diff --git a/manifests/examples/example-app/prometheus-frontend.yaml b/manifests/examples/example-app/prometheus-frontend.yaml
index 915ded6a3ff3c3e472d41cb6183cb2567d18937f..34b86ba47a3ae03301814c300971eb6093161f74 100644
--- a/manifests/examples/example-app/prometheus-frontend.yaml
+++ b/manifests/examples/example-app/prometheus-frontend.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     prometheus: frontend
 spec:
-  version: v1.5.2
+  version: v1.6.1
   serviceMonitorSelector:
     matchLabels:
       tier: frontend
diff --git a/manifests/prometheus/prometheus-k8s.yaml b/manifests/prometheus/prometheus-k8s.yaml
index a8a1491031bb3c2f9f7ad2c1c403252895b0bb09..1e77d7cc2a9d29f6d03a25667c745742ee1a68c5 100644
--- a/manifests/prometheus/prometheus-k8s.yaml
+++ b/manifests/prometheus/prometheus-k8s.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
     prometheus: k8s
 spec:
   replicas: 2
-  version: v1.5.2
+  version: v1.6.1
   serviceAccountName: prometheus-k8s
   serviceMonitorSelector:
     matchExpression: