diff --git a/test/e2e/config/azure-dev.yaml b/test/e2e/config/azure-dev.yaml
index 3baeac2fb91..366d4332276 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/azure-dev.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/azure-dev.yaml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ providers:
       replacements:
       - old: "imagePullPolicy: Always"
         new: "imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent"
-    - name: v1.15.99 # "vNext"; use manifests from local source files
+    - name: v1.16.99 # "vNext"; use manifests from local source files
       value: "${PWD}/config/default"
       contract: v1beta1
       files: