diff --git a/ExternData/Resources/BuildProjects/CMake/test.cmake b/ExternData/Resources/BuildProjects/CMake/test.cmake
index 2363c23..35e9b5d 100644
--- a/ExternData/Resources/BuildProjects/CMake/test.cmake
+++ b/ExternData/Resources/BuildProjects/CMake/test.cmake
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ include(FetchContent)
 FetchContent_Declare(
   googletest
   GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/google/googletest.git
-  GIT_TAG v1.15.2
+  GIT_TAG v1.16.0
   GIT_SHALLOW TRUE
 )