diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3945fb8..c1fc77b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Run the top-level [build script](build.sh) with the `--help` parameter for help.
 | [librsvg]       | 2.59.1    | LGPLv3                                                       |
 | [libspng]       | 0.7.4     | BSD 2-Clause                                                 |
 | [libtiff]       | 4.7.0     | [libtiff License] (BSD-like)                                 |
-| [libvips]       | 8.15.5²   | LGPLv3                                                       |
+| [libvips]       | 8.16.0²   | LGPLv3                                                       |
 | [libwebp]       | 1.4.0     | New BSD License                                              |
 | [libxml2]       | 2.13.4    | MIT Licence                                                  |
 | [mozjpeg]       | 4.1.5     | [zlib License, IJG License, BSD-3-Clause]                    |
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ Run the top-level [build script](build.sh) with the `--help` parameter for help.
 | [zlib-ng]       | 2.2.2     | [zlib-ng Licence]                                            |
 
 ¹ [A fork](https://github.com/lovell/libimagequant) of the BSD 2-Clause licensed libimagequant v2.4.1 is used.  
-² libvips is built from the [`v8.15.5-rc1`](https://github.com/libvips/libvips/tree/v8.15.5-rc1) tag, see:
-https://github.com/libvips/libvips/releases/tag/v8.15.5-rc1
+² libvips is built from the [`v8.16.0-rc1`](https://github.com/libvips/libvips/tree/v8.16.0-rc1) tag, see:
+https://github.com/libvips/libvips/releases/tag/v8.16.0-rc1
 
 [aom]: https://aomedia.googlesource.com/aom/
 [Alliance for Open Media Patent License 1.0]: https://aomedia.org/license/patent-license/
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ In that case, the following version of libjpeg-turbo is built:
 
 | Dependency      | Version   | Used under the terms of                                      |
 |-----------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [libjpeg-turbo] | 3.0.3     | [zlib License, IJG License]                                  |
+| [libjpeg-turbo] | 3.0.4     | [zlib License, IJG License]                                  |
 
 [libjpeg-turbo]: https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo
 [zlib License, IJG License]: https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/blob/main/LICENSE.md
diff --git a/build/overrides.mk b/build/overrides.mk
index 10afa56..34f3ca5 100644
--- a/build/overrides.mk
+++ b/build/overrides.mk
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ openexr_FILE     := openexr-$(openexr_VERSION).tar.gz
 openexr_URL      := https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/archive/v$(openexr_VERSION).tar.gz
 
 # upstream version is 3.0.1
-libjpeg-turbo_VERSION  := 3.0.3
-libjpeg-turbo_CHECKSUM := 343e789069fc7afbcdfe44dbba7dbbf45afa98a15150e079a38e60e44578865d
+libjpeg-turbo_VERSION  := 3.0.4
+libjpeg-turbo_CHECKSUM := 99130559e7d62e8d695f2c0eaeef912c5828d5b84a0537dcb24c9678c9d5b76b
 libjpeg-turbo_PATCHES  := $(realpath $(sort $(wildcard $(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))/patches/libjpeg-turbo-[0-9]*.patch)))
 libjpeg-turbo_SUBDIR   := libjpeg-turbo-$(libjpeg-turbo_VERSION)
 libjpeg-turbo_FILE     := libjpeg-turbo-$(libjpeg-turbo_VERSION).tar.gz
diff --git a/build/patches/vips-8-dlldir-as-libdir.patch b/build/patches/vips-8-dlldir-as-libdir.patch
index 97689af..265f14a 100644
--- a/build/patches/vips-8-dlldir-as-libdir.patch
+++ b/build/patches/vips-8-dlldir-as-libdir.patch
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ diff --git a/libvips/include/vips/util.h b/libvips/include/vips/util.h
 index 1111111..2222222 100644
 --- a/libvips/include/vips/util.h
 +++ b/libvips/include/vips/util.h
-@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ guint32 vips__random(guint32 seed);
+@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ guint32 vips__random(guint32 seed);
  guint32 vips__random_add(guint32 seed, int value);
  
  const char *vips__icc_dir(void);
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ diff --git a/libvips/iofuncs/init.c b/libvips/iofuncs/init.c
 index 1111111..2222222 100644
 --- a/libvips/iofuncs/init.c
 +++ b/libvips/iofuncs/init.c
-@@ -1171,6 +1171,12 @@ vips_guess_prefix(const char *argv0, const char *env_name)
+@@ -1211,6 +1211,12 @@ vips_guess_prefix(const char *argv0, const char *env_name)
  const char *
  vips_guess_libdir(const char *argv0, const char *env_name)
  {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ index 1111111..2222222 100644
  	const char *prefix = vips_guess_prefix(argv0, env_name);
  	static char *libdir = NULL;
  
-@@ -1195,6 +1201,7 @@ vips_guess_libdir(const char *argv0, const char *env_name)
+@@ -1235,6 +1241,7 @@ vips_guess_libdir(const char *argv0, const char *env_name)
  		libdir = g_strdup_printf("%s/lib", prefix);
  
  	return libdir;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ diff --git a/libvips/iofuncs/util.c b/libvips/iofuncs/util.c
 index 1111111..2222222 100644
 --- a/libvips/iofuncs/util.c
 +++ b/libvips/iofuncs/util.c
-@@ -1980,6 +1980,54 @@ DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpvReserved)
+@@ -1894,6 +1894,54 @@ DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpvReserved)
  	return TRUE;
  }
  #endif
diff --git a/build/patches/vips-8-heifsave-disable-hbr-support.patch b/build/patches/vips-8-heifsave-disable-hbr-support.patch
index 15c9403..4b6b32e 100644
--- a/build/patches/vips-8-heifsave-disable-hbr-support.patch
+++ b/build/patches/vips-8-heifsave-disable-hbr-support.patch
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ diff --git a/libvips/foreign/heifsave.c b/libvips/foreign/heifsave.c
 index 1111111..2222222 100644
 --- a/libvips/foreign/heifsave.c
 +++ b/libvips/foreign/heifsave.c
-@@ -532,20 +532,9 @@ vips_foreign_save_heif_build(VipsObject *object)
+@@ -533,20 +533,9 @@ vips_foreign_save_heif_build(VipsObject *object)
  		!vips_object_argument_isset(object, "subsample_mode"))
  		heif->subsample_mode = VIPS_FOREIGN_SUBSAMPLE_OFF;
  
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ index 1111111..2222222 100644
  		vips_error("heifsave", _("%d-bit colour depth not supported"),
  			heif->bitdepth);
  		return -1;
-@@ -691,14 +680,10 @@ vips_foreign_save_heif_build(VipsObject *object)
+@@ -717,14 +706,10 @@ vips_foreign_save_heif_build(VipsObject *object)
  }
  
  #define UC VIPS_FORMAT_UCHAR
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ index 1111111..2222222 100644
  };
  
  static void
-@@ -733,7 +718,7 @@ vips_foreign_save_heif_class_init(VipsForeignSaveHeifClass *class)
+@@ -759,7 +744,7 @@ vips_foreign_save_heif_class_init(VipsForeignSaveHeifClass *class)
  		_("Number of bits per pixel"),
  		VIPS_ARGUMENT_OPTIONAL_INPUT,
  		G_STRUCT_OFFSET(VipsForeignSaveHeif, bitdepth),
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ index 1111111..2222222 100644
  
  	VIPS_ARG_BOOL(class, "lossless", 13,
  		_("Lossless"),
-@@ -786,7 +771,7 @@ vips_foreign_save_heif_init(VipsForeignSaveHeif *heif)
+@@ -812,7 +797,7 @@ vips_foreign_save_heif_init(VipsForeignSaveHeif *heif)
  {
  	heif->ctx = heif_context_alloc();
  	heif->Q = 50;
diff --git a/build/plugins/llvm-mingw/patches/rust-1-fixes.patch b/build/plugins/llvm-mingw/patches/rust-1-fixes.patch
index b7c909c..901f11a 100644
--- a/build/plugins/llvm-mingw/patches/rust-1-fixes.patch
+++ b/build/plugins/llvm-mingw/patches/rust-1-fixes.patch
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@ diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/windows_gnullvm.rs b/compiler/r
 index 1111111..2222222 100644
 --- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/windows_gnullvm.rs
 +++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/base/windows_gnullvm.rs
-@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ pub(crate) fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
+@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ pub(crate) fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
          eh_frame_header: false,
          no_default_libraries: false,
          has_thread_local: true,
 +        crt_static_allows_dylibs: true,
-+        crt_static_default: true,
 +        crt_static_respected: true,
          // FIXME(davidtwco): Support Split DWARF on Windows GNU - may require LLVM changes to
          // output DWO, despite using DWARF, doesn't use ELF..
diff --git a/build/plugins/llvm-mingw/rust.mk b/build/plugins/llvm-mingw/rust.mk
index 385ee01..a4587dd 100644
--- a/build/plugins/llvm-mingw/rust.mk
+++ b/build/plugins/llvm-mingw/rust.mk
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ PKG             := rust
 $(PKG)_WEBSITE  := https://www.rust-lang.org/
 $(PKG)_DESCR    := A systems programming language focused on safety, speed and concurrency.
 $(PKG)_IGNORE   :=
-# https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/2024-10-02/rustc-nightly-src.tar.xz.sha256
+# https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/2024-10-10/rustc-nightly-src.tar.xz.sha256
 $(PKG)_VERSION  := nightly
-$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := ca6051de8426585ef88d8594feb33e26607a5a9e1fb8ae02f473d52e0cb97015
+$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := 60afaca7ba28fd8f7831a788f34bbec0801feb6ebc442a0a5842af56d34bcc08
 $(PKG)_PATCHES  := $(realpath $(sort $(wildcard $(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))/patches/$(PKG)-[0-9]*.patch)))
 $(PKG)_SUBDIR   := $(PKG)c-$($(PKG)_VERSION)-src
 $(PKG)_FILE     := $(PKG)c-$($(PKG)_VERSION)-src.tar.xz
-$(PKG)_URL      := https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/2024-10-02/$($(PKG)_FILE)
+$(PKG)_URL      := https://static.rust-lang.org/dist/2024-10-10/$($(PKG)_FILE)
 $(PKG)_DEPS     := $(BUILD)~$(PKG)
 $(PKG)_TARGETS  := $(BUILD) $(MXE_TARGETS)
 
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ define $(PKG)_BUILD
      echo '[target.$(TARGET_RUST)]'; \
      echo 'ar = "$(PREFIX)/$(BUILD)/bin/llvm-ar"'; \
      echo 'linker = "$(TARGET)-clang"'; \
-     $(if $(BUILD_SHARED), echo 'rustflags = ["-Ctarget-feature=-crt-static"]';)) \
+     $(if $(BUILD_STATIC), echo 'rustflags = ["-Ctarget-feature=+crt-static"]';)) \
              > '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)/.cargo/config.toml'
 endef
diff --git a/build/variables.sh b/build/variables.sh
index aa44cd7..6029d34 100755
--- a/build/variables.sh
+++ b/build/variables.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # included by all scripts
 
 vips_package=vips
-vips_version=8.15
-vips_patch_version=5
+vips_version=8.16
+vips_patch_version=0
 vips_pre_version=rc1
 
 if [ -n "$GIT_COMMIT" ]; then
diff --git a/build/vips-all.mk b/build/vips-all.mk
index b966f1a..c6b48fb 100644
--- a/build/vips-all.mk
+++ b/build/vips-all.mk
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ PKG             := vips-all
 $(PKG)_WEBSITE  := https://libvips.github.io/libvips/
 $(PKG)_DESCR    := A fast image processing library with low memory needs.
 $(PKG)_IGNORE   :=
-$(PKG)_VERSION  := 8.15.5
-$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := 7c59d20996373482fe55ebf7999ba605e74540fadd647894b17fa35ebf2f50b7
+$(PKG)_VERSION  := 8.16.0
+$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := 190b8d8590094cb181a70b29272bbbe8c29729047d998b75ec7ce00adb4310e3
 $(PKG)_PATCHES  := $(realpath $(sort $(wildcard $(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))/patches/vips-[0-9]*.patch)))
 $(PKG)_GH_CONF  := libvips/libvips/releases,v,-rc1,,,-rc1.tar.xz
 $(PKG)_SUBDIR   := vips-$($(PKG)_VERSION)
diff --git a/build/vips-web.mk b/build/vips-web.mk
index 035d6f7..bffc3da 100644
--- a/build/vips-web.mk
+++ b/build/vips-web.mk
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ PKG             := vips-web
 $(PKG)_WEBSITE  := https://libvips.github.io/libvips/
 $(PKG)_DESCR    := A fast image processing library with low memory needs.
 $(PKG)_IGNORE   :=
-$(PKG)_VERSION  := 8.15.5
-$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := 7c59d20996373482fe55ebf7999ba605e74540fadd647894b17fa35ebf2f50b7
+$(PKG)_VERSION  := 8.16.0
+$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := 190b8d8590094cb181a70b29272bbbe8c29729047d998b75ec7ce00adb4310e3
 $(PKG)_PATCHES  := $(realpath $(sort $(wildcard $(dir $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))/patches/vips-[0-9]*.patch)))
 $(PKG)_GH_CONF  := libvips/libvips/releases,v,-rc1,,,-rc1.tar.xz
 $(PKG)_SUBDIR   := vips-$($(PKG)_VERSION)