diff --git a/geowebcache/pom.xml b/geowebcache/pom.xml
index 7ddfaa37a2..4740997e33 100644
--- a/geowebcache/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     <jalopy.srcExcludesPattern>disabled</jalopy.srcExcludesPattern>
     <test.maxHeapSize>64M</test.maxHeapSize>
     <maven.test.jvmargs></maven.test.jvmargs>
-    <imageio-ext.version>1.4.15</imageio-ext.version>
+    <imageio-ext.version>1.4.16</imageio-ext.version>
     <hazelcast.version>5.3.8</hazelcast.version>
     <joda-time.version>2.8.1</joda-time.version>
     <spotless.action>apply</spotless.action>