diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 680de35..2555bcb 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.17")
 #
 # Test dependencies
 #
-bazel_dep(name = "googletest", repo_name = "com_google_gtest", version = "1.15.2", dev_dependency = True)
+bazel_dep(name = "googletest", repo_name = "com_google_gtest", version = "1.16.0", dev_dependency = True)
 bazel_dep(name = "stb", version = "0.0.0", dev_dependency = True)
 git_override(
     module_name = "stb",