diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 49ff4f7..d671b43 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -360,3 +360,4 @@
 /anaconda-34.25.5.13.tar.bz2
 /anaconda-34.25.5.14.tar.bz2
 /anaconda-34.25.5.15.tar.bz2
+/anaconda-34.25.5.16.tar.bz2
diff --git a/anaconda.spec b/anaconda.spec
index 0590c3b..3e0712d 100644
--- a/anaconda.spec
+++ b/anaconda.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Summary: Graphical system installer
 Name:    anaconda
-Version: 34.25.5.15
+Version: 34.25.5.16
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+ and MIT
 URL:     http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ Requires: device-mapper-multipath
 Requires: zram-generator
 # External tooling for managing NVMe-FC devices in the installation environment
 Requires: nvme-cli
+# needed for encrypted DNS
+Requires: dnsconfd
+Requires: dnsconfd-dracut
 
 %description install-img-deps
 The anaconda-install-img-deps metapackage lists all boot.iso installation image dependencies.
@@ -299,6 +302,9 @@ Requires: dracut-live
 Requires: xz
 Requires: python3-kickstart
 Requires: iputils
+# Required for encrypted DNS
+Requires: dnsconfd-dracut
+Requires: dnsconfd
 
 %description dracut
 The 'anaconda' dracut module handles installer-specific boot tasks and
@@ -416,6 +422,12 @@ desktop-file-install --dir=%{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications %{buildroot}%{_d
 %{_prefix}/libexec/anaconda/dd_*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 17 2025 Radek Vykydal <rvykydal@redhat.com> - 34.25.5.16-1
+- network: add dnsconfd to selected packages if used in installer (rvykydal)
+  Resolves: RHEL-79803
+- network: add dnsconfd to installer environment (rvykydal)
+  Resolves: RHEL-79804
+
 * Fri Feb 07 2025 Radek Vykydal <rvykydal@redhat.com> - 34.25.5.15-1
 - security: add a development note for certificates import in initramfs
   (rvykydal)
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 9e9476f..0b14f2e 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (anaconda-34.25.5.15.tar.bz2) = 86625b4d5e783f1472d7fe1650ad8857cacd26aa7ff7ade70f7e70a4ca1bd9c6b263f7af4ae9ce9e845158edcb8ad7212c9f2ebe4896e9dd8e7fe79cd09c392c
+SHA512 (anaconda-34.25.5.16.tar.bz2) = d42dd61d79da1d8a838635f1fd0b39f07ad732bf147fb93b137434b52e2c91b7542f21149f3437388c07c6a04391b5fde340dfe18a36189dedcfa8dc6fc2e629