diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 378f182..7d4978c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 To run Helm, use the following command:
 
 ```ShellSession
-$ podman run --rm -it  registry.opensuse.org/opensuse/helm:3.15 <helm-sub-command>
+$ podman run --rm -it  registry.opensuse.org/opensuse/helm:3.16 <helm-sub-command>
 ```
 
 For instance, to display the Helm version, run:
 ```ShellSession
-$ podman run --rm -it registry.opensuse.org/opensuse/helm:3.15 version --template='{{.Version}}'
-v3.15
+$ podman run --rm -it registry.opensuse.org/opensuse/helm:3.16 version --template='{{.Version}}'
+v3.16
 ```
 
 Refer to the full list of Helm commands, flags and environment variables, in the [official Helm documentation](https://helm.sh/docs/helm/helm/).
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ For a comprehensive guide on getting started with Helm, refer to the [official H
 To interact with a Kubernetes cluster, mount the Kubernetes configuration file (`kubeconfig`) from the container host into the container (use the `--net=host` flag to allow the container to use the host’s network):
 
 ```ShellSession
-$ podman run --rm -it --net=host -v /path/to/kubeconfig:/root/.kube/config:Z registry.opensuse.org/opensuse/helm:3.15
+$ podman run --rm -it --net=host -v /path/to/kubeconfig:/root/.kube/config:Z registry.opensuse.org/opensuse/helm:3.16
 ```
 
 ## Licensing
diff --git a/helm-image.changes b/helm-image.changes
index f5acf4e..350d0cd 100644
--- a/helm-image.changes
+++ b/helm-image.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Sep 25 09:30:18 UTC 2024 - Dirk Mueller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- adjust for new helm version
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Sep 13 09:56:19 UTC 2024 - Dirk Mueller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/helm-image.kiwi b/helm-image.kiwi
index e47a72f..3d92b0b 100644
--- a/helm-image.kiwi
+++ b/helm-image.kiwi
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ https://github.com/SUSE/BCI-dockerfile-generator
 Please submit bugfixes or comments via https://bugs.opensuse.org/
 You can contact the BCI team via https://github.com/SUSE/bci/discussions
 -->
-<!-- OBS-AddTag: opensuse/helm:3.15 opensuse/helm:3.15-%RELEASE% opensuse/helm:latest -->
+<!-- OBS-AddTag: opensuse/helm:3.16 opensuse/helm:3.16-%RELEASE% opensuse/helm:latest -->
 <!-- OBS-Imagerepo: obsrepositories:/ -->
 
 <image schemaversion="7.4" name="helm-image" xmlns:suse_label_helper="com.suse.label_helper">
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@ You can contact the BCI team via https://github.com/SUSE/bci/discussions
     <type image="docker" derived_from="obsrepositories:/opensuse/bci/bci-micro#latest">
       <containerconfig
           name="opensuse/helm"
-          tag="3.15"
-          additionaltags="3.15-%RELEASE%,latest">
+          tag="3.16"
+          additionaltags="3.16-%RELEASE%,latest">
         <labels>
           <suse_label_helper:add_prefix prefix="org.opensuse.application.helm">
             <label name="org.opencontainers.image.authors" value="openSUSE (https://www.opensuse.org/)"/>
             <label name="org.opencontainers.image.title" value="openSUSE Tumbleweed Kubernetes Package Manager"/>
             <label name="org.opencontainers.image.description" value="Kubernetes Package Manager container based on the openSUSE Tumbleweed Base Container Image."/>
-            <label name="org.opencontainers.image.version" value="3.15"/>
+            <label name="org.opencontainers.image.version" value="3.16"/>
             <label name="org.opencontainers.image.created" value="%BUILDTIME%"/>
             <label name="org.opencontainers.image.vendor" value="openSUSE Project"/>
             <label name="org.opencontainers.image.source" value="%SOURCEURL%"/>
             <label name="org.opencontainers.image.url" value="https://www.opensuse.org"/>
-            <label name="org.opencontainers.image.ref.name" value="3.15-%RELEASE%"/>
-            <label name="org.opensuse.reference" value="registry.opensuse.org/opensuse/helm:3.15-%RELEASE%"/>
+            <label name="org.opencontainers.image.ref.name" value="3.16-%RELEASE%"/>
+            <label name="org.opensuse.reference" value="registry.opensuse.org/opensuse/helm:3.16-%RELEASE%"/>
             <label name="org.openbuildservice.disturl" value="%DISTURL%"/>
             <label name="org.opensuse.release-stage" value="released"/>
             <label name="org.opensuse.lifecycle-url" value="https://en.opensuse.org/Lifetime#openSUSE_BCI"/>