diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-release.yml
index d71d5d263..0845e1e52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-release.yml
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 1
       matrix:
-        fromVersion: ["v2.15.1"]
+        fromVersion: ["v2.16.0"]
         attestationVariant: ["gcp-sev-es", "azure-sev-snp", "azure-tdx", "aws-sev-snp"]
     name: Run upgrade tests
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-weekly.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-weekly.yml
index 8e4459e8c..ad2942ad6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test-weekly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test-weekly.yml
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 1
       matrix:
-        fromVersion: ["v2.15.1"]
+        fromVersion: ["v2.16.0"]
         attestationVariant: ["gcp-sev-es", "azure-sev-snp", "azure-tdx", "aws-sev-snp"]
     name: Run upgrade tests
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 79fa94a5c..8dbd61013 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v2.16.0-pre
+v2.17.0-pre