diff --git a/charts/etcd-operator/README.md b/charts/etcd-operator/README.md
index 3a9239ba..729dab25 100644
--- a/charts/etcd-operator/README.md
+++ b/charts/etcd-operator/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 | kubeRbacProxy.args[3] | string | `"--v=0"` |  |
 | kubeRbacProxy.image.pullPolicy | string | `"IfNotPresent"` |  |
 | kubeRbacProxy.image.repository | string | `"gcr.io/kubebuilder/kube-rbac-proxy"` |  |
-| kubeRbacProxy.image.tag | string | `"v0.15.0"` |  |
+| kubeRbacProxy.image.tag | string | `"v0.16.0"` |  |
 | kubeRbacProxy.livenessProbe | object | `{}` |  |
 | kubeRbacProxy.readinessProbe | object | `{}` |  |
 | kubeRbacProxy.resources.limits.cpu | string | `"500m"` |  |
diff --git a/charts/etcd-operator/values.yaml b/charts/etcd-operator/values.yaml
index 48f64fa2..9c9ff75a 100644
--- a/charts/etcd-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/etcd-operator/values.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ kubeRbacProxy:
   image:
     repository: gcr.io/kubebuilder/kube-rbac-proxy
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: v0.15.0
+    tag: v0.16.0
   args:
     - --secure-listen-address=0.0.0.0:8443
     - --upstream=http://127.0.0.1:8080/