diff --git a/manifests/kube-state-metrics-deployment.yaml b/manifests/kube-state-metrics-deployment.yaml
index 065e87035254dbd8480cf19caa32fdcf1cef8482..b8ff279504f709eac7c466d67550a0f468d262a0 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:v1.7.2
+        image: quay.io/coreos/kube-state-metrics:v1.8.0
         name: kube-state-metrics
         resources:
           limits: