diff --git a/etc/kayobe/kolla-image-tags.yml b/etc/kayobe/kolla-image-tags.yml
index c8d5ffef2..db523d143 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/kolla-image-tags.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/kolla-image-tags.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ kolla_image_tags:
   openstack:
     rocky-9: 2024.1-rocky-9-20241218T141751
     ubuntu-jammy: 2024.1-ubuntu-jammy-20241218T141809
+  ironic_prometheus_exporter:
+    rocky-9: 2024.1-rocky-9-20250124T081816
+    ubuntu-jammy: 2024.1-ubuntu-jammy-20250124T081816
   magnum:
     rocky-9: 2024.1-rocky-9-20250102T094625
     ubuntu-jammy: 2024.1-ubuntu-jammy-20250102T094625
diff --git a/etc/kayobe/kolla.yml b/etc/kayobe/kolla.yml
index f98bf2221..6e90b29b5 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/kolla.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/kolla.yml
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ kolla_enable_heat: false
 #kolla_enable_influxdb:
 #kolla_enable_ironic:
 #kolla_enable_ironic_neutron_agent:
-kolla_enable_ironic_prometheus_exporter: false
+#kolla_enable_ironic_prometheus_exporter:
 #kolla_enable_iscsid:
 #kolla_enable_keepalived:
 #kolla_enable_keystone:
diff --git a/etc/kayobe/pulp.yml b/etc/kayobe/pulp.yml
index e55b82bb3..4db12d267 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/pulp.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/pulp.yml
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ stackhpc_pulp_images_kolla:
   - ironic-conductor
   - ironic-inspector
   - ironic-neutron-agent
+  - ironic-prometheus-exporter
   - ironic-pxe
   - keepalived
   - keystone
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ironic-prometheus-exporter-f9301ef233d47291.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ironic-prometheus-exporter-f9301ef233d47291.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8e64e889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ironic-prometheus-exporter-f9301ef233d47291.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    ``ironic-prometheus-exporter`` container image has been added and enabled
+    by default when kolla_enable_ironic and kolla_enable_prometheus are true
+    (following upstream defaults).