diff --git a/flux/core/lightmare/app/release.yml b/flux/core/lightmare/app/release.yml
index 78cb62e3..91c8d2aa 100644
--- a/flux/core/lightmare/app/release.yml
+++ b/flux/core/lightmare/app/release.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ spec:
     operator:
       image:
         repository: "fluencelabs/lightmare"
-        tag: "0.7.11@sha256:7dbd5ecc90f41261326ddd156bfafa6e27373c71724f096893625a138f8475c9"
+        tag: "0.7.16@sha256:2c14be1887140781487c56b942e11f9a35135d4b8a8d3d9909b0a3820a7e2bbe"
       config:
         ccp:
           proofPeriod: "1 year"