diff --git a/charts/kube-state-metrics/Chart.yaml b/charts/kube-state-metrics/Chart.yaml
index c420b344b4ba..fa3d7dcc0f86 100644
--- a/charts/kube-state-metrics/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/kube-state-metrics/Chart.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ keywords:
 - prometheus
 - kubernetes
 type: application
-version: 5.16.1
+version: 5.16.2
 appVersion: 2.10.1
 home: https://github.com/kubernetes/kube-state-metrics/
 sources:
diff --git a/charts/kube-state-metrics/values.yaml b/charts/kube-state-metrics/values.yaml
index 7f312961d38d..95e09a3b9bc2 100644
--- a/charts/kube-state-metrics/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kube-state-metrics/values.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ autosharding:
 
 replicas: 1
 
-# Change the deployment strategy when autosharding is disabled
+# Change the deployment strategy when autosharding is disabled.
+# ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/deployment/#strategy
+# The default is "RollingUpdate" as per Kubernetes defaults.
+# During a release, 'RollingUpdate' can lead to two running instances for a short period of time while 'Recreate' can create a small gap in data.
 # updateStrategy: Recreate
 
 # Number of old history to retain to allow rollback