diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/intake.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/intake.yml
index 8935872fdec8..5be5990cfb20 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/intake.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/intake.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ steps:
         timeout_in_minutes: 300
         matrix:
           setup:
-            BWC_VERSION: ["8.16.1", "8.17.0", "8.18.0", "9.0.0"]
+            BWC_VERSION: ["8.16.2", "8.17.0", "8.18.0", "9.0.0"]
         agents:
           provider: gcp
           image: family/elasticsearch-ubuntu-2004
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic-packaging.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic-packaging.yml
index 2dbb7f5193af..162a7e499546 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic-packaging.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic-packaging.yml
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ steps:
         env:
           BWC_VERSION: 8.15.4
 
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.16.1 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.16.1
+      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.16.2 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
+        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.16.2
         timeout_in_minutes: 300
         matrix:
           setup:
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ steps:
           machineType: custom-16-32768
           buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
         env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.16.1
+          BWC_VERSION: 8.16.2
 
       - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.17.0 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
         command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.17.0
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic.yml
index 047e4a3f4f8f..aa1db893df8c 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic.yml
@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@ steps:
             - signal_reason: agent_stop
               limit: 3
 
-      - label: 8.16.1 / bwc
-        command: .ci/scripts/run-gradle.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true v8.16.1#bwcTest
+      - label: 8.16.2 / bwc
+        command: .ci/scripts/run-gradle.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true v8.16.2#bwcTest
         timeout_in_minutes: 300
         agents:
           provider: gcp
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ steps:
           buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
           preemptible: true
         env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.16.1
+          BWC_VERSION: 8.16.2
         retry:
           automatic:
             - exit_status: "-1"
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ steps:
           setup:
             ES_RUNTIME_JAVA:
               - openjdk21
-            BWC_VERSION: ["8.16.1", "8.17.0", "8.18.0", "9.0.0"]
+            BWC_VERSION: ["8.16.2", "8.17.0", "8.18.0", "9.0.0"]
         agents:
           provider: gcp
           image: family/elasticsearch-ubuntu-2004
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ steps:
             ES_RUNTIME_JAVA:
               - openjdk21
               - openjdk23
-            BWC_VERSION: ["8.16.1", "8.17.0", "8.18.0", "9.0.0"]
+            BWC_VERSION: ["8.16.2", "8.17.0", "8.18.0", "9.0.0"]
         agents:
           provider: gcp
           image: family/elasticsearch-ubuntu-2004
diff --git a/.ci/bwcVersions b/.ci/bwcVersions
index ac07e14c2a17..a8d6dda4fb0c 100644
--- a/.ci/bwcVersions
+++ b/.ci/bwcVersions
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ BWC_VERSION:
   - "8.13.4"
   - "8.14.3"
   - "8.15.4"
-  - "8.16.1"
+  - "8.16.2"
   - "8.17.0"
   - "8.18.0"
   - "9.0.0"
diff --git a/.ci/snapshotBwcVersions b/.ci/snapshotBwcVersions
index 351c605e6e09..5514fc376a28 100644
--- a/.ci/snapshotBwcVersions
+++ b/.ci/snapshotBwcVersions
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 BWC_VERSION:
-  - "8.16.1"
+  - "8.16.2"
   - "8.17.0"
   - "8.18.0"
   - "9.0.0"
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java
index 40071b19af5d..7b65547a7d59 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/Version.java
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ public class Version implements VersionId<Version>, ToXContentFragment {
     public static final Version V_8_15_4 = new Version(8_15_04_99);
     public static final Version V_8_16_0 = new Version(8_16_00_99);
     public static final Version V_8_16_1 = new Version(8_16_01_99);
+    public static final Version V_8_16_2 = new Version(8_16_02_99);
     public static final Version V_8_17_0 = new Version(8_17_00_99);
     public static final Version V_8_18_0 = new Version(8_18_00_99);
     public static final Version V_9_0_0 = new Version(9_00_00_99);
diff --git a/server/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.csv b/server/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.csv
index ba575cc642a8..6191922f1309 100644
--- a/server/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.csv
+++ b/server/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.csv
@@ -133,3 +133,4 @@
 8.15.3,8702003
 8.15.4,8702003
 8.16.0,8772001
+8.16.1,8772004
diff --git a/server/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexVersions.csv b/server/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexVersions.csv
index c54aea88613f..f84d69af727a 100644
--- a/server/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexVersions.csv
+++ b/server/src/main/resources/org/elasticsearch/index/IndexVersions.csv
@@ -133,3 +133,4 @@
 8.15.3,8512000
 8.15.4,8512000
 8.16.0,8518000
+8.16.1,8518000