diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index a5cb2a89f39..e0e7cdbfe41 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ testLogger = "4.0.0"
 testRetry = "1.5.10"
 # test-only; platform provides slf4j transitively at runtime
 slf4j = "2.0.16"
-sshd = "2.13.2"
+sshd = "2.16.0"
 undercouch-download = "5.2.1"
 wiremock = "3.9.1"
 zjsonpatch = "0.4.16"