diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 6f9b5128b..f310eac4b 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ androidx-appcompat = "1.7.0"
 androidx-browser = "1.8.0"
 androidx-cardview = "1.0.0"
 androidx-constraintlayout = "2.2.1"
-androidx-core = "1.15.0"
+androidx-core = "1.16.0"
 androidx-drawerlayout = "1.2.0"
 androidx-exifinterface = "1.4.0"
 androidx-fragment = "1.8.6"
diff --git a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
index 6939f0abb..17dc9e350 100644
--- a/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
+++ b/gradle/verification-metadata.xml
@@ -541,6 +541,14 @@
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          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="androidx.core" name="core" version="1.16.0">
+         <artifact name="core-1.16.0.aar">
+            <sha256 value="6bf03d39dbe3744acce227d3b697374c3625aae1025fbec8ad9fd7bd58bce431" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="core-1.16.0.module">
+            <sha256 value="4ab4a3b0bc1664e3a2c60dec699af635778e15c6ee373971690948f073dd721e" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="androidx.core" name="core-ktx" version="1.13.1">
          <artifact name="core-ktx-1.13.1-sources.jar">
             <sha256 value="b6646f76cd2d59210561dffb16b32a4e5fcca6de37ca027f1dae82bfb0cf6493" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
@@ -560,6 +568,14 @@
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          </artifact>
       </component>
+      <component group="androidx.core" name="core-ktx" version="1.16.0">
+         <artifact name="core-ktx-1.16.0.aar">
+            <sha256 value="1766dbd82f64a12dcd359ecb6f15f3cf35db4d66d22961a7c51b2ffc6468314c" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+         <artifact name="core-ktx-1.16.0.module">
+            <sha256 value="89fb92ca127594cdcd11c5efb5ab0e8eb23466bc41b8df7579514d2fef6e1281" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>
+         </artifact>
+      </component>
       <component group="androidx.core" name="core-splashscreen" version="1.2.0-alpha01">
          <artifact name="core-splashscreen-1.2.0-alpha01-sources.jar">
             <sha256 value="5e82448d6f1c3aad499ff0f5f9d24602f880eb8d26fb13525821a3669b3466de" origin="Generated by Gradle"/>