diff --git a/incubator/istio/Chart.yaml b/incubator/istio/Chart.yaml
index d276d1b979..1b79a49051 100644
--- a/incubator/istio/Chart.yaml
+++ b/incubator/istio/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 description: Istio Helm chart for Kubernetes
 name: istio
-version: 0.2.6-chart5
+# To avoid confusion the helm chart version stays in sync with the istio version - DO NOT UNSYNC -- ldemailly@google.com
+# https://github.com/kubernetes/charts/issues/1501
+version: 0.1.6-chart6
 appVersion: 0.1.6
 home: https://istio.io/
 icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/istio/istio.github.io/master/favicons/mstile-150x150.png