diff --git a/config/observability/kustomization.yaml b/config/observability/kustomization.yaml
index daf19d080..74c6fc6fa 100644
--- a/config/observability/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/observability/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: Kustomization
 
 resources:
   - github.com/prometheus-operator/kube-prometheus?ref=release-0.13
-  - github.com/Kuadrant/gateway-api-state-metrics/config/kuadrant?ref=0.5.0
+  - github.com/Kuadrant/gateway-api-state-metrics/config/kuadrant?ref=0.8.1
 # To scrape istio metrics, 3 configurations are required:
 # 1. Envoy metrics directly from the istio ingress gateway pod
   - prometheus/monitors/pod-monitor-envoy.yaml