diff --git a/test/Dockerfile.distro b/test/Dockerfile.distro
index 1e9954a54e..dcdf7385d7 100644
--- a/test/Dockerfile.distro
+++ b/test/Dockerfile.distro
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ RUN install-tool ruby 3.3.5
 # renovate: datasource=rubygems versioning=ruby
 RUN install-tool bundler 2.5.22
 # renovate: datasource=rubygems versioning=ruby
-RUN install-tool cocoapods 1.15.2
+RUN install-tool cocoapods 1.16.1
 
 #--------------------------------------
 # Image: final
diff --git a/test/ruby/Dockerfile b/test/ruby/Dockerfile
index 5137480634..c8487d5e9b 100644
--- a/test/ruby/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/ruby/Dockerfile
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ FROM build AS test-cocoapods-a
 USER 12021
 
 # renovate: datasource=rubygems
-RUN install-tool cocoapods 1.15.2
+RUN install-tool cocoapods 1.16.1
 
 RUN pod env
 
diff --git a/test/ruby/Dockerfile.arm64 b/test/ruby/Dockerfile.arm64
index b715eac703..84762c1a2e 100644
--- a/test/ruby/Dockerfile.arm64
+++ b/test/ruby/Dockerfile.arm64
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ FROM test-ruby AS test-cocoapods
 RUN install-tool git v2.47.0
 
 # renovate: datasource=rubygems versioning=ruby
-RUN install-tool cocoapods 1.15.2
+RUN install-tool cocoapods 1.16.1
 
 #--------------------------------------
 # Image: final