diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8bfadd5e..5b7195c8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Improvements
+* Updated Prov Protos from 1.14.0-rc2 to 1.16.0 [#490](https://github.com/provenance-io/explorer-service/issues/490)
+
 ## [v5.5.0](https://github.com/provenance-io/explorer-service/releases/tag/v5.5.0) - 2023-05-19
 ### Release Name: John Cabot
 
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Dependencies.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Dependencies.kt
index 91032f41..665c2686 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Dependencies.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Dependencies.kt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ object Versions {
     const val SpringBoot = PluginVersions.SpringBoot
     const val Swagger = "3.0.0"
     const val Grpc = "1.50.2"
-    const val ProvProto = "1.14.0-rc2"
+    const val ProvProto = "1.16.0"
     const val Postgres = "42.2.23"
     const val Protobuf = "3.21.9"