diff --git a/bitnami/kong/Chart.yaml b/bitnami/kong/Chart.yaml
index 732fdd94e..4f216154b 100644
--- a/bitnami/kong/Chart.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/kong/Chart.yaml
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ name: kong
 sources:
   - https://github.com/bitnami/containers/tree/main/bitnami/kong
   - https://konghq.com/
-version: 8.0.15
+version: 8.0.16
diff --git a/bitnami/kong/README.md b/bitnami/kong/README.md
index 76e6883ea..a6fe56833 100644
--- a/bitnami/kong/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/kong/README.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ To uninstall/delete the `my-release` deployment:
 | ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- |
 | `image.registry`    | kong image registry                                                                                  | `docker.io`          |
 | `image.repository`  | kong image repository                                                                                | `bitnami/kong`       |
-| `image.tag`         | kong image tag (immutable tags are recommended)                                                      | `3.0.1-debian-11-r7` |
+| `image.tag`         | kong image tag (immutable tags are recommended)                                                      | `3.0.1-debian-11-r8` |
 | `image.digest`      | kong image digest in the way sha256:aa.... Please note this parameter, if set, will override the tag | `""`                 |
 | `image.pullPolicy`  | kong image pull policy                                                                               | `IfNotPresent`       |
 | `image.pullSecrets` | Specify docker-registry secret names as an array                                                     | `[]`                 |
diff --git a/bitnami/kong/values.yaml b/bitnami/kong/values.yaml
index 1001b3dfe..cebd8ff37 100644
--- a/bitnami/kong/values.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/kong/values.yaml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ diagnosticMode:
 image:
   registry: docker.io
   repository: bitnami/kong
-  tag: 3.0.1-debian-11-r7
+  tag: 3.0.1-debian-11-r8
   digest: ""
   ## Specify a imagePullPolicy
   ## Defaults to 'Always' if image tag is 'latest', else set to 'IfNotPresent'