diff --git a/kube-system/kube-state-metrics.yml b/kube-system/kube-state-metrics.yml
index cde0cfd..4e108b2 100644
--- a/kube-system/kube-state-metrics.yml
+++ b/kube-system/kube-state-metrics.yml
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ spec:
       automountServiceAccountToken: true
       containers:
       - image: registry.k8s.io/kube-state-metrics/kube-state-metrics:v2.6.0
+        args:
+          - --metric-labels-allowlist=pods=[*]
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /healthz