diff --git a/packages/kilo-jetbrains/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/kilo-jetbrains/CHANGELOG.md
index 082d91d37d..dd47ea6971 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-jetbrains/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/kilo-jetbrains/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [7.0.2-rc.1] - 2026-07-07
+
+### Added
+- Download the pinned Kilo Core release at runtime instead of bundling every CLI binary in the JetBrains plugin, keeping the Marketplace package smaller while still verifying downloaded artifacts.
+
 ## [7.0.1] - 2026-07-06
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/packages/kilo-jetbrains/gradle.properties b/packages/kilo-jetbrains/gradle.properties
index 437f551148..23aa553936 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-jetbrains/gradle.properties
+++ b/packages/kilo-jetbrains/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency=false
-kilo.jetbrains.version=7.0.1
+kilo.jetbrains.version=7.0.2-rc.1
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4096m -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m