diff --git a/.github/container/Dockerfile b/.github/container/Dockerfile
index 24029d2b6..f9a97e0af 100644
--- a/.github/container/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/container/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #' Define default build variables
 ## specifc ARGs for METHOD='direct'
 ARG OTP_VSN='26.2'
-ARG ELIXIR_VSN='1.16.1'
+ARG ELIXIR_VSN='1.16.2'
 ## specifc ARGs for METHOD='package'
 ARG ALPINE_VSN='3.19'
 ## general ARGs