diff --git a/docker/prometheus/prometheus-memcached-exporter/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/prometheus/prometheus-memcached-exporter/Dockerfile.j2
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+FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ image_prefix }}prometheus-base:{{ tag }}
+LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build_date }}"
+
+{% block prometheus_memcached_exporter_header %}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block prometheus_memcached_exporter_repository_version %}
+ENV memcached_exporter_version=0.4.1
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block prometheus_memcached_exporter_install %}
+RUN curl -sSL -o /tmp/memcached_exporter.tar.gz https://github.com/prometheus/memcached_exporter/releases/download/v${memcached_exporter_version}/memcached_exporter-${memcached_exporter_version}.linux-${prometheus_arch}.tar.gz \
+    && tar xvf /tmp/memcached_exporter.tar.gz -C /opt/ \
+    && rm -f /tmp/memcached_exporter.tar.gz \
+    && ln -s /opt/memcached_exporter* /opt/memcached_exporter
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block prometheus_memcached_exporter_footer %}{% endblock %}
+{% block footer %}{% endblock %}
+
+USER prometheus
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/prometheus-memcached-exporter-3ca7f701a5069509.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/prometheus-memcached-exporter-3ca7f701a5069509.yaml
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+---
+features:
+  - Container image for the prometheus memcached exporter under
+    the docker/prometheus/ directory.