diff --git a/hammer.py b/hammer.py
index 28289a3f59..816f2c9585 100755
--- a/hammer.py
+++ b/hammer.py
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ class VagrantEnv():
 def _install_gtest_sources():
     """Install gtest sources."""
     # download gtest sources only if it is not present as native package
-    gtest_version = '1.14.0'
+    gtest_version = '1.16.0'
     gtest_path = f'/usr/src/googletest-release-{gtest_version}/googletest'
     if os.path.exists(gtest_path):
         log.info('gtest is already installed in %s.', gtest_path)