diff --git a/terraform/kubectl/provider.tf b/terraform/kubectl/provider.tf
index 0b5a9646..405dffed 100644
--- a/terraform/kubectl/provider.tf
+++ b/terraform/kubectl/provider.tf
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ terraform {
     required_providers {
         kubectl = {
             source = "gavinbunney/kubectl"
-            version = "1.15.0"
+            version = "1.16.0"
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/terraform/templates/kubernetes-automation-example/provider.tf b/terraform/templates/kubernetes-automation-example/provider.tf
index 54f87fa3..f0f22098 100644
--- a/terraform/templates/kubernetes-automation-example/provider.tf
+++ b/terraform/templates/kubernetes-automation-example/provider.tf
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ terraform {
         }
         kubectl = {
             source = "gavinbunney/kubectl"
-            version = "1.15.0"
+            version = "1.16.0"
         }
         cloudflare = {
             source = "cloudflare/cloudflare"