diff --git a/src/velero/README.md b/src/velero/README.md
index 81d0fc4d2..a24c25567 100644
--- a/src/velero/README.md
+++ b/src/velero/README.md
@@ -97,3 +97,20 @@ uds zarf tools kubectl apply -f - <<-EOF
     ttl: 240h0m0s
 EOF
 ```
+
+## Manually restore backup
+```bash
+velero restore create uds-restore-$(date +%s) \
+  --from-backup <backup-name> \
+  --include-namespaces <namespaces-to-restore> --wait
+```
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> The default behavior of Velero will not recreate resources that already exist.
+> If the intention is to restore data on a PV, the PV/PVC will have to be deleted
+> before running the restore.
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> Additional configuration will be required to get CSI backed PVCs to be snapshotted
+> as noted in the [Velero documentation](https://velero.io/docs/main/csi/#prerequisites) - VolumeSnapshotLocation, VolumeSnapshotClass, etc.
+> as well as switching `snapshotVolume` to `true` in the backup config.
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diff --git a/src/velero/values/registry1-values.yaml b/src/velero/values/registry1-values.yaml
index 9dfd6d4b0..7996ed097 100644
--- a/src/velero/values/registry1-values.yaml
+++ b/src/velero/values/registry1-values.yaml
@@ -14,3 +14,9 @@ initContainers:
     volumeMounts:
       - mountPath: /target
         name: plugins
+  - name: velero-plugin-for-csi
+    image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/velero/velero-plugin-for-csi:v0.7.0
+    imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+    volumeMounts:
+      - mountPath: /target
+        name: plugins
diff --git a/src/velero/values/upstream-values.yaml b/src/velero/values/upstream-values.yaml
index f0dfe5bfa..ba5b06c59 100644
--- a/src/velero/values/upstream-values.yaml
+++ b/src/velero/values/upstream-values.yaml
@@ -14,3 +14,9 @@ initContainers:
     volumeMounts:
       - mountPath: /target
         name: plugins
+  - name: velero-plugin-for-csi
+    image: velero/velero-plugin-for-csi:v0.7.0
+    imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+    volumeMounts:
+      - mountPath: /target
+        name: plugins
diff --git a/src/velero/zarf.yaml b/src/velero/zarf.yaml
index 211f6a7b4..7fc2369d0 100644
--- a/src/velero/zarf.yaml
+++ b/src/velero/zarf.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ components:
       - velero/velero:v1.13.2
       - velero/velero-plugin-for-aws:v1.9.2
       - docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.30.1
+      - velero/velero-plugin-for-csi:v0.7.0
 
   - name: velero
     required: true
@@ -33,4 +34,5 @@ components:
     images:
       - registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/velero/velero:v1.13.2
       - registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/velero/velero-plugin-for-aws:v1.9.2
+      - registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/velero/velero-plugin-for-csi:v0.7.0
       - registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/big-bang/base:2.1.0