diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-test/googletest/googletest_1.15.2.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-test/googletest/googletest_1.16.0.bb
similarity index 91%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-test/googletest/googletest_1.15.2.bb
rename to meta-oe/recipes-test/googletest/googletest_1.16.0.bb
index bc479268ba..cc2e8e3c94 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-test/googletest/googletest_1.15.2.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-test/googletest/googletest_1.16.0.bb
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=cbbd27594afd089daa160d3a16dd515a"
 PROVIDES += "gmock gtest"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
-SRCREV = "b514bdc898e2951020cbdca1304b75f5950d1f59"
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/google/googletest.git;branch=v1.15.x;protocol=https"
+SRCREV = "6910c9d9165801d8827d628cb72eb7ea9dd538c5"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/google/googletest.git;branch=v1.16.x;protocol=https"
 
 inherit cmake pkgconfig