diff --git a/jenkins/check-for-build.jenkinsfile b/jenkins/check-for-build.jenkinsfile
index bc08a66db4..70546f5179 100644
--- a/jenkins/check-for-build.jenkinsfile
+++ b/jenkins/check-for-build.jenkinsfile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pipeline {
     }
     triggers {
         parameterizedCron '''
+            H 1 * * * %INPUT_MANIFEST=2.16.0/opensearch-dashboards-2.16.0.yml;TARGET_JOB_NAME=distribution-build-opensearch-dashboards;BUILD_PLATFORM=linux windows;BUILD_DISTRIBUTION=tar rpm deb zip
             H 1 * * * %INPUT_MANIFEST=2.16.0/opensearch-2.16.0.yml;TARGET_JOB_NAME=distribution-build-opensearch;BUILD_PLATFORM=linux macos windows;BUILD_DISTRIBUTION=tar rpm deb zip
             H 1 * * * %INPUT_MANIFEST=1.3.18/opensearch-1.3.18.yml;TARGET_JOB_NAME=distribution-build-opensearch;BUILD_PLATFORM=linux macos windows;BUILD_DISTRIBUTION=tar rpm deb zip
             H 1 * * * %INPUT_MANIFEST=3.0.0/opensearch-3.0.0.yml;TARGET_JOB_NAME=distribution-build-opensearch;BUILD_PLATFORM=linux macos windows;BUILD_DISTRIBUTION=tar rpm deb zip
diff --git a/manifests/2.16.0/opensearch-dashboards-2.16.0.yml b/manifests/2.16.0/opensearch-dashboards-2.16.0.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10a80c5e07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/2.16.0/opensearch-dashboards-2.16.0.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+---
+schema-version: '1.1'
+build:
+  name: OpenSearch Dashboards
+  version: 2.16.0
+ci:
+  image:
+    name: opensearchstaging/ci-runner:ci-runner-almalinux8-opensearch-dashboards-build-v1
+components:
+  - name: OpenSearch-Dashboards
+    repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards.git
+    ref: 2.x
+  - name: functionalTestDashboards
+    repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/opensearch-dashboards-functional-test.git
+    ref: 2.x
+  - name: observabilityDashboards
+    repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-observability.git
+    ref: 2.x
+  - name: reportsDashboards
+    repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-reporting.git
+    ref: 2.x
+  - name: ganttChartDashboards
+    repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-visualizations.git
+    ref: 2.x
+  - name: queryWorkbenchDashboards
+    repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-query-workbench.git
+    ref: 2.x
+  - name: customImportMapDashboards
+    repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-maps.git
+    ref: 2.x
+  - name: anomalyDetectionDashboards
+    repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/anomaly-detection-dashboards-plugin.git
+    ref: 2.x
+  - name: mlCommonsDashboards
+    repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/ml-commons-dashboards.git
+    ref: 2.x
+  - name: indexManagementDashboards
+    repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/index-management-dashboards-plugin.git
+    ref: 2.x
+  - name: notificationsDashboards
+    repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-notifications.git
+    ref: 2.x
+  - name: alertingDashboards
+    repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/alerting-dashboards-plugin.git
+    ref: 2.x
+  - name: securityAnalyticsDashboards
+    repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin.git
+    ref: 2.x
+  - name: securityDashboards
+    repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/security-dashboards-plugin.git
+    ref: 2.x
+  - name: searchRelevanceDashboards
+    repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-search-relevance.git
+    ref: 2.x
+  - name: assistantDashboards
+    repository: https://github.com/opensearch-project/dashboards-assistant.git
+    ref: 2.x