diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 45fc07c4304..bd40e4b7f33 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         <docker.push.repository>gcr.io/mirrornode</docker.push.repository>
         <docker.resources>${project.build.directory}/container</docker.resources>
         <docker.tag.version>${release.version}</docker.tag.version>
-        <embedded.testcontainers.version>2.0.15</embedded.testcontainers.version>
+        <embedded.testcontainers.version>2.0.16</embedded.testcontainers.version>
         <git-commit-id-plugin.version>4.0.4</git-commit-id-plugin.version>
         <grpc-spring-boot.version>2.11.0.RELEASE</grpc-spring-boot.version>
         <grpc.version>1.41.0</grpc.version>