diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 37907d2..a0325f7 100755
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM phusion/baseimage:0.9.15
+FROM phusion/baseimage:0.9.16
 MAINTAINER Open Knowledge
 
 # set UTF-8 locale
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b3fde3f..48ff09c 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ contains the Docker host if the host cannot run Docker containers natively (OS X
 
 #### Dockerfiles
 
-The Dockerfiles are currently based on `phusion/baseimage:0.9.15`.
+The Dockerfiles are currently based on `phusion/baseimage:0.9.16`.
 
 SSH is supported using an insecure key which is enabled by default for development purposes. You should disable it in production use for obvious reasons.
 
diff --git a/_service-provider/_datapusher/Dockerfile b/_service-provider/_datapusher/Dockerfile
index 98cfd6d..92afa0a 100644
--- a/_service-provider/_datapusher/Dockerfile
+++ b/_service-provider/_datapusher/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM phusion/baseimage:0.9.15
+FROM phusion/baseimage:0.9.16
 MAINTAINER Open Knowledge
 
 # set UTF-8 locale
diff --git a/docker/data/Dockerfile b/docker/data/Dockerfile
index 8c9bd23..2f7f78d 100644
--- a/docker/data/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/data/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM phusion/baseimage:0.9.15
+FROM phusion/baseimage:0.9.16
 MAINTAINER Open Knowledge
 
 # set UTF-8 locale
diff --git a/docker/fig/Dockerfile b/docker/fig/Dockerfile
index e3cee72..83f9051 100755
--- a/docker/fig/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/fig/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM phusion/baseimage:0.9.15
+FROM phusion/baseimage:0.9.16
 MAINTAINER Open Knowledge
 
 # set UTF-8 locale
diff --git a/docker/postgres/Dockerfile b/docker/postgres/Dockerfile
index d932a31..1a88113 100755
--- a/docker/postgres/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/postgres/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM phusion/baseimage:0.9.15
+FROM phusion/baseimage:0.9.16
 MAINTAINER Open Knowledge
 
 # set UTF-8 locale
diff --git a/docker/solr/Dockerfile b/docker/solr/Dockerfile
index 4cc909b..3e588bc 100755
--- a/docker/solr/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/solr/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM phusion/baseimage:0.9.15
+FROM phusion/baseimage:0.9.16
 MAINTAINER Open Knowledge
 
 # set UTF-8 locale