diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gcc/glibc.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gcc/glibc.nix
index 84429548ef45..45c7f71c6fc2 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gcc/glibc.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/minimal-bootstrap/gcc/glibc.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 }:
 let
   pname = "gcc";
-  version = "15.3.0";
+  version = "16.2.0";
   linkerName =
     {
       i686-linux = "ld-linux.so.2";
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ let
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnu/gcc/gcc-${version}/gcc-${version}.tar.xz";
-    hash = "sha256-+lnBvu+JlfJ8TXHB3yJ1hxiTFdPm+v8btDBuYbDFMOs=";
+    hash = "sha256-5nOOKVl/czJwcxqpBgDzf/3ARQed/CfsfoGSzIEIXD4=";
   };
 
   gmpVersion = "6.3.0";