diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 60959ad5ac..dafd25511b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ jobs:
       CC: gcc
       # This is required to use a version of cppcheck other than that
       # supplied with the operating system
-      CPPCHECK_VER: "2.15.0"
+      CPPCHECK_VER: "2.16.0"
       CPPCHECK_REPO: https://github.com/danmar/cppcheck.git
     steps:
       # Set steps.os.outputs.image to the specific OS (e.g. 'ubuntu20')