diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 10a0985f..55e01e36 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <version.mockito>3.12.4</version.mockito>
     <version.revapi>0.24.4</version.revapi>
     <version.slf4j>1.7.32</version.slf4j>
-    <version.testcontainers>1.15.3</version.testcontainers>
+    <version.testcontainers>1.16.0</version.testcontainers>
     <version.zeebe>1.1.0</version.zeebe>
 
     <!-- plugin version -->