diff --git a/confluent-kafka-images.yaml b/confluent-kafka-images.yaml
index 8356fc4c69..e46e218213 100644
--- a/confluent-kafka-images.yaml
+++ b/confluent-kafka-images.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #nolint:git-checkout-must-use-github-updates
 package:
   name: confluent-kafka-images
-  version: 7.6.1.15
+  version: 7.6.1.16
   epoch: 0
   description: Provides build files for Apache Kafka and Confluent Docker images
   copyright:
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var-transforms:
 pipeline:
   - uses: git-checkout
     with:
-      expected-commit: 81a72376a8d70bc82429eb069b7732cfc2f9c910
+      expected-commit: f44ebe47561c1bb12f21a50f54102897fbbd8bbf
       repository: https://github.com/confluentinc/kafka-images
       tag: v${{vars.mangled-package-version}}