diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 23972a1b71b..b7713dbb8db 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ Note: Upstart/SysV init based OS types are not supported.
 
 - Core
   - [kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes) v1.31.1
-  - [etcd](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd) v3.5.12
+  - [etcd](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd) v3.5.16
   - [docker](https://www.docker.com/) v26.1
   - [containerd](https://containerd.io/) v1.7.22
   - [cri-o](http://cri-o.io/) v1.31.0 (experimental: see [CRI-O Note](docs/CRI/cri-o.md). Only on fedora, ubuntu and centos based OS)
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml
index e1e985c1262..9a837031188 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml
@@ -432,6 +432,10 @@ kubeadm_checksums:
     v1.28.0: 146fe9194486e46accd5054fa93939f9608fdbeefefc4bc68e4c40fb4a84ccc9
 etcd_binary_checksums:
   arm:
+    v3.5.16: 0
+    v3.5.15: 0
+    v3.5.14: 0
+    v3.5.13: 0
     v3.5.12: 0
     v3.5.11: 0
     v3.5.10: 0
@@ -440,6 +444,10 @@ etcd_binary_checksums:
     v3.5.7: 0
     v3.5.6: 0
   arm64:
+    v3.5.16: 8e68c55e6d72b791a9e98591c755af36f6f55aa9eca63767822cd8a3817fdb23
+    v3.5.15: 5aa28b435edb1f22bf6455f754e16a13e3e4eb1ad8fc7c22ad47aa8e722febf2
+    v3.5.14: 90510c79c4aae3c3313691f5770fc53b3ac883338fc0254bf8d22460acd3c19d
+    v3.5.13: 2854993bf622764ccdeb7a146fae2965cb0fcba93c5c8f391e0d5f153c8a7a02
     v3.5.12: 31f30c01918771ece28d6e553e0f33be9483ced989896ecf6bbe1edb07786141
     v3.5.11: 6edf0cddc8fa2d7674129abe2e44d5a37cc3a6e3b500c13c6cbc2ed2ecf08bf4
     v3.5.10: ff74a6018d9b2a1320bff30e5a11b4f2f5c2a3d147df8a8bad53c01b9f800ee1
@@ -448,6 +456,10 @@ etcd_binary_checksums:
     v3.5.7: 1a35314900da7db006b198dd917e923459b462128101736c63a3cda57ecdbf51
     v3.5.6: 888e25c9c94702ac1254c7655709b44bb3711ebaabd3cb05439f3dd1f2b51a87
   amd64:
+    v3.5.16: b414b27a5ad05f7cb01395c447c85d3227e3fb1c176e51757a283b817f645ccc
+    v3.5.15: 3f6b48d8c2844699f2b19c1880508ecf63e1489769ed37ebb97495d5cd848a89
+    v3.5.14: b0b34298f53f6830f08e7ddc57fc74dc45563216a66e94d9e6b0b9e0b0281b34
+    v3.5.13: 31e6fcbee0e8c3df27cf1ba69b522e338377f5ed6447f5d05700aee367f3b7e7
     v3.5.12: f2ff0cb43ce119f55a85012255609b61c64263baea83aa7c8e6846c0938adca5
     v3.5.11: e256885e753dc99001335e099d3c2eb8cf21a865a087ee4d7e3665752ae5929a
     v3.5.10: 26e90d024fa2310bc52bb40e7f2132e81640b55f8fc446c00ae07e30af2a44fd
@@ -456,6 +468,10 @@ etcd_binary_checksums:
     v3.5.7: a43119af79c592a874e8f59c4f23832297849d0c479338f9df36e196b86bc396
     v3.5.6: 4db32e3bc06dd0999e2171f76a87c1cffed8369475ec7aa7abee9023635670fb
   ppc64le:
+    v3.5.16: 33322806f4a2aa3d4947a4d42ec6a120296535e7f00e2f9d74e515e9386333e0
+    v3.5.15: 6512f7308a0d0af7c9bb46bca1c4f4e816304304d838d1045ae21d9772c5490e
+    v3.5.14: 01681d4d33bba5130c9cffca42c35b0f68e0d991b0b4ee65dab6fd36568d4fee
+    v3.5.13: f372b524e2c118dbb0dbe1097474a072fc93bc30da65efa92999137303bcd9a7
     v3.5.12: ebd8060508d572678d8d1e4f90f87863e3a6cfcba856ceca32379b03251c0597
     v3.5.11: a2e70b291811fa8ccc34cc7d297bf7d31e3af790bc31e54cad034a49e9db2eb7
     v3.5.10: 10cd8e4ecf6718b9712bf2edfac2e4924d7f21dbe58d368e6e10578c85bd8c01
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
index 89b207c0b46..d2e0cc888dd 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ pod_infra_supported_versions:
 pod_infra_version: "{{ pod_infra_supported_versions[kube_major_version] }}"
 
 etcd_supported_versions:
-  v1.31: "v3.5.12"
-  v1.30: "v3.5.12"
-  v1.29: "v3.5.12"
-  v1.28: "v3.5.12"
+  v1.31: "v3.5.16"
+  v1.30: "v3.5.16"
+  v1.29: "v3.5.16"
+  v1.28: "v3.5.16"
 etcd_version: "{{ etcd_supported_versions[kube_major_version] }}"
 
 crictl_supported_versions: