diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ddc3944..417a5dc8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ Flags:
 | `nginxplus_upstream_server_ssl_handshakes`          | Counter | Successful SSL handshakes                                                                                                                                      | `server`, `upstream`                                                                                                                              |
 | `nginxplus_upstream_server_ssl_handshakes_failed`   | Counter | Failed SSL handshakes                                                                                                                                          | `server`, `upstream`                                                                                                                              |
 | `nginxplus_upstream_server_ssl_session_reuses`      | Counter | Session reuses during SSL handshake                                                                                                                            | `server`, `upstream`                                                                                                                              |
-| `nginxplus_upstream_keepalives`                     | Gauge   | Idle keepalive connections                                                                                                                                     | `upstream`                                                                                                                                        |
+| `nginxplus_upstream_keepalive`                     | Gauge   | Idle keepalive connections                                                                                                                                     | `upstream`                                                                                                                                        |
 | `nginxplus_upstream_zombies`                        | Gauge   | Servers removed from the group but still processing active client requests                                                                                     | `upstream`                                                                                                                                        |
 
 #### [Stream Upstreams](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_api_module.html#def_nginx_stream_upstream)
diff --git a/collector/nginx_plus.go b/collector/nginx_plus.go
index 025e9804..70d9e32c 100644
--- a/collector/nginx_plus.go
+++ b/collector/nginx_plus.go
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ func NewNginxPlusCollector(nginxClient *plusclient.NginxClient, namespace string
 			"ssl_session_reuses":    newStreamServerZoneMetric(namespace, "ssl_session_reuses", "Session reuses during SSL handshake", variableLabelNames.StreamServerZoneVariableLabelNames, constLabels),
 		},
 		upstreamMetrics: map[string]*prometheus.Desc{
-			"keepalives": newUpstreamMetric(namespace, "keepalives", "Idle keepalive connections", constLabels),
-			"zombies":    newUpstreamMetric(namespace, "zombies", "Servers removed from the group but still processing active client requests", constLabels),
+			"keepalive": newUpstreamMetric(namespace, "keepalive", "Idle keepalive connections", constLabels),
+			"zombies":   newUpstreamMetric(namespace, "zombies", "Servers removed from the group but still processing active client requests", constLabels),
 		},
 		streamUpstreamMetrics: map[string]*prometheus.Desc{
 			"zombies": newStreamUpstreamMetric(namespace, "zombies", "Servers removed from the group but still processing active client connections", constLabels),
@@ -980,8 +980,8 @@ func (c *NginxPlusCollector) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 			ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.upstreamServerMetrics["ssl_session_reuses"],
 				prometheus.CounterValue, float64(peer.SSL.SessionReuses), labelValues...)
 		}
-		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.upstreamMetrics["keepalives"],
-			prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(upstream.Keepalives), name)
+		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.upstreamMetrics["keepalive"],
+			prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(upstream.Keepalive), name)
 		ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(c.upstreamMetrics["zombies"],
 			prometheus.GaugeValue, float64(upstream.Zombies), name)
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 03e2c0ae..2e36ad16 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.21.3
 require (
 	github.com/alecthomas/kingpin/v2 v2.4.0
 	github.com/go-kit/log v0.2.1
-	github.com/nginxinc/nginx-plus-go-client v1.2.1
+	github.com/nginxinc/nginx-plus-go-client v1.2.2
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.1
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.55.0
 	github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit v0.11.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b6cca6aa..7e7b4110 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 h1:C3w9PqII01/Oq
 github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822/go.mod h1:+n7T8mK8HuQTcFwEeznm/DIxMOiR9yIdICNftLE1DvQ=
 github.com/mwitkow/go-conntrack v0.0.0-20190716064945-2f068394615f h1:KUppIJq7/+SVif2QVs3tOP0zanoHgBEVAwHxUSIzRqU=
 github.com/mwitkow/go-conntrack v0.0.0-20190716064945-2f068394615f/go.mod h1:qRWi+5nqEBWmkhHvq77mSJWrCKwh8bxhgT7d/eI7P4U=
-github.com/nginxinc/nginx-plus-go-client v1.2.1 h1:65L9xgPDNbEbd23FTTCcaZ2qF9TX5/Z6vkkEl7RKiVo=
-github.com/nginxinc/nginx-plus-go-client v1.2.1/go.mod h1:n8OFLzrJulJ2fur28Cwa1Qp5DZNS2VicLV+Adt30LQ4=
+github.com/nginxinc/nginx-plus-go-client v1.2.2 h1:sl7HqNDDZq2EVu0eQQVoZ6PKYGa4h2dB/Qr5Ib0YKGw=
+github.com/nginxinc/nginx-plus-go-client v1.2.2/go.mod h1:n8OFLzrJulJ2fur28Cwa1Qp5DZNS2VicLV+Adt30LQ4=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.1 h1:wZWJDwK+NameRJuPGDhlnFgx8e8HN3XHQeLaYJFJBOE=