diff --git a/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties b/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
index 2dc39d11..95ac9af3 100644
--- a/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
+++ b/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 # under the License.
 wrapperVersion=3.3.2
 distributionType=only-script
-distributionUrl=https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.9.15/apache-maven-3.9.15-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/apache-maven/3.9.16/apache-maven-3.9.16-bin.zip
diff --git a/maven/api-maven-embedded/src/main/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/api/maven/embedded/DistributionStage.java b/maven/api-maven-embedded/src/main/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/api/maven/embedded/DistributionStage.java
index 112e9fb9..0938ddbc 100644
--- a/maven/api-maven-embedded/src/main/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/api/maven/embedded/DistributionStage.java
+++ b/maven/api-maven-embedded/src/main/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/api/maven/embedded/DistributionStage.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 public interface DistributionStage<NEXT_STEP extends BuildStage<DAEMON_TRIGGER_TYPE>, DAEMON_TRIGGER_TYPE extends DaemonBuildTrigger>
     extends BuildStage<DAEMON_TRIGGER_TYPE> {
 
-    String DEFAULT_MAVEN_VERSION = "3.9.15";
+    String DEFAULT_MAVEN_VERSION = "3.9.16";
 
     /**
      * Configures EmbeddedMaven to build project with Maven 3 of given version. If the zip file is not cached in directory
diff --git a/maven/impl-maven-embedded/src/test/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/embedded/invoker/equipped/InvokerEquippedEmbeddedMavenForMultiModuleSampleTestCase.java b/maven/impl-maven-embedded/src/test/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/embedded/invoker/equipped/InvokerEquippedEmbeddedMavenForMultiModuleSampleTestCase.java
index 7788a4ff..bd9f1134 100644
--- a/maven/impl-maven-embedded/src/test/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/embedded/invoker/equipped/InvokerEquippedEmbeddedMavenForMultiModuleSampleTestCase.java
+++ b/maven/impl-maven-embedded/src/test/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/embedded/invoker/equipped/InvokerEquippedEmbeddedMavenForMultiModuleSampleTestCase.java
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ void testMultiModuleSampleBuildWithMaven310() {
 
         BuiltProject builtProject = EmbeddedMaven
             .withMavenInvokerSet(request, invoker)
-            .useMaven3Version("3.9.15")
+            .useMaven3Version("3.9.16")
             .build();
         builtProject.setMavenLog(logBuffer.toString());
 
-        verifyMavenVersion(builtProject, "3.9.15");
+        verifyMavenVersion(builtProject, "3.9.16");
         verifyMultiModuleSample(builtProject, true);
     }
 
diff --git a/maven/impl-maven-embedded/src/test/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/embedded/invoker/equipped/InvokerEquippedEmbeddedMavenForWarSampleTestCase.java b/maven/impl-maven-embedded/src/test/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/embedded/invoker/equipped/InvokerEquippedEmbeddedMavenForWarSampleTestCase.java
index f0f4fa3c..69f7f9b2 100644
--- a/maven/impl-maven-embedded/src/test/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/embedded/invoker/equipped/InvokerEquippedEmbeddedMavenForWarSampleTestCase.java
+++ b/maven/impl-maven-embedded/src/test/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/embedded/invoker/equipped/InvokerEquippedEmbeddedMavenForWarSampleTestCase.java
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ void testWarSampleBuildWithMaven310() {
 
         BuiltProject builtProject = EmbeddedMaven
             .withMavenInvokerSet(request, invoker)
-            .useMaven3Version("3.9.15")
+            .useMaven3Version("3.9.16")
             .build();
         builtProject.setMavenLog(logBuffer.toString());
 
         verifyWarSampleWithSources(builtProject);
-        verifyMavenVersion(builtProject, "3.9.15");
+        verifyMavenVersion(builtProject, "3.9.16");
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/maven/impl-maven-embedded/src/test/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/embedded/pom/equipped/PomEquippedEmbeddedMavenForMultiModuleSampleTestCase.java b/maven/impl-maven-embedded/src/test/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/embedded/pom/equipped/PomEquippedEmbeddedMavenForMultiModuleSampleTestCase.java
index 7c9c78ab..84a257e1 100644
--- a/maven/impl-maven-embedded/src/test/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/embedded/pom/equipped/PomEquippedEmbeddedMavenForMultiModuleSampleTestCase.java
+++ b/maven/impl-maven-embedded/src/test/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/embedded/pom/equipped/PomEquippedEmbeddedMavenForMultiModuleSampleTestCase.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class PomEquippedEmbeddedMavenForMultiModuleSampleTestCase {
     void testMultiModuleSampleBuildWithMaven310() {
         BuiltProject builtProject = EmbeddedMaven
             .forProject(workDirExtension.prepareProject(pathToMultiModulePom))
-            .useMaven3Version("3.9.15")
+            .useMaven3Version("3.9.16")
             .setUserSettingsFile(new File("src/it/settings.xml"))
             .setGoals("install")
             .addProperty(multiModuleactivateModulesParamKey, multiModuleactivateModulesParamValue)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void testMultiModuleSampleBuildWithMaven310() {
             .setShowVersion(true)
             .build();
 
-        verifyMavenVersion(builtProject, "3.9.15");
+        verifyMavenVersion(builtProject, "3.9.16");
         verifyMultiModuleSample(builtProject, true);
     }
 
diff --git a/maven/impl-maven-embedded/src/test/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/embedded/pom/equipped/PomEquippedEmbeddedMavenForWarSampleTestCase.java b/maven/impl-maven-embedded/src/test/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/embedded/pom/equipped/PomEquippedEmbeddedMavenForWarSampleTestCase.java
index fa73c0e1..27a373c2 100644
--- a/maven/impl-maven-embedded/src/test/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/embedded/pom/equipped/PomEquippedEmbeddedMavenForWarSampleTestCase.java
+++ b/maven/impl-maven-embedded/src/test/java/org/jboss/shrinkwrap/resolver/impl/maven/embedded/pom/equipped/PomEquippedEmbeddedMavenForWarSampleTestCase.java
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ void testWarSampleBuildWithMaven310() {
         BuiltProject builtProject = EmbeddedMaven
             .forProject(workDirExtension.prepareProject(pathToWarSamplePom))
             .setUserSettingsFile(new File("src/it/settings.xml"))
-            .useMaven3Version("3.9.15")
+            .useMaven3Version("3.9.16")
             .setGoals("clean", "package", "source:jar")
             .setShowVersion(true)
             .build();
 
         verifyWarSampleWithSources(builtProject);
-        verifyMavenVersion(builtProject, "3.9.15");
+        verifyMavenVersion(builtProject, "3.9.16");
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 92d8615b..c4b624fc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <version.commons-compress>1.28.0</version.commons-compress>
         <version.commons-io>2.22.0</version.commons-io>
         <version.eu.maveniverse.mima>2.4.44</version.eu.maveniverse.mima>
-        <version.org.apache.maven>3.9.15</version.org.apache.maven>
+        <version.org.apache.maven>3.9.16</version.org.apache.maven>
         <version.org.apache.maven-plugin-annotations>3.15.2</version.org.apache.maven-plugin-annotations>
         <version.org.apache.maven-invoker>3.3.0</version.org.apache.maven-invoker>
         <version.org.codehaus.plexus-classworlds>2.12.0</version.org.codehaus.plexus-classworlds>