diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 244519a0..0004b346 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM quay.io/broadinstitute/viral-core:2.1.12
+FROM quay.io/broadinstitute/viral-core:2.1.16
 
 LABEL maintainer "viral-ngs@broadinstitute.org"