diff --git a/build/dependencies.yaml b/build/dependencies.yaml
index a52a040ee67..29462d486b2 100644
--- a/build/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/build/dependencies.yaml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ dependencies:
     - path: cluster/images/etcd/migrate/options.go
 
   - name: "node-problem-detector"
-    version: 0.8.13
+    version: 0.8.16
     refPaths:
     - path: test/e2e_node/image_list.go
       match: const defaultImage
diff --git a/cluster/addons/node-problem-detector/npd.yaml b/cluster/addons/node-problem-detector/npd.yaml
index 7ba02511b18..1cecb787094 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/node-problem-detector/npd.yaml
+++ b/cluster/addons/node-problem-detector/npd.yaml
@@ -30,22 +30,22 @@ metadata:
   namespace: kube-system
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: node-problem-detector
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: v0.8.13
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: v0.8.16
     addonmanager.kubernetes.io/mode: Reconcile
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app.kubernetes.io/name: node-problem-detector
-      app.kubernetes.io/version: v0.8.13
+      app.kubernetes.io/version: v0.8.16
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
         app.kubernetes.io/name: node-problem-detector
-        app.kubernetes.io/version: v0.8.13
+        app.kubernetes.io/version: v0.8.16
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: node-problem-detector
-        image: registry.k8s.io/node-problem-detector/node-problem-detector:v0.8.13
+        image: registry.k8s.io/node-problem-detector/node-problem-detector:v0.8.16
         command:
         - "/bin/sh"
         - "-c"
diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure.sh
index a2fbd5c8262..b0befd9c022 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure.sh
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ set -o pipefail
 ### Hardcoded constants
 DEFAULT_CNI_VERSION='v1.4.0'
 DEFAULT_CNI_HASH='993cf3284c6ffe5d803692de033d17941cffad8e58a1d8b8a41bba850eaf51a90c8a590b3e61c428a350aae39bcf77ec3901a64a71f6767e8e82c262671362c0'
-DEFAULT_NPD_VERSION='v0.8.13'
-DEFAULT_NPD_HASH_AMD64='f9d8499741f06e76ec2426c8ccebb4b5102e1e45c183b6a19671e1ec61ff2568c354307959c9910a579014807ae674e8633c8c0ea2d878fafae1b136ec7ff5da'
-DEFAULT_NPD_HASH_ARM64='c8f46c8d89a4f17df93d1f62a886de9d22cef29e6971354932cba1fa2837ebcacbd18888c0487034febe0b7f2eea289e3348e0b2f57f2f69a338f6ff8da20ed5'
+DEFAULT_NPD_VERSION='v0.8.16'
+DEFAULT_NPD_HASH_AMD64='6d7c9a8e07d95085ef949373e2019df67b2c717aa3b8043eb7c63ac6a679e7894b0f6efea98354f0059001a35966353220613936ace499ad97b96b7c04f693d8'
+DEFAULT_NPD_HASH_ARM64='8c6a61a92e846b2b6c844bac51f34fd90a97fe7109bc3d16520370b944b9a2d1b117c0d1d95464f374354700f4697baaa41265d44e233996b63ef4e5ae450b24'
 DEFAULT_CRICTL_VERSION='v1.29.0'
 DEFAULT_CRICTL_AMD64_SHA512='42ad023036120a95f95e69c5b50e79a6dbd0034f57d7f0124521cbe45502ab3ab8831ca437e05ae35fbd1d3bbe2e6d042eccb9ac9c2c5f7ec51a02234e0364ad'
 DEFAULT_CRICTL_ARM64_SHA512='4faf4b5d704a7701fd09a0106a444da266c77256ff0b7d80b0e3985011c77bbee1eda891b9b94aa1c175a525f38c4ab5afacd63750214deef9265be9982b78f0'
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/image_list.go b/test/e2e_node/image_list.go
index 75af8189723..db8abacca12 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/image_list.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/image_list.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func isRunningOnArm64() bool {
 }
 
 func getNodeProblemDetectorImage() string {
-	const defaultImage string = "registry.k8s.io/node-problem-detector/node-problem-detector:v0.8.13"
+	const defaultImage string = "registry.k8s.io/node-problem-detector/node-problem-detector:v0.8.16"
 	image := os.Getenv("NODE_PROBLEM_DETECTOR_IMAGE")
 	if image == "" {
 		image = defaultImage
diff --git a/test/kubemark/resources/hollow-node_template.yaml b/test/kubemark/resources/hollow-node_template.yaml
index 8b63eb1643c..2ac733d8330 100644
--- a/test/kubemark/resources/hollow-node_template.yaml
+++ b/test/kubemark/resources/hollow-node_template.yaml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ spec:
             cpu: {{hollow_proxy_millicpu}}m
             memory: {{hollow_proxy_mem_Ki}}Ki
       - name: hollow-node-problem-detector
-        image: registry.k8s.io/node-problem-detector/node-problem-detector:v0.8.13
+        image: registry.k8s.io/node-problem-detector/node-problem-detector:v0.8.16
         env:
         - name: NODE_NAME
           valueFrom: