diff --git a/container/build.py b/container/build.py
index 615f9e6..c0ff1bc 100644
--- a/container/build.py
+++ b/container/build.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
-LATEST_BAZEL_VERSION = "0.15.2"
+LATEST_BAZEL_VERSION = "0.16.0"
 
 SUPPORTED_TYPES = [
     "rbe-debian8", "rbe-debian9", "rbe-ubuntu16_04", "ubuntu16_04-bazel",
diff --git a/container/ubuntu16_04/layers/bazel/version.bzl b/container/ubuntu16_04/layers/bazel/version.bzl
index b38ed44..ebb381f 100644
--- a/container/ubuntu16_04/layers/bazel/version.bzl
+++ b/container/ubuntu16_04/layers/bazel/version.bzl
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
     "0.14.1": "7b14e4fc76bf85c4abf805833e99f560f124a3b96d56e0712c693e94e19d1376",
     "0.15.0": "7f6748b48a7ea6bdf00b0e1967909ce2181ebe6f377638aa454a7d09a0e3ea7b",
     "0.15.2": "13eae0f09565cf17fc1c9ce1053b9eac14c11e726a2215a79ebaf5bdbf435241",
+    "0.16.0": "bdef5499ea21baa69e707391b463105b32c4a2fbf1ab045da53f4023c1a033be",
 }