm/silo \
   -n my-namespace \
@@ -69,9 +70,9 @@ helm template my-release ./helm/silo \
   --set fullnameOverride=my-existing-fullname \
   --set serviceAccount.name=minio-sa \
   --set image.repository=pgsty/silo \
-  --set mcImage.repository=pgsty/silo \
+  --set mcImage.repository=pgsty/mc \
   --set-string image.tag="${SILO_TAG}" \
-  --set-string mcImage.tag="${SILO_TAG}" \
+  --set-string mcImage.tag="${MCLI_TAG}" \
   > rendered.silo.yaml
 ```
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ mounts. After review, upgrade the chart and image together:
 
 ```bash
 SILO_TAG='<published-silo-release-tag>'
+MCLI_TAG='<published-mcli-release-tag>'
 helm upgrade my-release ./helm/silo \
   -n my-namespace \
   -f values.before-silo.yaml \
@@ -88,9 +90,9 @@ helm upgrade my-release ./helm/silo \
   --set fullnameOverride=my-existing-fullname \
   --set serviceAccount.name=minio-sa \
   --set image.repository=pgsty/silo \
-  --set mcImage.repository=pgsty/silo \
+  --set mcImage.repository=pgsty/mc \
   --set-string image.tag="${SILO_TAG}" \
-  --set-string mcImage.tag="${SILO_TAG}"
+  --set-string mcImage.tag="${MCLI_TAG}"
 ```
 
 Rollback is chart-level: use `helm rollback`, not an image-only downgrade. The
diff --git a/helm/silo/values.yaml b/helm/silo/values.yaml
index 646521430..123199bb3 100644
--- a/helm/silo/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/silo/values.yaml
@@ -15,18 +15,17 @@ clusterDomain: cluster.local
 ##
 image:
   repository: pgsty/silo
-  tag: RELEASE.2026-08-06T00-00-00Z
+  tag: RELEASE.2026-09-03T00-00-00Z
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
 imagePullSecrets: []
 # - name: "image-pull-secret"
 
-## Image used by post-install jobs. The pgsty/silo image bundles mcli and
-## provides /usr/bin/mc as a compatibility link.
+## Silo client image used by post-install jobs.
 ##
 mcImage:
-  repository: pgsty/silo
-  tag: RELEASE.2026-08-06T00-00-00Z
+  repository: pgsty/mc
+  tag: RELEASE.2026-09-01T00-00-00Z
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
 ## Silo mode, i.e. standalone or distributed.