diff --git a/manifests/kube-state-metrics-deployment.yaml b/manifests/kube-state-metrics-deployment.yaml
index 4171cd0f0d37acf40b53c13c671e2588c417a556..96351166b27d8a64fc3ca5195644b14db419a90d 100644
--- a/manifests/kube-state-metrics-deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifests/kube-state-metrics-deployment.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ spec:
         - --port=8081
         - --telemetry-host=127.0.0.1
         - --telemetry-port=8082
-        image: quay.io/coreos/kube-state-metrics:v1.7.0-rc.1
+        image: quay.io/coreos/kube-state-metrics:v1.7.1
         name: kube-state-metrics
         resources:
           limits: