diff --git a/apps/monitoring/ksm/04_deployment.yaml b/apps/monitoring/ksm/04_deployment.yaml
index 560c6f11b..72f03e846 100644
--- a/apps/monitoring/ksm/04_deployment.yaml
+++ b/apps/monitoring/ksm/04_deployment.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: kube-state-metrics
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.9.6
+    # app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.9.6
   name: kube-state-metrics
   namespace: monitoring
 spec:
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       labels:
         app.kubernetes.io/name: kube-state-metrics
-        app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.9.6
+        # app.kubernetes.io/version: 1.9.6
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ spec:
         - --port=8081
         - --telemetry-host=127.0.0.1
         - --telemetry-port=8082
-        image: carlosedp/kube-state-metrics:v1.9.6
+        # image: carlosedp/kube-state-metrics:v1.9.6
+        image: quay.io/paulfantom/kube-state-metrics:v1.9.7  # Version is invalid. Instead it refers to commit c9d367c
         name: kube-state-metrics
         securityContext:
           runAsUser: 65534