diff --git a/_data/bootstrap/bpf-tools.sh b/_data/bootstrap/bpf-tools.sh
index 7bd2d20e..b6ceea8a 100755
--- a/_data/bootstrap/bpf-tools.sh
+++ b/_data/bootstrap/bpf-tools.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -eu
 
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=cilium/cilium
-CILIUM_VERSION=v1.16.1
+CILIUM_VERSION=v1.16.3
 WORKDIR=/tmp/workspace
 OCI_DIR=cilium-oci
 UNPACKED_DIR=cilium-unpacked