diff --git a/jsonnet/kube-prometheus/kube-state-metrics/kube-state-metrics.libsonnet b/jsonnet/kube-prometheus/kube-state-metrics/kube-state-metrics.libsonnet
index fd0051dd..2c21905c 100644
--- a/jsonnet/kube-prometheus/kube-state-metrics/kube-state-metrics.libsonnet
+++ b/jsonnet/kube-prometheus/kube-state-metrics/kube-state-metrics.libsonnet
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   _config+:: {
     versions+:: {
-      kubeStateMetrics: '1.9.5',
+      kubeStateMetrics: '1.9.7',
     },
     imageRepos+:: {
       kubeStateMetrics: 'quay.io/coreos/kube-state-metrics',