diff --git a/bazel/workspace0.bzl b/bazel/workspace0.bzl
index 723ff2636302f..ec3fef63cce7d 100644
--- a/bazel/workspace0.bzl
+++ b/bazel/workspace0.bzl
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ def gl_cpp_workspace0(name = None):
         http_archive,
         name = "com_google_googletest",
         urls = [
-            "https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.15.2.tar.gz",
+            "https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.16.0.tar.gz",
         ],
-        sha256 = "7b42b4d6ed48810c5362c265a17faebe90dc2373c885e5216439d37927f02926",
-        strip_prefix = "googletest-1.15.2",
+        sha256 = "78c676fc63881529bf97bf9d45948d905a66833fbfa5318ea2cd7478cb98f399",
+        strip_prefix = "googletest-1.16.0",
     )
 
     # Load the googleapis dependency.
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cmake.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cmake.Dockerfile
index 99807095a4f15..0f62d9597ddeb 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cmake.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cmake.Dockerfile
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/archive/20250127.0.tar.gz |
     ldconfig && cd /var/tmp && rm -fr build
 
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.15.2.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.16.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
       -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="Release" \
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx14.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx14.Dockerfile
index e80491c1f9897..da0542d1f6335 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx14.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx14.Dockerfile
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/archive/20250127.0.tar.gz |
     cd /var/tmp && rm -fr build
 
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.15.2.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.16.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
       -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 \
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx20.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx20.Dockerfile
index 005552d8c4b99..c263b6751c62c 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx20.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx20.Dockerfile
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/archive/20250127.0.tar.gz |
     cd /var/tmp && rm -fr build
 
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.15.2.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.16.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
       -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 \
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/gcc-oldest.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/gcc-oldest.Dockerfile
index 272e536fb6068..06041478c2e68 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/gcc-oldest.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/gcc-oldest.Dockerfile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ENV PATH=/usr/local/bin:${PATH}
 # Install googletest, remove the downloaded files and the temporary artifacts
 # after a successful build to keep the image smaller (and with fewer layers)
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.15.2.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.16.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
       -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="Release" \
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/ubuntu-20.04-install.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/ubuntu-20.04-install.Dockerfile
index b5e0a0fd88fd7..bdf0cb1da92a9 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/ubuntu-20.04-install.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/ubuntu-20.04-install.Dockerfile
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/archive/20250127.0.tar.gz |
     cd /var/tmp && rm -fr build
 
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build/googletest
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.15.2.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/v1.16.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
       -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="Release" \