diff --git a/internal/helpers/tag.go b/internal/helpers/tag.go
index 95702b3f..a0d1903b 100644
--- a/internal/helpers/tag.go
+++ b/internal/helpers/tag.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	defaultMainImageTag = "4.8.4"
+	defaultMainImageTag = "4.9.2"
 )
 
 func LookupMainImageTag(log *logger.Logger) (string, error) {
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ func LookupMainImageTag(log *logger.Logger) (string, error) {
 		return tag, nil
 	}
 
-	log.Dimf("Using default main image tag %s -- set MAIN_IMAGE_TAG to the desired tag", defaultMainImageTag)
+	log.Warningf("No MAIN_IMAGE_TAG found in the environment, using default main image tag %s for deployment", defaultMainImageTag)
+	log.Warning("To use a different tag, set the MAIN_IMAGE_TAG environment variable")
+	log.Warning("Alternatively, execute roxie from within the stackrox repository, in which case the currently checked out stackrox tag will be used")
+
 	return defaultMainImageTag, nil
 }