diff --git a/class/defaults.yml b/class/defaults.yml
index c07cafb4..6bb7dc25 100644
--- a/class/defaults.yml
+++ b/class/defaults.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ parameters:
       kube_rbac_proxy:
         registry: gcr.io
         repository: kubebuilder/kube-rbac-proxy
-        tag: v0.15.0
+        tag: v0.16.0
 
     instances: {}
 
diff --git a/tests/golden/defaults/argocd/argocd/10_operator/apps_v1_deployment_syn-argocd-operator-controller-manager.yaml b/tests/golden/defaults/argocd/argocd/10_operator/apps_v1_deployment_syn-argocd-operator-controller-manager.yaml
index 91096b36..039e6ef8 100644
--- a/tests/golden/defaults/argocd/argocd/10_operator/apps_v1_deployment_syn-argocd-operator-controller-manager.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/defaults/argocd/argocd/10_operator/apps_v1_deployment_syn-argocd-operator-controller-manager.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ spec:
             - --upstream=http://127.0.0.1:8080/
             - --logtostderr=true
             - --v=10
-          image: gcr.io/kubebuilder/kube-rbac-proxy:v0.15.0
+          image: gcr.io/kubebuilder/kube-rbac-proxy:v0.16.0
           name: kube-rbac-proxy
           ports:
             - containerPort: 8443
diff --git a/tests/golden/openshift/argocd/argocd/10_operator/apps_v1_deployment_syn-argocd-operator-controller-manager.yaml b/tests/golden/openshift/argocd/argocd/10_operator/apps_v1_deployment_syn-argocd-operator-controller-manager.yaml
index 91096b36..039e6ef8 100644
--- a/tests/golden/openshift/argocd/argocd/10_operator/apps_v1_deployment_syn-argocd-operator-controller-manager.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/openshift/argocd/argocd/10_operator/apps_v1_deployment_syn-argocd-operator-controller-manager.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ spec:
             - --upstream=http://127.0.0.1:8080/
             - --logtostderr=true
             - --v=10
-          image: gcr.io/kubebuilder/kube-rbac-proxy:v0.15.0
+          image: gcr.io/kubebuilder/kube-rbac-proxy:v0.16.0
           name: kube-rbac-proxy
           ports:
             - containerPort: 8443
diff --git a/tests/golden/prometheus/argocd/argocd/10_operator/apps_v1_deployment_syn-argocd-operator-controller-manager.yaml b/tests/golden/prometheus/argocd/argocd/10_operator/apps_v1_deployment_syn-argocd-operator-controller-manager.yaml
index 91096b36..039e6ef8 100644
--- a/tests/golden/prometheus/argocd/argocd/10_operator/apps_v1_deployment_syn-argocd-operator-controller-manager.yaml
+++ b/tests/golden/prometheus/argocd/argocd/10_operator/apps_v1_deployment_syn-argocd-operator-controller-manager.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ spec:
             - --upstream=http://127.0.0.1:8080/
             - --logtostderr=true
             - --v=10
-          image: gcr.io/kubebuilder/kube-rbac-proxy:v0.15.0
+          image: gcr.io/kubebuilder/kube-rbac-proxy:v0.16.0
           name: kube-rbac-proxy
           ports:
             - containerPort: 8443