diff --git a/docs/buildstrategies.md b/docs/buildstrategies.md
index 00b2c7972e..1ddebb4f6b 100644
--- a/docs/buildstrategies.md
+++ b/docs/buildstrategies.md
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   buildSteps:
     - name: build-and-push
-      image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.15.0
+      image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.16.0
       workingDir: $(params.shp-source-root)
       securityContext:
         runAsUser: 0
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   buildSteps:
     - name: build-and-push
-      image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.15.0
+      image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.16.0
       workingDir: $(params.shp-source-root)
       securityContext:
         runAsUser: 0
diff --git a/samples/buildstrategy/kaniko/buildstrategy_kaniko-trivy_cr.yaml b/samples/buildstrategy/kaniko/buildstrategy_kaniko-trivy_cr.yaml
index 0e359eab29..c5af66c5ec 100644
--- a/samples/buildstrategy/kaniko/buildstrategy_kaniko-trivy_cr.yaml
+++ b/samples/buildstrategy/kaniko/buildstrategy_kaniko-trivy_cr.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
       emptyDir: {}
   buildSteps:
     - name: kaniko-build
-      image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.15.0
+      image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.16.0
       workingDir: $(params.shp-source-root)
       securityContext:
         capabilities:
diff --git a/samples/buildstrategy/kaniko/buildstrategy_kaniko_cr.yaml b/samples/buildstrategy/kaniko/buildstrategy_kaniko_cr.yaml
index 9235dcd726..728375b0b8 100644
--- a/samples/buildstrategy/kaniko/buildstrategy_kaniko_cr.yaml
+++ b/samples/buildstrategy/kaniko/buildstrategy_kaniko_cr.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   buildSteps:
     - name: build-and-push
-      image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.15.0
+      image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.16.0
       workingDir: $(params.shp-source-root)
       securityContext:
         capabilities:
diff --git a/samples/buildstrategy/source-to-image/buildstrategy_source-to-image_cr.yaml b/samples/buildstrategy/source-to-image/buildstrategy_source-to-image_cr.yaml
index a45d532705..ddadb030b0 100644
--- a/samples/buildstrategy/source-to-image/buildstrategy_source-to-image_cr.yaml
+++ b/samples/buildstrategy/source-to-image/buildstrategy_source-to-image_cr.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
           name: gen-source
       workingDir: $(params.shp-source-root)
     - name: build-and-push
-      image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.15.0
+      image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.16.0
       command:
         - /kaniko/executor
       args:
diff --git a/test/clusterbuildstrategy_samples.go b/test/clusterbuildstrategy_samples.go
index 6d90f20b86..1dc2739d73 100644
--- a/test/clusterbuildstrategy_samples.go
+++ b/test/clusterbuildstrategy_samples.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   buildSteps:
     - name: step-build-and-push
-      image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.15.0
+      image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.16.0
       workingDir: $(params.shp-source-root)
       securityContext:
         runAsUser: 0
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   buildSteps:
     - name: step-build-and-push
-      image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.15.0
+      image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.16.0
       workingDir: $(params.shp-source-root)
       securityContext:
         runAsUser: 0
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   buildSteps:
     - name: step-build-and-push
-      image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.15.0
+      image: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.16.0
       workingDir: $(params.shp-source-root)
       securityContext:
         runAsUser: 0