diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bb8c9c0f..74ba1e35 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ configure(subprojects.findAll { !it.name.startsWith("examples/") }) {
         imports {
             mavenBom 'org.junit:junit-bom:5.7.2'
             mavenBom org.springframework.boot.gradle.plugin.SpringBootPlugin.BOM_COORDINATES
-            mavenBom 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers-bom:1.15.3'
+            mavenBom 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers-bom:1.16.0'
 
             // pinned to 1.23.1, see https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java/issues/6707
             mavenBom 'io.grpc:grpc-bom:1.23.1'
diff --git a/examples/plugin/build.gradle b/examples/plugin/build.gradle
index 4e01b05b..d6406ae9 100644
--- a/examples/plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/plugin/build.gradle
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dependencyManagement {
 
     imports {
         mavenBom org.springframework.boot.gradle.plugin.SpringBootPlugin.BOM_COORDINATES
-        mavenBom 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers-bom:1.15.3'
+        mavenBom 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers-bom:1.16.0'
     }
 
     dependencies {