diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 851f9b5..5a67bec 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -60,3 +60,5 @@
 /bootc-1.15.1-vendor.tar.zstd
 /bootc-1.15.2-vendor.tar.zstd
 /bootc-1.15.2.tar.zstd
+/bootc-1.16.2.tar.zstd
+/bootc-1.16.2-vendor.tar.zstd
diff --git a/bootc.spec b/bootc.spec
index 65d6f1a..9aae9a9 100644
--- a/bootc.spec
+++ b/bootc.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:           bootc
-Version:        1.15.2
+Version:        1.16.2
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Bootable container system
 
@@ -213,6 +213,11 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jun 24 2026 Joseph Marrero <jmarrero@fedoraproject.org> - 1.16.2-1
+- Update to 1.16.2
+- https://github.com/bootc-dev/bootc/releases/tag/v1.16.2
+- Resolves: #RHEL-156438
+
 * Fri May 01 2026 Joseph Marrero <jmarrero@fedoraproject.org> - 1.15.2-1
 - Update to 1.15.2
 - https://github.com/bootc-dev/bootc/releases/tag/v1.15.2
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index ef70ef2..56dd55b 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA512 (bootc-1.15.2-vendor.tar.zstd) = 0be448c56d7a7311d8186e5478f2a322d8c20bc9e98c7398dd9116964210958a6033cf05fb41541a6a32a5b365f62ca0a7055a8c71871e6f2cea0620f0c99fba
-SHA512 (bootc-1.15.2.tar.zstd) = 9ca23fcde1ba8440b91794178b8e56764a3ab8a799618c86f3ecbc32dd09b7f06ee048a8e473c9c62aeae74719e82515933bb4c2fffd608741f6d92e1060b5e2
+SHA512 (bootc-1.16.2.tar.zstd) = bea618e03cbc0fa6b6876a2e4e69d8181c89b90bec8284748150386ce774ae84471d67edb0d26cbe2d21f4f32ebb7d6ca7a0158891c26a60bdaf1d30af0659d2
+SHA512 (bootc-1.16.2-vendor.tar.zstd) = 734b18deadf34ba30b246b06257f8f62aff373e9fa299f8e8b8b3d0c6cd1d203357efd5f31093dfe9ced231f68c3472b5b306e4d526cbe8f0ad9f9ba7e6d4702