diff --git a/.github/workflows/hypershift-assisted-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/hypershift-assisted-ci.yml
index 8a348c58e..dd402f82b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hypershift-assisted-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hypershift-assisted-ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ on:
       TAG:
         description: 'tag'
         required: false
-        default: "4.15"
+        default: "4.16"
 
 env:
  HOME: /root
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hypershift-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/hypershift-ci.yml
index 736da2d43..33635a8aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hypershift-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hypershift-ci.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ on:
       TAG:
         description: 'tag'
         required: false
-        default: "4.15"
+        default: "4.16"
 
 env:
  HOME: /root
diff --git a/.github/workflows/microshift-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/microshift-nightly.yml
index 2932ba0c3..fc82a8ca9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/microshift-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/microshift-nightly.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ env:
  CLUSTER: ci-microshift
  PULLSECRET: /root/openshift_pull.json
  VERSION: stable
- TAG: "4.15"
+ TAG: "4.16"
 
 jobs:
  requirements:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/okd-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/okd-nightly.yml
index 466c45bc7..4d81b30fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/okd-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/okd-nightly.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ env:
  NETWORK: okd-network
  NETWORK_CIDR: 192.168.131.0/24
  VERSION: stable
- TAG: 4.15
+ TAG: 4.16
 
 jobs:
     deploy-okd:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openshift-kubevirt-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/openshift-kubevirt-ci.yml
index 0de0a1cc6..e65ae721c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openshift-kubevirt-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openshift-kubevirt-ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ on:
       TAG:
         description: 'tag'
         required: false
-        default: "4.15"
+        default: "4.16"
 
 env:
  HOME: /root
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openshift-libvirt-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/openshift-libvirt-ci.yml
index 37094e669..c8e801e1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openshift-libvirt-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openshift-libvirt-ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ on:
       TAG:
         description: 'tag'
         required: false
-        default: "4.15"
+        default: "4.16"
 
 env:
  HOME: /root
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openshift-nightly-ipv6.yml b/.github/workflows/openshift-nightly-ipv6.yml
index bb0d25d25..6372f31e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openshift-nightly-ipv6.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openshift-nightly-ipv6.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ env:
  NETWORK: ipv6-network
  NETWORK_CIDR: 2620:52:0:1306::/64
  VERSION: stable
- TAG: 4.15
+ TAG: 4.16
 
 jobs:
     deploy-openshift:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sno-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/sno-ci.yml
index 06867a7dc..fcdd5ad93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sno-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sno-ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ on:
       TAG:
         description: 'tag'
         required: false
-        default: "4.15"
+        default: "4.16"
       DISKS:
         description: 'disks'
         required: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sno-nightly-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/sno-nightly-ci.yml
index 85b233c2a..4a963fd80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sno-nightly-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sno-nightly-ci.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ env:
  PULLSECRET: /root/openshift_pull.json
  PARAMFILE: openshift-ci-paramfiles/sno.yml
  VERSION: stable
- TAG: "4.15"
+ TAG: "4.16"
 
 jobs:
  requirements:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snoplus.yml b/.github/workflows/snoplus.yml
index 1332f0aaf..79d13df11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snoplus.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snoplus.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ on:
       TAG:
         description: 'tag'
         required: false
-        default: "4.15"
+        default: "4.16"
       PLANFILE:
         description: 'planfile'
         required: true