diff --git a/js/testapps/next/package.json b/js/testapps/next/package.json
index 6c45bd67b1..74e26a2d56 100644
--- a/js/testapps/next/package.json
+++ b/js/testapps/next/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "@genkit-ai/google-genai": "workspace:*",
     "@genkit-ai/next": "workspace:*",
     "genkit": "workspace:*",
-    "next": "^15.4.10",
+    "next": "^16.1.5",
     "zod": "^3.24.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {