diff --git a/charts/feature-cluster-metrics/Chart.lock b/charts/feature-cluster-metrics/Chart.lock
index d44e50e7e..2afc7c590 100644
--- a/charts/feature-cluster-metrics/Chart.lock
+++ b/charts/feature-cluster-metrics/Chart.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 dependencies:
 - name: kube-state-metrics
   repository: https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts
-  version: 5.25.1
+  version: 5.26.0
 - name: prometheus-node-exporter
   repository: https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts
   version: 4.39.0
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ dependencies:
 - name: kepler
   repository: https://sustainable-computing-io.github.io/kepler-helm-chart
   version: 0.5.11
-digest: sha256:28fdad568659116708966d30c0d564dad63101acc91418fa0f187ca2b6a1a990
-generated: "2024-11-07T17:41:26.104487835Z"
+digest: sha256:3cbd44e4e8d245f9e2a48f1eb898d0fffa04199464461a15da86f0242b15b4d2
+generated: "2024-11-07T13:17:46.987023-06:00"
diff --git a/charts/feature-cluster-metrics/Chart.yaml b/charts/feature-cluster-metrics/Chart.yaml
index 6bcd973a4..41436547a 100644
--- a/charts/feature-cluster-metrics/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/feature-cluster-metrics/Chart.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ maintainers:
     name: petewall
 dependencies:
   - name: kube-state-metrics
-    version: 5.25.1
+    version: 5.26.0
     repository: https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts
     condition: kube-state-metrics.deploy
 
diff --git a/charts/feature-cluster-metrics/README.md b/charts/feature-cluster-metrics/README.md
index 8a4bdbe4c..652e03fbd 100644
--- a/charts/feature-cluster-metrics/README.md
+++ b/charts/feature-cluster-metrics/README.md
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Actual integration testing in a live environment should be done in the main [k8s
 
 | Repository | Name | Version |
 |------------|------|---------|
-| https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts | kube-state-metrics | 5.25.1 |
+| https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts | kube-state-metrics | 5.26.0 |
 | https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts | node-exporter(prometheus-node-exporter) | 4.39.0 |
 | https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts | windows-exporter(prometheus-windows-exporter) | 0.5.1 |
 | https://sustainable-computing-io.github.io/kepler-helm-chart | kepler | 0.5.11 |
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