diff --git a/buildpack.toml b/buildpack.toml
index 02aa1359..92cb5662 100644
--- a/buildpack.toml
+++ b/buildpack.toml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ api = "0.7"
   [[order.group]]
     id = "paketo-buildpacks/apache-tomcat"
     optional = true
-    version = "7.15.3"
+    version = "7.16.1"
 
   [[order.group]]
     id = "paketo-buildpacks/apache-tomee"
diff --git a/package.toml b/package.toml
index 6be530e6..7edfa3bc 100644
--- a/package.toml
+++ b/package.toml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   uri = "docker://gcr.io/paketo-buildpacks/executable-jar:6.8.5"
 
 [[dependencies]]
-  uri = "docker://gcr.io/paketo-buildpacks/apache-tomcat:7.15.3"
+  uri = "docker://gcr.io/paketo-buildpacks/apache-tomcat:7.16.1"
 
 [[dependencies]]
   uri = "docker://gcr.io/paketo-buildpacks/apache-tomee:1.8.2"