diff --git a/large-multi-instance-example/pom.xml b/large-multi-instance-example/pom.xml
index d232c435..7aa7b2d1 100644
--- a/large-multi-instance-example/pom.xml
+++ b/large-multi-instance-example/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <java.version>17</java.version>
     <spring-boot.version>3.3.0</spring-boot.version>
     <camunda-process-test-coverage.version>2.7.0</camunda-process-test-coverage.version>
-    <spring-zeebe.version>8.5.7</spring-zeebe.version>
+    <spring-zeebe.version>8.5.16</spring-zeebe.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>
diff --git a/rollback-on-error-example/pom.xml b/rollback-on-error-example/pom.xml
index bcd39c94..455de057 100644
--- a/rollback-on-error-example/pom.xml
+++ b/rollback-on-error-example/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <zeebe.version>8.5.10</zeebe.version>
     <spring-boot.version>3.3.0</spring-boot.version>
     <camunda-process-test-coverage.version>2.1.0</camunda-process-test-coverage.version>
-    <spring-zeebe.version>8.5.7</spring-zeebe.version>
+    <spring-zeebe.version>8.5.16</spring-zeebe.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/start-form-springboot/pom.xml b/start-form-springboot/pom.xml
index 66b7cf79..0aa3602b 100644
--- a/start-form-springboot/pom.xml
+++ b/start-form-springboot/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<java.version>17</java.version>
 		<spring-boot.version>3.3.0</spring-boot.version>
-		<spring-zeebe.version>8.5.7</spring-zeebe.version>
+		<spring-zeebe.version>8.5.16</spring-zeebe.version>
 		<maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
 		<maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
 	</properties>
diff --git a/synchronous-response-springboot/pom.xml b/synchronous-response-springboot/pom.xml
index feb89ae1..83922ed7 100644
--- a/synchronous-response-springboot/pom.xml
+++ b/synchronous-response-springboot/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <java.version>21</java.version>
-    <spring-zeebe.version>8.5.7</spring-zeebe.version>
+    <spring-zeebe.version>8.5.16</spring-zeebe.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/timer-testing/pom.xml b/timer-testing/pom.xml
index d9961ed0..135c40d6 100644
--- a/timer-testing/pom.xml
+++ b/timer-testing/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <java.version>21</java.version>
     <spring-boot.version>3.3.0</spring-boot.version>
     <camunda-process-test-coverage.version>2.7.0</camunda-process-test-coverage.version>
-    <spring-zeebe.version>8.5.7</spring-zeebe.version>
+    <spring-zeebe.version>8.5.16</spring-zeebe.version>
     <maven.compiler.source>${java.version}</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
   </properties>