diff --git a/deploy/kube-config/influxdb/influxdb-grafana-controller.yaml b/deploy/kube-config/influxdb/influxdb-grafana-controller.yaml
index 067d1a8aa0..5e8041dba9 100644
--- a/deploy/kube-config/influxdb/influxdb-grafana-controller.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kube-config/influxdb/influxdb-grafana-controller.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: influxdb
-        image: kubernetes/heapster_influxdb:v0.5
+        image: kubernetes/heapster_influxdb:v0.6
         volumeMounts:
         - mountPath: /data
           name: influxdb-storage
diff --git a/influxdb/Dockerfile b/influxdb/Dockerfile
index d567130a8b..781966de2c 100644
--- a/influxdb/Dockerfile
+++ b/influxdb/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FROM ubuntu
 MAINTAINER Vishnu kannan "<vishnuk@google.com>"
 
 # Install InfluxDB
-ENV INFLUXDB_VERSION 0.9.4.1
+ENV INFLUXDB_VERSION 0.9.6
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl && mkdir /app && curl -s -o /app/influxdb_latest_amd64.deb https://s3.amazonaws.com/influxdb/influxdb_${INFLUXDB_VERSION}_amd64.deb && \
   dpkg -i /app/influxdb_latest_amd64.deb && \
diff --git a/influxdb/RELEASES.md b/influxdb/RELEASES.md
index 9a3ca1f775..f1745b7adb 100644
--- a/influxdb/RELEASES.md
+++ b/influxdb/RELEASES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Release Notes for heapster influxdb container.
 
+## 0.6 (12-10-2015)
+- updated to v0.9.6
+
 ## 0.5 (9-18-2015)
 - updated to v0.9.4