diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5a5c6c7..17ff26b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maddy uses [semver versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 ## Upcoming
 
-* ![**CHANGED**](https://img.shields.io/badge/-CHANGED-%23e90) Updated google test to v1.15.0.
+* ![**CHANGED**](https://img.shields.io/badge/-CHANGED-%23e90) Updated google test to v1.16.0.
 * ![**ADDED**](https://img.shields.io/badge/-ADDED-%23099) clang-format
 * ![**ADDED**](https://img.shields.io/badge/-ADDED-%23099) automatic update dependencies ci
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index b1f964c..ce5d729 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ include(FetchContent)
 FetchContent_Declare(
   googletest
   GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/googletest.git
-  GIT_TAG v1.15.2
+  GIT_TAG v1.16.0
 )
 FetchContent_MakeAvailable(googletest)