diff --git a/roles/ipmi_exporter/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ipmi_exporter/defaults/main.yml
index caa0009f..8aeab188 100644
--- a/roles/ipmi_exporter/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ipmi_exporter/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-ipmi_exporter_version: 1.8.0
+ipmi_exporter_version: 1.9.0
 ipmi_exporter_binary_url: "https://github.com/{{ _ipmi_exporter_repo }}/releases/download/v{{ ipmi_exporter_version }}/\
                            ipmi_exporter-{{ ipmi_exporter_version }}.{{ ansible_system | lower }}-{{ _ipmi_exporter_go_ansible_arch }}.tar.gz"
 ipmi_exporter_checksums_url: "https://github.com/{{ _ipmi_exporter_repo }}/releases/download/v{{ ipmi_exporter_version }}/sha256sums.txt"
diff --git a/roles/ipmi_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml b/roles/ipmi_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml
index 76effcd3..3c954a70 100644
--- a/roles/ipmi_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml
+++ b/roles/ipmi_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ argument_specs:
     options:
       ipmi_exporter_version:
         description: "ipmi_exporter package version. Also accepts latest as parameter."
-        default: "1.8.0"
+        default: "1.9.0"
       ipmi_exporter_binary_url:
         description: "URL of the ipmi_exporter binaries .tar.gz file"
         default: "https://github.com/{{ _ipmi_exporter_repo }}/releases/download/v{{ ipmi_exporter_version }}/ipmi_exporter-{{ ipmi_exporter_version }}.{{ ansible_system | lower }}-{{ _ipmi_exporter_go_ansible_arch }}.tar.gz"