diff --git a/ext_authz/Dockerfile-opa b/ext_authz/Dockerfile-opa
index 574c5b59..a5c63254 100644
--- a/ext_authz/Dockerfile-opa
+++ b/ext_authz/Dockerfile-opa
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-FROM openpolicyagent/opa:1.15.2-envoy-3-static@sha256:d655746462c8e46b9d6f42226462caebd0d36e7a5135b53990247d9c42dfaad1
+FROM openpolicyagent/opa:1.16.1-envoy-2-static@sha256:3d57f13cba6ed5d16ff1c7faf6f3c944dc62bf495d1ae00b2abc5365970df201
 
 COPY --chmod=644 ./config/opa-service/policy.rego /etc/policy.rego