diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/auditbeat-kubernetes.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/auditbeat-kubernetes.yaml
index d25c7245066..dc868a4f418 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/auditbeat-kubernetes.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/auditbeat-kubernetes.yaml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ spec:
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       containers:
       - name: auditbeat
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/auditbeat:8.15.0
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/auditbeat:8.16.0
         args: [
           "-c", "/etc/auditbeat.yml",
           "-e",
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/filebeat-kubernetes.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/filebeat-kubernetes.yaml
index 8539501d292..15a733e53d6 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/filebeat-kubernetes.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/filebeat-kubernetes.yaml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ spec:
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       containers:
       - name: filebeat
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/filebeat:8.15.0
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/filebeat:8.16.0
         args: [
           "-c", "/etc/filebeat.yml",
           "-e",
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/heartbeat-kubernetes.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/heartbeat-kubernetes.yaml
index 0c22501e707..15c8e521d29 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/heartbeat-kubernetes.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/heartbeat-kubernetes.yaml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ spec:
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       containers:
       - name: heartbeat
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/heartbeat:8.15.0
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/heartbeat:8.16.0
         args: [
           "-c", "/etc/heartbeat.yml",
           "-e",
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat-kubernetes.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat-kubernetes.yaml
index e319d4b884c..ab119ff490c 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat-kubernetes.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/metricbeat-kubernetes.yaml
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ spec:
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       containers:
       - name: metricbeat
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/metricbeat:8.15.0
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/metricbeat:8.16.0
         args: [
           "-c", "/etc/metricbeat.yml",
           "-e",
diff --git a/libbeat/docs/version.asciidoc b/libbeat/docs/version.asciidoc
index 8a304e04367..1fd640387fb 100644
--- a/libbeat/docs/version.asciidoc
+++ b/libbeat/docs/version.asciidoc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-:stack-version: 8.15.0
+:stack-version: 8.16.0
 :doc-branch: main
 :go-version: 1.22.5
 :release-state: unreleased