diff --git a/generate/definitions/VARIANTS.ps1 b/generate/definitions/VARIANTS.ps1
index de445a1..2bfbd4c 100755
--- a/generate/definitions/VARIANTS.ps1
+++ b/generate/definitions/VARIANTS.ps1
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $local:VARIANTS_MATRIX = @(
         package = 'dnsmasq'
         package_version = '2.86'
         distro = 'alpine'
-        distro_version = '3.15'
+        distro_version = '3.16'
         subvariants = @(
             @{ components = @() }
         )
diff --git a/variants/2.86/Dockerfile b/variants/2.86/Dockerfile
index a182386..1b7cbf2 100644
--- a/variants/2.86/Dockerfile
+++ b/variants/2.86/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM alpine:3.15
+FROM alpine:3.16
 ARG TARGETPLATFORM
 ARG BUILDPLATFORM
 RUN echo "I am running on $BUILDPLATFORM, building for $TARGETPLATFORM"