diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5a599eb0e4..e029b2eb60 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
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 				"@wordpress/edit-post": "^8.14.0",
 				"@wordpress/editor": "^14.14.0",
-				"@wordpress/element": "^6.15.1",
+				"@wordpress/element": "^6.16.0",
 				"@wordpress/env": "^10.15.0",
 				"@wordpress/eslint-plugin": "^22.1.1",
 				"@wordpress/hooks": "^4.15.0",
@@ -8880,15 +8880,15 @@
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 		"node_modules/@wordpress/element": {
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-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@wordpress/element/-/element-6.15.1.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-RTKQwu+sgpdemzMPa/PT6XF+YqFxHIMH2MVEnCsDwaEusPYNmjJ3Lu8oTkgP+iWn2mhI21M/Xkb9jCgXeTnTyQ==",
+			"version": "6.16.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@wordpress/element/-/element-6.16.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-1Db9jeu7dxil/fJqAiLN5dA6gwoHWcgMSqZJ4dmZ0kMDMs40rtm6o60GFmAQGlrj+mmUvhOHTTwrBdpyfuv4bA==",
 			"dev": true,
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@babel/runtime": "7.25.7",
 				"@types/react": "^18.2.79",
 				"@types/react-dom": "^18.2.25",
-				"@wordpress/escape-html": "^3.15.0",
+				"@wordpress/escape-html": "^3.16.0",
 				"change-case": "^4.1.2",
 				"is-plain-object": "^5.0.0",
 				"react": "^18.3.0",
@@ -9053,11 +9053,10 @@
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 		},
 		"node_modules/@wordpress/escape-html": {
-			"version": "3.15.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@wordpress/escape-html/-/escape-html-3.15.0.tgz",
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+			"version": "3.16.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@wordpress/escape-html/-/escape-html-3.16.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-Rb3nUsqK2tzLpKhSRO5IID5O+gvNlyHRkKVmTszTB+0vjK+yh0Mc4UPzdHksPo8K7KnlAFt3SgjcfWYo3LYyUA==",
 			"dev": true,
-			"license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@babel/runtime": "7.25.7"
 			},
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7e533f8b14..06cb21a6e7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 		"@wordpress/e2e-test-utils-playwright": "^1.15.0",
 		"@wordpress/edit-post": "^8.14.0",
 		"@wordpress/editor": "^14.14.0",
-		"@wordpress/element": "^6.15.1",
+		"@wordpress/element": "^6.16.0",
 		"@wordpress/env": "^10.15.0",
 		"@wordpress/eslint-plugin": "^22.1.1",
 		"@wordpress/hooks": "^4.15.0",