diff --git a/packages/generator-teams/src/app/manifestGeneration/ManifestGeneratorFactory.ts b/packages/generator-teams/src/app/manifestGeneration/ManifestGeneratorFactory.ts
index 8f79d55..f1c8f1b 100644
--- a/packages/generator-teams/src/app/manifestGeneration/ManifestGeneratorFactory.ts
+++ b/packages/generator-teams/src/app/manifestGeneration/ManifestGeneratorFactory.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { ManifestGenerator as ManifestGenerator112 } from "./manifestGenerators/
 import { ManifestGenerator as ManifestGenerator113 } from "./manifestGenerators/generator113/ManifestGenerator";
 import { ManifestGenerator as ManifestGenerator114 } from "./manifestGenerators/generator114/ManifestGenerator";
 import { ManifestGenerator as ManifestGenerator115 } from "./manifestGenerators/generator115/ManifestGenerator";
+import { ManifestGenerator as ManifestGenerator116 } from "./manifestGenerators/generator116/ManifestGenerator";
 import { ManifestGenerator as ManifestGeneratorDevPreview } from "./manifestGenerators/generatorDevPreview/ManifestGenerator";
 import { ManifestGenerator as ManifestGeneratorM365DevPreview } from "./manifestGenerators/generatorM365DevPreview/ManifestGenerator";
 import { BaseManifestGenerator } from "./BaseManifestGenerator";
@@ -78,6 +79,14 @@ export class ManifestGeneratorFactory {
             hide: false,
             comment: "With support for extending Teams apps to other parts of the Microsoft 365 ecosystem"
         },
+        {
+            manifestVersion: ManifestVersions.v116,
+            schemaUrl: "https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/json-schemas/teams/v1.16/MicrosoftTeams.schema.json",
+            manifestValue: "1.16",
+            default: true,
+            hide: false,
+            comment: "With support for extending Teams apps to other parts of the Microsoft 365 ecosystem"
+        },
         {
             manifestVersion: ManifestVersions.devPreview,
             schemaUrl: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/microsoft-teams-app-schema/preview/DevPreview/MicrosoftTeams.schema.json",
@@ -129,6 +138,8 @@ export class ManifestGeneratorFactory {
             return new ManifestGenerator114();
         } else if (manifestVersion == ManifestVersions.v115) {
             return new ManifestGenerator115();
+        } else if (manifestVersion == ManifestVersions.v116) {
+            return new ManifestGenerator116();
         } else if (manifestVersion == ManifestVersions.devPreview) {
             return new ManifestGeneratorDevPreview();
         } else if (manifestVersion == ManifestVersions.m365DevPreview) {
diff --git a/packages/generator-teams/src/app/manifestGeneration/ManifestVersions.ts b/packages/generator-teams/src/app/manifestGeneration/ManifestVersions.ts
index a536c21..bf61675 100644
--- a/packages/generator-teams/src/app/manifestGeneration/ManifestVersions.ts
+++ b/packages/generator-teams/src/app/manifestGeneration/ManifestVersions.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export enum ManifestVersions {
     v113 = "v1.13",
     v114 = "v1.14",
     v115 = "v1.15",
+    v116 = "v1.16",
     devPreview = "devPreview",
     m365DevPreview = "m365DevPreview"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/generator-teams/src/app/manifestGeneration/manifestGenerators/generator116/ManifestGenerator.ts b/packages/generator-teams/src/app/manifestGeneration/manifestGenerators/generator116/ManifestGenerator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..750be87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/generator-teams/src/app/manifestGeneration/manifestGenerators/generator116/ManifestGenerator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Copyright (c) Wictor Wilén. All rights reserved. 
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license.
+
+import { BaseManifestGenerator } from "../../BaseManifestGenerator";
+import { TabManifestUpdater } from "../generator19/TabManifestUpdater";
+import { BotManifestUpdater } from "../generator18/BotManifestUpdater";
+import { ConnectorManifestUpdater } from "../generator18/ConnectorManifestUpdater";
+import { MessageExtensionManifestUpdater } from "../generator18/MessageExtensionManifestUpdater";
+import { GeneratorTeamsAppOptions } from "../../../GeneratorTeamsAppOptions";
+import { LocalizationManifestUpdater } from "../generator18/LocalizationManifestUpdater";
+import * as chalk from 'chalk';
+
+
+export class ManifestGenerator extends BaseManifestGenerator {
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+        this.tabUpdater = new TabManifestUpdater();
+        this.botUpdater = new BotManifestUpdater();
+        this.connectorUpdater = new ConnectorManifestUpdater();
+        this.messageExtensionUpdater = new MessageExtensionManifestUpdater();
+        this.localizationUpdater = new LocalizationManifestUpdater();
+    }
+
+    public generateManifest(options: GeneratorTeamsAppOptions): any {
+        const manifest = super.generateManifest(options);
+        manifest["$schema"] = "https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/json-schemas/teams/v1.16/MicrosoftTeams.schema.json";
+        manifest.manifestVersion = "1.16";
+
+        return manifest;
+    }
+
+    public supportsUpdateManifest(from: string): boolean {
+        return from === "1.8" || from === "1.9" || from === "1.10" || from === "1.11" || from === "1.12" || from === "1.13" || from === "1.14" || from === "1.15";
+    }
+
+    public updateManifest(manifest: any, log?: (message?: string, context?: any) => void): any {
+        switch (manifest.manifestVersion) {
+            case "1.8":
+            case "1.9":
+            case "1.10":
+            case "1.11":
+            case "1.12":
+            case "1.13":
+            case "1.14":
+            case "1.15":
+                manifest["$schema"] = "https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/json-schemas/teams/v1.16/MicrosoftTeams.schema.json";
+                manifest.manifestVersion = "1.16";
+                return manifest;
+            default:
+                throw "Unable to update manifest";
+
+        }
+    };
+}
diff --git a/packages/generator-teams/tests/helpers/TestHelper.ts b/packages/generator-teams/tests/helpers/TestHelper.ts
index af78111..90242ae 100644
--- a/packages/generator-teams/tests/helpers/TestHelper.ts
+++ b/packages/generator-teams/tests/helpers/TestHelper.ts
@@ -125,10 +125,11 @@ export const SCHEMA_112 = 'https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/json-schemas/te
 export const SCHEMA_113 = 'https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/json-schemas/teams/v1.13/MicrosoftTeams.schema.json';
 export const SCHEMA_114 = 'https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/json-schemas/teams/v1.14/MicrosoftTeams.schema.json';
 export const SCHEMA_115 = 'https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/json-schemas/teams/v1.15/MicrosoftTeams.schema.json';
+export const SCHEMA_116 = 'https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/json-schemas/teams/v1.16/MicrosoftTeams.schema.json';
 export const SCHEMA_DEVPREVIEW = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/microsoft-teams-app-schema/preview/DevPreview/MicrosoftTeams.schema.json';
 export const SCHEMA_M365DEVPREVIEW = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/microsoft-teams-app-schema/preview/DevPreview/MicrosoftTeams.schema.json';
 
-export const INTEGRATION_TEST_VERSIONS = ["v1.13", "devPreview"]; // only keep two versions, so we can stay under Github 360 minute rule
+export const INTEGRATION_TEST_VERSIONS = ["v1.16", "devPreview"]; // only keep two versions, so we can stay under Github 360 minute rule
 
 export const SCHEMAS: { [key: string]: string } = {
   // "v1.8": SCHEMA_18,
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ export const SCHEMAS: { [key: string]: string } = {
   "v1.13": SCHEMA_113,
   "v1.14": SCHEMA_114,
   "v1.15": SCHEMA_115,
+  "v1.16": SCHEMA_116,
   "devPreview": SCHEMA_DEVPREVIEW,
   "m365DevPreview": SCHEMA_M365DEVPREVIEW
 }
diff --git a/packages/generator-teams/tests/tests.json b/packages/generator-teams/tests/tests.json
index 97fe156..0e6a7f7 100644
--- a/packages/generator-teams/tests/tests.json
+++ b/packages/generator-teams/tests/tests.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
             ],
             "prompts": {
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview",
                 "m365DevPreview"
             ],
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
             ],
             "prompts": {
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
             ],
             "prompts": {
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
             ],
             "prompts": {
@@ -89,6 +94,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
             ],
             "prompts": {
@@ -111,6 +117,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
 
             ],
@@ -133,6 +140,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
 
             ],
@@ -157,6 +165,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
 
             ],
@@ -181,6 +190,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
 
             ],
@@ -202,6 +212,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
 
             ],
@@ -219,6 +230,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
 
             ],
@@ -234,6 +246,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
 
             ],
@@ -256,6 +269,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
 
             ],
@@ -273,6 +287,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
 
             ],
@@ -290,6 +305,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
 
             ],
@@ -308,6 +324,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
 
             ],
@@ -330,6 +347,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
 
             ],
@@ -351,6 +369,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
 
             ],
@@ -370,6 +389,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
 
             ],
@@ -390,6 +410,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
 
             ],
@@ -410,6 +431,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
 
             ],
@@ -429,6 +451,7 @@
                 "v1.13",
                 "v1.14",
                 "v1.15",
+                "v1.16",
                 "devPreview"
 
             ],