diff --git a/examples/cli/pom.xml b/examples/cli/pom.xml
index a0a64615573..b33d71779df 100644
--- a/examples/cli/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/cli/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
 
-    <quarkus.version>3.16.2</quarkus.version>
+    <quarkus.version>3.16.3</quarkus.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/examples/webapp/pom.xml b/examples/webapp/pom.xml
index d1af72d451e..f4f5222c3df 100644
--- a/examples/webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/webapp/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
 
-    <quarkus.version>3.16.2</quarkus.version>
+    <quarkus.version>3.16.3</quarkus.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 77d62ba5de4..890b28a108d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <jose4j.version>0.9.6</jose4j.version>
     <json.bind.version>3.0.1</json.bind.version>
     <okhttp.version>4.12.0</okhttp.version>
-    <quarkus.version>3.16.2</quarkus.version>
+    <quarkus.version>3.16.3</quarkus.version>
     <slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>
     <!-- pinning to Spring 5.x for Java 11 support -->
     <spring.security.version>5.8.14</spring.security.version>