chore(deps): bump github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/framework from 0.16.3 to 0.16.4 (#1024)

Bumps
[github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/framework](https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework)
from 0.16.3 to 0.16.4.
<details>
<summary>Release notes</summary>
<p><em>Sourced from <a
href="https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/releases">github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/framework's
releases</a>.</em></p>
<blockquote>
<h2>framework/v0.16.4</h2>
<h2>Release notes:</h2>
<ul>
<li>VictoriaMetrics stack in CTF, docs</li>
</ul>
<h2>Commits:</h2>
<ul>
<li>VictoriaMetrics stack in CTF (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/issues/2619">#2619</a>)
(b7a1836c)</li>
<li>WASP backend for VictoriaLogs (backward compatible) + dashboard (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/issues/2618">#2618</a>)
(9dcc6dcc)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Breaking changes:</h2>
<p>gorelease: preparing to load packages for
github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/framework@v0.16.3:
looking for missing dependencies: go: -d flag is deprecated. -d=true is
a no-op
go: module
github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/framework@v0.16.3
requires go &gt;= 1.25.0; switching to go1.25.10
go: -d flag is deprecated. -d=true is a no-op
go: downloading github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0
go: downloading github.com/urfave/cli v1.22.12
go: downloading github.com/golang-jwt/jwt v3.2.2+incompatible
go: downloading github.com/moby/moby v24.0.6+incompatible
go: downloading github.com/avast/retry-go v3.0.0+incompatible
go: downloading google.golang.org/grpc v1.81.0
go: downloading golang.org/x/tools v0.41.0
go: downloading github.com/prometheus/common v0.63.0
go: downloading
github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/lib
v1.50.20-0.20250106135623-15722ca32b64
go: downloading golang.org/x/crypto v0.48.0
go: downloading golang.org/x/net v0.51.0
go: downloading github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man v1.0.10
go: downloading github.com/cenkalti/backoff v2.2.1+incompatible
go: downloading golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0
go: downloading github.com/deckarep/golang-set v1.8.0
go: downloading github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.2.0
go: downloading golang.org/x/text v0.34.0
go: downloading k8s.io/klog v1.0.0
go: downloading golang.org/x/term v0.40.0
go: downloading github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.21.1
go: downloading github.com/cespare/xxhash v1.1.0
go: downloading github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2
go: downloading github.com/russross/blackfriday v1.6.0
go: downloading github.com/shirou/gopsutil v3.21.11+incompatible
go: downloading google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc
v0.0.0-20260226221140-a57be14db171
go: downloading google.golang.org/genproto
v0.0.0-20250324211829-b45e905df463
go: downloading github.com/klauspost/cpuid v1.2.1
go: downloading github.com/ugorji/go v1.2.7
go: downloading github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.16.0
go: downloading golang.org/x/mod v0.32.0
go: downloading go4.org v0.0.0-20180809161055-417644f6feb5
go: downloading github.com/Masterminds/sprig v2.22.0+incompatible
go: downloading go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.43.0
go: downloading go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.43.0
go: downloading github.com/sony/gobreaker v0.5.0
go: downloading go.opentelemetry.io/collector v0.81.0
go: downloading github.com/grafana/pyroscope-go v1.1.2
go: downloading go.opentelemetry.io/contrib v0.20.0</p>
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</details>
<details>
<summary>Commits</summary>
<ul>
<li><a
href="https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/commit/b7a1836c6a9dac478ce4231648f331dcac74f56e"><code>b7a1836</code></a>
VictoriaMetrics stack in CTF (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/issues/2619">#2619</a>)</li>
<li><a
href="https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/commit/08a6e7216bfa6d5c4de2a400b34458f723c3b9ec"><code>08a6e72</code></a>
feat(ci): apidiff-go (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/issues/2616">#2616</a>)</li>
<li><a
href="https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/commit/9dcc6dccd10142c817bab03fd5501d30fd4335e4"><code>9dcc6dc</code></a>
WASP backend for VictoriaLogs (backward compatible) + dashboard (<a
href="https://redirect.github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/issues/2618">#2618</a>)</li>
<li>See full diff in <a
href="https://github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/compare/framework/v0.16.3...framework/v0.16.4">compare
view</a></li>
</ul>
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go.mod

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-ccip/chains/solana/gobindings v0.0.0-20250912190424-fd2e35d7deb5
 	github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-protos/job-distributor v0.18.0
 	github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-protos/op-catalog v0.1.0
-	github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/framework v0.16.3
+	github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/framework v0.16.4
 	github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-testing-framework/seth v1.51.5
 	github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-ton v1.0.5-0.20260514223130-48bc90aca745
 	github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-tron/relayer v0.0.11-0.20250908203554-5bd9d2fe9513
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.3 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/providers/prometheus v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/v2 v2.3.2 // indirect
-	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.28.0 // indirect
+	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.29.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-bexpr v0.1.10 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v1.6.3 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin v1.8.0 // indirect
@@ -307,9 +307,9 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.63.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.65.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.43.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.44.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc v0.19.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp v0.19.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp v0.20.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc v1.43.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp v1.43.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.43.0 // indirect
@@ -318,23 +318,23 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdoutlog v0.19.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdoutmetric v1.43.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdouttrace v1.43.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/log v0.19.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.43.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.43.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/log v0.19.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.43.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.43.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/log v0.20.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.44.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.44.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/log v0.20.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.44.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.44.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.10.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/ratelimit v0.3.1 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.54.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.55.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.20.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.44.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.45.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/term v0.43.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.37.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.15.0
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.45.0 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260401024825-9d38bb4040a9 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260401024825-9d38bb4040a9
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20260526163538-3dc84a4a5aaa // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260526163538-3dc84a4a5aaa
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1 // indirect
 )