diff --git a/roles/redis_exporter/defaults/main.yml b/roles/redis_exporter/defaults/main.yml
index 24e2b20fc..dcb4035b0 100644
--- a/roles/redis_exporter/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/redis_exporter/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-redis_exporter_version: 1.87.0
+redis_exporter_version: 1.88.0
 redis_exporter_binary_url: "https://github.com/{{ _redis_exporter_repo }}/releases/download/v{{ redis_exporter_version }}/\
                            redis_exporter-v{{ redis_exporter_version }}.{{ ansible_facts['system'] | lower }}-{{ _redis_exporter_go_ansible_arch }}.tar.gz"
 redis_exporter_checksums_url: "https://github.com/{{ _redis_exporter_repo }}/releases/download/v{{ redis_exporter_version }}/sha256sums.txt"
diff --git a/roles/redis_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml b/roles/redis_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml
index 4fb9d2084..17cdda1ed 100644
--- a/roles/redis_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml
+++ b/roles/redis_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ argument_specs:
     options:
       redis_exporter_version:
         description: "redis_exporter package version. Also accepts latest as parameter."
-        default: "1.87.0"
+        default: "1.88.0"
       redis_exporter_binary_url:
         description: "URL of the redis_exporter binaries .tar.gz file"
         default: "https://github.com/{{ _redis_exporter_repo }}/releases/download/v{{ redis_exporter_version }}/redis_exporter-v{{ redis_exporter_version }}.{{ ansible_facts['system'] | lower }}-{{ _redis_exporter_go_ansible_arch }}.tar.gz"