diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 754f12c..e2bc554 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ CROSSPLANE_NAMESPACE = crossplane-system
 ACK_SYSTEM_NAMESPACE = ack-system
 AWS_REGION = us-west-2
 # datasource=github-tags depName=aws-controllers-k8s/ec2-controller
-ACK_EC2_VERSION = v1.2.14
+ACK_EC2_VERSION = v1.2.16
 # datasource=github-tags depName=aws-controllers-k8s/ecr-controller
 ACK_ECR_VERSION = v1.0.15
 # datasource=github-tags depName=aws-controllers-k8s/eks-controller