diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index aca81966..23175816 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Quarkus - Operator SDK - Parent</name>
   <properties>
-    <quarkus.version>3.16.2</quarkus.version>
+    <quarkus.version>3.16.3</quarkus.version>
     <java-operator-sdk.version>4.9.6</java-operator-sdk.version>
   </properties>
   <scm>