diff --git a/terraform/gcp/modules/external_secrets/versions.tf b/terraform/gcp/modules/external_secrets/versions.tf
index ab32863ac..d4ec6a427 100644
--- a/terraform/gcp/modules/external_secrets/versions.tf
+++ b/terraform/gcp/modules/external_secrets/versions.tf
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ terraform {
 
   required_providers {
     google = {
-      version = "5.15.0"
+      version = "5.16.0"
       source  = "hashicorp/google"
     }
     kubectl = {