diff --git a/roles/mysqld_exporter/defaults/main.yml b/roles/mysqld_exporter/defaults/main.yml
index b469b77e..a66cf335 100644
--- a/roles/mysqld_exporter/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mysqld_exporter/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-mysqld_exporter_version: 0.15.1
+mysqld_exporter_version: 0.16.0
 mysqld_exporter_binary_url: "https://github.com/{{ _mysqld_exporter_repo }}/releases/download/v{{ mysqld_exporter_version }}/\
                            mysqld_exporter-{{ mysqld_exporter_version }}.{{ ansible_system | lower }}-{{ _mysqld_exporter_go_ansible_arch }}.tar.gz"
 mysqld_exporter_checksums_url: "https://github.com/{{ _mysqld_exporter_repo }}/releases/download/v{{ mysqld_exporter_version }}/sha256sums.txt"
diff --git a/roles/mysqld_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml b/roles/mysqld_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml
index 35dbd1c7..49dccf2e 100644
--- a/roles/mysqld_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml
+++ b/roles/mysqld_exporter/meta/argument_specs.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ argument_specs:
     options:
       mysqld_exporter_version:
         description: "MySQLd exporter package version. Also accepts latest as parameter."
-        default: "0.15.1"
+        default: "0.16.0"
       mysqld_exporter_binary_url:
         description: "URL of the mysqld_exporter binaries .tar.gz file"
         default: "https://github.com/{{ _mysqld_exporter_repo }}/releases/download/v{{ mysqld_exporter_version }}/mysqld_exporter-{{ mysqld_exporter_version }}.{{ ansible_system | lower }}-{{ _mysqld_exporter_go_ansible_arch }}.tar.gz"