diff --git a/stacks/kube-state-metrics/deploy.sh b/stacks/kube-state-metrics/deploy.sh
index 5a51b016..7a0e69da 100755
--- a/stacks/kube-state-metrics/deploy.sh
+++ b/stacks/kube-state-metrics/deploy.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ helm repo update > /dev/null
 ################################################################################
 STACK="kube-state-metrics"
 CHART="prometheus-community/kube-state-metrics"
-CHART_VERSION="6.3.0"
+CHART_VERSION="7.1.0"
 NAMESPACE="kube-state-metrics"
 
 if [ -z "${MP_KUBERNETES}" ]; then
@@ -31,7 +31,4 @@ helm upgrade "$STACK" "$CHART" \
   --namespace "$NAMESPACE" \
   --values "$values" \
   --version "$CHART_VERSION" \
-  --wait
-
-### ARTHUR'S NOTE: USING LATEST VERSION RESULTED IN EXTERNAL IP MISCONFIGURATION.
-### SERVICE STARTED UP BUT WAS NOT REACHABLE
\ No newline at end of file
+  --wait
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stacks/kube-state-metrics/values.yml b/stacks/kube-state-metrics/values.yml
index fccf732d..f7d55f8a 100644
--- a/stacks/kube-state-metrics/values.yml
+++ b/stacks/kube-state-metrics/values.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-# bitnami/kube-state-metrics
+# prometheus-community/kube-state-metrics
 
 global:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/installed-by: digitalocean-marketplace
+
+service:
+  type: LoadBalancer
+  port: 8080