diff --git a/examples/node_exporter.yml b/examples/node_exporter.yml
index e9939ac6c..958c40ea9 100644
--- a/examples/node_exporter.yml
+++ b/examples/node_exporter.yml
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ services:
   - name: dhcpcd
     image: linuxkit/dhcpcd:330839488cd122db3c44738e265c035c9729a963
   - name: node_exporter
-    image: linuxkit/node_exporter:a58fcb21c090f32539ad45519fec1ab0381d4c62
+    image: linuxkit/node_exporter:e8a4d08e3619b892f75109b8e8eeabbd041cc525
diff --git a/pkg/node_exporter/Dockerfile b/pkg/node_exporter/Dockerfile
index b989ca8a7..9b8f220de 100644
--- a/pkg/node_exporter/Dockerfile
+++ b/pkg/node_exporter/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache go git musl-dev make curl gcc
 ENV GOPATH=/go PATH=$PATH:/go/bin
 ENV GITBASE=github.com/prometheus
 ENV GITREPO=github.com/prometheus/node_exporter
-ENV COMMIT=v0.18.1
+ENV COMMIT=v1.8.2
 
 RUN mkdir -p /go/src/${GITBASE} \
     && cd /go/src/${GITBASE} \