diff --git a/component/grep/buildout.cfg b/component/grep/buildout.cfg
index de1c998e566e6a4d522577f1e9c5852579cc4193..d5d60520389a4b34d949b51aa98a39dd92c5bbe8 100644
--- a/component/grep/buildout.cfg
+++ b/component/grep/buildout.cfg
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ parts =
 
 [grep]
 recipe = slapos.recipe.cmmi
-url = http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grep/grep-2.15.tar.xz
-md5sum = 8cab8ca52bcae735af40278423c7c942
+url = http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grep/grep-2.16.tar.xz
+md5sum = 502350a6c8f7c2b12ee58829e760b44d
 environment =
   PATH=${xz-utils:location}/bin:%(PATH)s
   CPPFLAGS=-I${pcre:location}/include