diff --git a/.changelog/3856.changed.txt b/.changelog/3856.changed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5acb2c49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/3856.changed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+chore: upgrade tailing-sidecar to v0.16.0
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diff --git a/deploy/helm/sumologic/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm/sumologic/Chart.yaml
index eec3a9aaf..ebfb77a3d 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/sumologic/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/sumologic/Chart.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ dependencies:
     repository: https://helm.influxdata.com/
     condition: telegraf-operator.enabled
   - name: tailing-sidecar-operator
-    version: 0.15.0
+    version: 0.16.0
     repository: https://sumologic.github.io/tailing-sidecar
     condition: tailing-sidecar-operator.enabled
   - name: opentelemetry-operator
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 509272c72..a0e47a80a 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ The following table displays the currently used software versions for our Helm c
 | Falco                                     | 3.8.7   |
 | Metrics Server                            | 6.11.2  |
 | Telegraf Operator                         | 1.4.0   |
-| Tailing Sidecar Operator                  | 0.15.0  |
+| Tailing Sidecar Operator                  | 0.16.0  |
 
 ### ARM support