diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b5211f7..9a65456 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ ENV SOFTWARE_FOLDER "/madminer/software"
 
 
 #### MadGraph 5 environment variables
-ENV MG_VERSION "MG5_aMC_v2.9.4"
-ENV MG_FOLDER "MG5_aMC_v2_9_4"
+ENV MG_VERSION "MG5_aMC_v2.9.16"
+ENV MG_FOLDER "MG5_aMC_v2_9_16"
 ENV MG_FOLDER_PATH "${SOFTWARE_FOLDER}/${MG_FOLDER}"
 ENV MG_BINARY_PATH "${SOFTWARE_FOLDER}/${MG_FOLDER}/bin/mg5_aMC"