diff --git a/stable/node-problem-detector/Chart.yaml b/stable/node-problem-detector/Chart.yaml
index e3566881cc..3abf1c942c 100644
--- a/stable/node-problem-detector/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/node-problem-detector/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: node-problem-detector
-version: "1.0.1"
-appVersion: v0.5.0
+version: "1.1.0"
+appVersion: v0.6.1
 home: https://github.com/kubernetes/node-problem-detector
 description: Installs the node-problem-detector daemonset for monitoring extra attributes on nodes
 icon: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/raw/master/logo/logo.png
diff --git a/stable/node-problem-detector/README.md b/stable/node-problem-detector/README.md
index 9c22f928ea..d5133e8dbe 100644
--- a/stable/node-problem-detector/README.md
+++ b/stable/node-problem-detector/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters for this chart and their d
 | `fullnameOverride`      | Override the fullname of the chart         | `nil`                                                        |
 | `image.pullPolicy`      | Image pull policy                          | `IfNotPresent`                                               |
 | `image.repository`      | Image                                      | `k8s.gcr.io/node-problem-detector`                           |
-| `image.tag`             | Image tag                                  | `v0.5.0`                                                     |
+| `image.tag`             | Image tag                                  | `v0.6.1`                                                     |
 | `nameOverride`          | Override the name of the chart             | `nil`                                                        |
 | `rbac.create`           | RBAC                                       | `true`                                                       |
 | `resources`             | Pod resource requests and limits           | `{}`                                                         |
diff --git a/stable/node-problem-detector/templates/daemonset.yaml b/stable/node-problem-detector/templates/daemonset.yaml
index 2f29d0cee0..000951d95a 100644
--- a/stable/node-problem-detector/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/stable/node-problem-detector/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ spec:
       volumes:
         - name: log
           hostPath:
-            path: /var/log/
+            path: {{ .Values.hostpath.logdir }}
         - name: localtime
           hostPath:
             path: /etc/localtime
diff --git a/stable/node-problem-detector/values.yaml b/stable/node-problem-detector/values.yaml
index 9f5d36ff96..1e6bccf734 100644
--- a/stable/node-problem-detector/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/node-problem-detector/values.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ settings:
     - /config/kernel-monitor.json
     - /config/docker-monitor.json
 
+hostpath:
+  logdir: /var/log/
+
 image:
   repository: k8s.gcr.io/node-problem-detector
-  tag: v0.5.0
+  tag: v0.6.1
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
 nameOverride: ""