diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/BucketDataProtectionFields.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/BucketDataProtectionFields.tsx
index 91aa1364c3b..4459aa6f8d7 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/BucketDataProtectionFields.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/BucketDataProtectionFields.tsx
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export const BucketDataProtectionFields = ({
         )}
 
         {!!planLimits && isVersioningEnabled && (
-          <ExpirationPolicySection
+          <LifecyclePolicySection
             control={control}
             hasDays={hasDays}
             hasVersions={hasVersions}
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ export const BucketDataProtectionFields = ({
   )
 }
 
-// ── Expiration policy section ────────────────────────────────────────────
+// ── Lifecycle policy section ─────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-interface ExpirationPolicySectionProps {
+interface LifecyclePolicySectionProps {
   control: ReturnType<typeof useFormContext<BucketProtectionFormValues>>['control']
   hasDays: boolean
   hasVersions: boolean
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ interface ExpirationPolicySectionProps {
   onModeChange: (mode: ExpirationMode) => void
 }
 
-const ExpirationPolicySection = ({
+const LifecyclePolicySection = ({
   control,
   hasDays,
   hasVersions,
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ const ExpirationPolicySection = ({
   versions,
   mode,
   onModeChange,
-}: ExpirationPolicySectionProps) => {
+}: LifecyclePolicySectionProps) => {
   const { trigger } = useFormContext<BucketProtectionFormValues>()
   const hasNoPolicy = !hasDays && !hasVersions
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ const ExpirationPolicySection = ({
     <div className="flex flex-col gap-y-4">
       <div>
         <p className="mb-1.5 flex items-center gap-x-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-foreground">
-          Expiration policy
+          Lifecycle policy
           <BroomSparklesIcon size={14} className="text-foreground-lighter" />
         </p>
         <ExpirationSentence
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ const ExpirationPolicySection = ({
       {hasNoPolicy && (
         <Admonition
           type="warning"
-          title="No expiration policy"
-          description="All noncurrent versions count toward storage usage and incur ongoing costs. Consider setting an expiration policy to automatically remove outdated versions."
+          title="No lifecycle policy"
+          description="All noncurrent versions count toward storage usage and incur ongoing costs. Consider setting a lifecycle policy to automatically expire outdated versions."
         />
       )}
 
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ const ExpirationSentence = ({
   if (!hasDays && !hasVersions) {
     return (
       <p className="text-sm text-foreground-lighter leading-relaxed">
-        No expiration policy configured. Noncurrent versions will be retained indefinitely.
+        No lifecycle policy configured. Noncurrent versions will be retained indefinitely.
       </p>
     )
   }
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/StorageExplorer/DeletedFilesList.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/StorageExplorer/DeletedFilesList.tsx
index f5ae25b7dc0..0dc88f761a7 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/StorageExplorer/DeletedFilesList.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/StorageExplorer/DeletedFilesList.tsx
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export const DeletedFilesList = ({ bucketId, searchString }: DeletedFilesListPro
           description={
             searchString.length > 0
               ? 'No archived files match your search.'
-              : 'Files and their version history appear here once archived (soft-deleted), and can be restored until an expiration policy removes them.'
+              : 'Files and their version history appear here once archived (soft-deleted), and can be restored until a lifecycle policy expires them.'
           }
         />
       </div>
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/StorageExplorer/VersionHistory.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/StorageExplorer/VersionHistory.tsx
index 6b0d091c981..0f516b80c0f 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/StorageExplorer/VersionHistory.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/StorageExplorer/VersionHistory.tsx
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ const PolicyRow = ({ cap, expiryDays, mode }: PolicyRowProps) => {
         <TooltipContent side="top" className="max-w-64 space-y-1.5 pt-2.5">
           <div className="flex items-center gap-x-1">
             <BroomSparklesIcon size={16} className="shrink-0 mr-1" />
-            <p className="font-medium text-foreground">Expiration policy</p>
+            <p className="font-medium text-foreground">Lifecycle policy</p>
           </div>
           <p className="text-foreground-light">
             <PolicyFullRule cap={cap} expiryDays={expiryDays} mode={mode} />
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/Trash/Trash.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/Trash/Trash.tsx
index 00ce2c0d7c3..f800b70e7cd 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/Trash/Trash.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Storage/Trash/Trash.tsx
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ export const Trash = ({ bucketId }: TrashProps) => {
           <PageSectionContent className="flex flex-col gap-y-4">
             <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-x-3">
               <p className="text-sm text-foreground-lighter">
-                Deleted versions in this bucket, restorable until their expiration policy removes
-                them
+                Deleted versions in this bucket, restorable until a lifecycle policy expires them
               </p>
               {isSuccess && objects.length > 0 && (
                 <Button variant="danger" icon={<Trash2 />} onClick={() => setShowDeleteAll(true)}>
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ export const Trash = ({ bucketId }: TrashProps) => {
               <Admonition
                 type="default"
                 title="No deleted versions"
-                description="Deleted versions appear here and can be restored until an expiration policy removes them."
+                description="Deleted versions appear here and can be restored until a lifecycle policy expires them."
               />
             )}
             {isSuccess && objects.length > 0 && (