diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 1c0f91ce..795ad63b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Notable changes between versions.
 * Update nginx-ingress from v0.30.0 to [v0.32.0](https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/releases/tag/nginx-0.32.0)
   * Add support for [IngressClass](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/ingress/#ingress-class)
 * Update Prometheus from v2.17.1 to v2.18.1
+  * Update kube-state-metrics from v1.9.5 to [v1.9.6](https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/releases/tag/v1.9.6)
 * Update Grafana from v6.7.2 to v7.0.0
 
 ## v1.18.2
diff --git a/addons/prometheus/exporters/kube-state-metrics/deployment.yaml b/addons/prometheus/exporters/kube-state-metrics/deployment.yaml
index bf9274fe..d05f811a 100644
--- a/addons/prometheus/exporters/kube-state-metrics/deployment.yaml
+++ b/addons/prometheus/exporters/kube-state-metrics/deployment.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: kube-state-metrics
       containers:
       - name: kube-state-metrics
-        image: quay.io/coreos/kube-state-metrics:v1.9.5
+        image: quay.io/coreos/kube-state-metrics:v1.9.6
         ports:
           - name: metrics
             containerPort: 8080