diff --git a/hack/update-deps.sh b/hack/update-deps.sh
index 8aebcf607..a69790afe 100755
--- a/hack/update-deps.sh
+++ b/hack/update-deps.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 cd ${ROOT_DIR}
 
-VERSION="master"
+VERSION="release-16"
 
 # The list of dependencies that we track at HEAD and periodically
 # float forward in this repository.