diff --git a/pkg/node_exporter/Dockerfile b/pkg/node_exporter/Dockerfile
index 2d8de2d5c..144be7543 100644
--- a/pkg/node_exporter/Dockerfile
+++ b/pkg/node_exporter/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache go git musl-dev make
 
 ENV GOPATH=/go PATH=$PATH:/go/bin
 ENV GITREPO=github.com/prometheus/node_exporter
-ENV COMMIT=v0.16.0
+ENV COMMIT=v0.18.1
 
 RUN go get -d ${GITREPO} \
     && cd /go/src/${GITREPO} \