diff --git a/deployment/node-problem-detector.yaml b/deployment/node-problem-detector.yaml
index 300d5092..0f2af4e6 100644
--- a/deployment/node-problem-detector.yaml
+++ b/deployment/node-problem-detector.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
         - /node-problem-detector
         - --logtostderr
         - --system-log-monitors=/config/kernel-monitor.json,/config/docker-monitor.json
-        image: k8s.gcr.io/node-problem-detector:v0.5.0
+        image: k8s.gcr.io/node-problem-detector:v0.6.1
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         securityContext:
           privileged: true