diff --git a/deploy/helm/edot-collector/kube-stack/values.yaml b/deploy/helm/edot-collector/kube-stack/values.yaml
index e12e9c27122..dc5fd8e0dc4 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/edot-collector/kube-stack/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/edot-collector/kube-stack/values.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ crds:
 defaultCRConfig:
   image:
     repository: "docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent"
-    tag: "8.16.2"
+    tag: "8.16.3"
   targetAllocator:
     enabled: false # Enable/disable the Operator's Target allocator.
     # Refer to: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/tree/main/cmd/otel-allocator
diff --git a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/Chart.yaml
index 2e20d90a87a..8029c86d0ce 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ name: elastic-agent
 description: Elastic-Agent Helm Chart
 kubeVersion: ">= 1.27.0-0"
 type: application
-appVersion: 8.16.2
-version: 8.16.2-beta
+appVersion: 8.16.3
+version: 8.16.3-beta
diff --git a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/eck/rendered/manifest.yaml b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/eck/rendered/manifest.yaml
index f106678cfbe..af9357233cf 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/eck/rendered/manifest.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/eck/rendered/manifest.yaml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-clusterwide-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     eck.k8s.elastic.co/license: basic
 ---
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-ksmsharded-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     eck.k8s.elastic.co/license: basic
 ---
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     eck.k8s.elastic.co/license: basic
 ---
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-clusterwide-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     eck.k8s.elastic.co/license: basic
 stringData:
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-ksmsharded-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     eck.k8s.elastic.co/license: basic
 stringData:
@@ -389,10 +389,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     eck.k8s.elastic.co/license: basic
 stringData:
@@ -566,10 +566,10 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: agent-clusterWide-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     eck.k8s.elastic.co/license: basic
 rules:
@@ -690,10 +690,10 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: agent-ksmSharded-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     eck.k8s.elastic.co/license: basic
 rules:
@@ -923,10 +923,10 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: agent-perNode-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     eck.k8s.elastic.co/license: basic
 rules:
@@ -1005,10 +1005,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-clusterWide-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     eck.k8s.elastic.co/license: basic
 subjects:
@@ -1026,10 +1026,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-ksmSharded-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     eck.k8s.elastic.co/license: basic
 subjects:
@@ -1047,10 +1047,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-perNode-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     eck.k8s.elastic.co/license: basic
 subjects:
@@ -1069,14 +1069,14 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     eck.k8s.elastic.co/license: basic
 spec:
-  version: 8.16.2
+  version: 8.16.3
   configRef:
     secretName: agent-pernode-example
   elasticsearchRefs:
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ spec:
             value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
           - name: ELASTIC_NETINFO
             value: "false"
-          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: agent
           resources:
@@ -1171,14 +1171,14 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-clusterwide-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     eck.k8s.elastic.co/license: basic
 spec:
-  version: 8.16.2
+  version: 8.16.3
   configRef:
     secretName: agent-clusterwide-example
   elasticsearchRefs:
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ spec:
             value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
           - name: ELASTIC_NETINFO
             value: "false"
-          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: agent
           resources:
@@ -1239,14 +1239,14 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-ksmsharded-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     eck.k8s.elastic.co/license: basic
 spec:
-  version: 8.16.2
+  version: 8.16.3
   configRef:
     secretName: agent-ksmsharded-example
   elasticsearchRefs:
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ spec:
             value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
           - name: ELASTIC_NETINFO
             value: "false"
-          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: agent
           resources:
diff --git a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/fleet-managed/rendered/manifest.yaml b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/fleet-managed/rendered/manifest.yaml
index f3d39e9f4df..f8628f87597 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/fleet-managed/rendered/manifest.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/fleet-managed/rendered/manifest.yaml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-nginx-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 ---
 # Source: elastic-agent/templates/agent/k8s/secret.yaml
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-nginx-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 stringData:
 
   agent.yml: |-
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: agent-nginx-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 rules:
   - apiGroups: [ "" ] # "" indicates the core API group
     resources:
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-nginx-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: agent-nginx-example
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-nginx-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ spec:
           value: "false"
         - name: FLEET_ENROLL
           value: "1"
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: agent
         securityContext:
diff --git a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/kubernetes-default/rendered/manifest.yaml b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/kubernetes-default/rendered/manifest.yaml
index 367168a5cef..f37352e4bb8 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/kubernetes-default/rendered/manifest.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/kubernetes-default/rendered/manifest.yaml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-clusterwide-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 ---
 # Source: elastic-agent/templates/agent/service-account.yaml
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-ksmsharded-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 ---
 # Source: elastic-agent/templates/agent/service-account.yaml
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 ---
 # Source: elastic-agent/templates/agent/k8s/secret.yaml
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-clusterwide-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 stringData:
 
   agent.yml: |-
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-ksmsharded-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 stringData:
 
   agent.yml: |-
@@ -393,10 +393,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 stringData:
 
   agent.yml: |-
@@ -575,10 +575,10 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: agent-clusterWide-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 rules:
   - apiGroups: [ "" ] # "" indicates the core API group
     resources:
@@ -697,10 +697,10 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: agent-ksmSharded-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 rules:
   - apiGroups: [ "" ] # "" indicates the core API group
     resources:
@@ -928,10 +928,10 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: agent-perNode-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 rules:
   - apiGroups: [ "" ] # "" indicates the core API group
     resources:
@@ -1008,10 +1008,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-clusterWide-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: agent-clusterwide-example
@@ -1027,10 +1027,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-ksmSharded-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: agent-ksmsharded-example
@@ -1046,10 +1046,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-perNode-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: agent-pernode-example
@@ -1066,10 +1066,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ spec:
           value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
         - name: ELASTIC_NETINFO
           value: "false"
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: agent
         resources:
@@ -1185,10 +1185,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-clusterwide-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ spec:
           value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
         - name: ELASTIC_NETINFO
           value: "false"
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: agent
         resources:
@@ -1266,10 +1266,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-ksmsharded-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ spec:
           value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
         - name: ELASTIC_NETINFO
           value: "false"
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: agent
         resources:
diff --git a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/kubernetes-hints-autodiscover/rendered/manifest.yaml b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/kubernetes-hints-autodiscover/rendered/manifest.yaml
index 98e2ae935ab..f55c6b1f357 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/kubernetes-hints-autodiscover/rendered/manifest.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/kubernetes-hints-autodiscover/rendered/manifest.yaml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-clusterwide-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 ---
 # Source: elastic-agent/templates/agent/service-account.yaml
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-ksmsharded-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 ---
 # Source: elastic-agent/templates/agent/service-account.yaml
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 ---
 # Source: elastic-agent/templates/agent/k8s/secret.yaml
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-clusterwide-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 stringData:
 
   agent.yml: |-
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-ksmsharded-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 stringData:
 
   agent.yml: |-
@@ -393,10 +393,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 stringData:
 
   agent.yml: |-
@@ -577,10 +577,10 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: agent-clusterWide-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 rules:
   - apiGroups: [ "" ] # "" indicates the core API group
     resources:
@@ -699,10 +699,10 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: agent-ksmSharded-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 rules:
   - apiGroups: [ "" ] # "" indicates the core API group
     resources:
@@ -930,10 +930,10 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: agent-perNode-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 rules:
   - apiGroups: [ "" ] # "" indicates the core API group
     resources:
@@ -1010,10 +1010,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-clusterWide-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: agent-clusterwide-example
@@ -1029,10 +1029,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-ksmSharded-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: agent-ksmsharded-example
@@ -1048,10 +1048,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-perNode-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: agent-pernode-example
@@ -1068,10 +1068,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ spec:
           value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
         - name: ELASTIC_NETINFO
           value: "false"
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: agent
         resources:
@@ -1155,8 +1155,8 @@ spec:
       - args:
         - -c
         - mkdir -p /etc/elastic-agent/inputs.d && mkdir -p /etc/elastic-agent/inputs.d
-          && wget -O - https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/archive/v8.16.2.tar.gz
-          | tar xz -C /etc/elastic-agent/inputs.d --strip=5 "elastic-agent-8.16.2/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-standalone/templates.d"
+          && wget -O - https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/archive/v8.16.3.tar.gz
+          | tar xz -C /etc/elastic-agent/inputs.d --strip=5 "elastic-agent-8.16.3/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-standalone/templates.d"
         command:
         - sh
         image: busybox:1.36.1
@@ -1212,10 +1212,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-clusterwide-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ spec:
           value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
         - name: ELASTIC_NETINFO
           value: "false"
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: agent
         resources:
@@ -1293,10 +1293,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-ksmsharded-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ spec:
           value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
         - name: ELASTIC_NETINFO
           value: "false"
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: agent
         resources:
diff --git a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/kubernetes-only-logs/rendered/manifest.yaml b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/kubernetes-only-logs/rendered/manifest.yaml
index 20c2a018170..20438dede68 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/kubernetes-only-logs/rendered/manifest.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/kubernetes-only-logs/rendered/manifest.yaml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 ---
 # Source: elastic-agent/templates/agent/k8s/secret.yaml
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 stringData:
 
   agent.yml: |-
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: agent-perNode-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 rules:
   - apiGroups: [ "" ] # "" indicates the core API group
     resources:
@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-perNode-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: agent-pernode-example
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ spec:
           value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
         - name: ELASTIC_NETINFO
           value: "false"
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: agent
         resources:
diff --git a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/multiple-integrations/rendered/manifest.yaml b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/multiple-integrations/rendered/manifest.yaml
index fabb1eac112..9629a5b7cec 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/multiple-integrations/rendered/manifest.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/multiple-integrations/rendered/manifest.yaml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-clusterwide-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 ---
 # Source: elastic-agent/templates/agent/service-account.yaml
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-ksmsharded-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 ---
 # Source: elastic-agent/templates/agent/service-account.yaml
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 ---
 # Source: elastic-agent/templates/agent/k8s/secret.yaml
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-clusterwide-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 stringData:
 
   agent.yml: |-
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-ksmsharded-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 stringData:
 
   agent.yml: |-
@@ -419,10 +419,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 stringData:
 
   agent.yml: |-
@@ -603,10 +603,10 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: agent-clusterWide-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 rules:
   - apiGroups: [ "" ] # "" indicates the core API group
     resources:
@@ -725,10 +725,10 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: agent-ksmSharded-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 rules:
   - apiGroups: [ "" ] # "" indicates the core API group
     resources:
@@ -956,10 +956,10 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: agent-perNode-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 rules:
   - apiGroups: [ "" ] # "" indicates the core API group
     resources:
@@ -1036,10 +1036,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-clusterWide-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: agent-clusterwide-example
@@ -1055,10 +1055,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-ksmSharded-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: agent-ksmsharded-example
@@ -1074,10 +1074,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-perNode-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: agent-pernode-example
@@ -1094,10 +1094,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ spec:
           value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
         - name: ELASTIC_NETINFO
           value: "false"
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: agent
         resources:
@@ -1171,8 +1171,8 @@ spec:
       - args:
         - -c
         - mkdir -p /etc/elastic-agent/inputs.d && mkdir -p /etc/elastic-agent/inputs.d
-          && wget -O - https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/archive/v8.16.2.tar.gz
-          | tar xz -C /etc/elastic-agent/inputs.d --strip=5 "elastic-agent-8.16.2/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-standalone/templates.d"
+          && wget -O - https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/archive/v8.16.3.tar.gz
+          | tar xz -C /etc/elastic-agent/inputs.d --strip=5 "elastic-agent-8.16.3/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-standalone/templates.d"
         command:
         - sh
         image: busybox:1.36.1
@@ -1228,10 +1228,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-clusterwide-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ spec:
           value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
         - name: ELASTIC_NETINFO
           value: "false"
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: agent
         resources:
@@ -1299,10 +1299,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-ksmsharded-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ spec:
           value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
         - name: ELASTIC_NETINFO
           value: "false"
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: agent
         resources:
diff --git a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/nginx-custom-integration/rendered/manifest.yaml b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/nginx-custom-integration/rendered/manifest.yaml
index 56fd05df338..a5c56be6e03 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/nginx-custom-integration/rendered/manifest.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/nginx-custom-integration/rendered/manifest.yaml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-nginx-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 stringData:
 
   agent.yml: |-
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-nginx-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ spec:
               fieldPath: metadata.name
         - name: STATE_PATH
           value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: agent
         securityContext:
diff --git a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/system-custom-auth-paths/rendered/manifest.yaml b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/system-custom-auth-paths/rendered/manifest.yaml
index db5295ba3fd..a62a66f96c9 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/system-custom-auth-paths/rendered/manifest.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/system-custom-auth-paths/rendered/manifest.yaml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 ---
 # Source: elastic-agent/templates/agent/k8s/secret.yaml
 apiVersion: v1
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 stringData:
 
   agent.yml: |-
@@ -182,10 +182,10 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: agent-perNode-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 rules:
   - apiGroups: [ "" ] # "" indicates the core API group
     resources:
@@ -262,10 +262,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-perNode-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: agent-pernode-example
@@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ spec:
           value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
         - name: ELASTIC_NETINFO
           value: "false"
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: agent
         resources:
diff --git a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/user-cluster-role/rendered/manifest.yaml b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/user-cluster-role/rendered/manifest.yaml
index 65e77fb5383..65e9a880ad0 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/user-cluster-role/rendered/manifest.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/user-cluster-role/rendered/manifest.yaml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-nginx-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     elastic-agent.k8s.elastic.co/preset: nginx
     elastic-agent.k8s.elastic.co/sa: nginx
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-nginx-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     elastic-agent.k8s.elastic.co/preset: nginx
 stringData:
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-nginx-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     elastic-agent.k8s.elastic.co/preset: nginx
 subjects:
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-nginx-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ spec:
               fieldPath: metadata.name
         - name: STATE_PATH
           value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: agent
         securityContext:
diff --git a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/user-service-account/rendered/manifest.yaml b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/user-service-account/rendered/manifest.yaml
index df9fe3cf203..73c379400b6 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/user-service-account/rendered/manifest.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/examples/user-service-account/rendered/manifest.yaml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-clusterwide-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 stringData:
 
   agent.yml: |-
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-ksmsharded-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 stringData:
 
   agent.yml: |-
@@ -357,10 +357,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 stringData:
 
   agent.yml: |-
@@ -539,10 +539,10 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: agent-clusterWide-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     elastic-agent.k8s.elastic.co/cr: nginx
 rules:
@@ -663,10 +663,10 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: agent-ksmSharded-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     elastic-agent.k8s.elastic.co/cr: nginx
 rules:
@@ -896,10 +896,10 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: agent-perNode-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
   annotations:
     elastic-agent.k8s.elastic.co/cr: nginx
 rules:
@@ -978,10 +978,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-clusterWide-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: user-sa-clusterWide
@@ -997,10 +997,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-ksmSharded-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: user-sa-ksmSharded
@@ -1016,10 +1016,10 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: agent-perNode-example-default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: user-sa-perNode
@@ -1036,10 +1036,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-pernode-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ spec:
           value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
         - name: ELASTIC_NETINFO
           value: "false"
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: agent
         resources:
@@ -1155,10 +1155,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-clusterwide-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ spec:
           value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
         - name: ELASTIC_NETINFO
           value: "false"
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: agent
         resources:
@@ -1236,10 +1236,10 @@ metadata:
   name: agent-ksmsharded-example
   namespace: "default"
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.2-beta
+    helm.sh/chart: elastic-agent-8.16.3-beta
     app.kubernetes.io/name: elastic-agent
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.2
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: 8.16.3
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ spec:
           value: /usr/share/elastic-agent/state
         - name: ELASTIC_NETINFO
           value: "false"
-        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2-SNAPSHOT
+        image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3-SNAPSHOT
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         name: agent
         resources:
diff --git a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/values.yaml b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/values.yaml
index 682bfd4cdbb..26ccd15a146 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/elastic-agent/values.yaml
@@ -325,13 +325,13 @@ extraIntegrations: {}
 agent:
   # -- elastic-agent version
   # @section -- 6 - Elastic-Agent Configuration
-  version: 8.16.2
+  version: 8.16.3
   # -- image configuration
   # @section -- 6 - Elastic-Agent Configuration
   image:
     repository: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-    tag: "8.16.2-SNAPSHOT"
+    tag: "8.16.3-SNAPSHOT"
   # -- image pull secrets
   # @section -- 3 - Elastic-Agent Configuration
   imagePullSecrets: []
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/default/elastic-agent-managed/base/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/default/elastic-agent-managed/base/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml
index cb71410294e..463bc62ac08 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/default/elastic-agent-managed/base/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/default/elastic-agent-managed/base/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ spec:
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       containers:
         - name: elastic-agent
-          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2
+          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3
           env:
             # Set to 1 for enrollment into Fleet server. If not set, Elastic Agent is run in standalone mode
             - name: FLEET_ENROLL
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/default/elastic-agent-standalone/base/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/default/elastic-agent-standalone/base/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml
index 23855c496e2..72d8ff793c4 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/default/elastic-agent-standalone/base/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/default/elastic-agent-standalone/base/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spec:
       # Uncomment if using hints feature
       #initContainers:
       #  - name: k8s-templates-downloader
-      #    image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2
+      #    image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3
       #    command: ['bash']
       #    args:
       #      - -c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ spec:
       #        mountPath: /etc/elastic-agent/inputs.d
       containers:
         - name: elastic-agent-standalone
-          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2
+          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3
           args: ["-c", "/etc/elastic-agent/agent.yml", "-e"]
           env:
             # The API Key with access privilleges to connect to Elasticsearch. https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/fleet/current/grant-access-to-elasticsearch.html#create-api-key-standalone-agent
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-managed/base/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-managed/base/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml
index c9eb98c2191..8b112811037 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-managed/base/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-managed/base/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ spec:
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       containers:
         - name: elastic-agent
-          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2
+          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3
           env:
             # Set to 1 for enrollment into Fleet server. If not set, Elastic Agent is run in standalone mode
             - name: FLEET_ENROLL
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-managed/extra/elastic-agent-managed-statefulset.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-managed/extra/elastic-agent-managed-statefulset.yaml
index 69044d7565e..7583b46df71 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-managed/extra/elastic-agent-managed-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-managed/extra/elastic-agent-managed-statefulset.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ spec:
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       containers:
         - name: elastic-agent
-          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2
+          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3
           env:
             # Set to 1 for enrollment into Fleet server. If not set, Elastic Agent is run in standalone mode
             - name: FLEET_ENROLL
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone/base/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone/base/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml
index 7427ce5595c..8193a402ebe 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone/base/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone/base/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spec:
       # Uncomment if using hints feature
       #initContainers:
       #  - name: k8s-templates-downloader
-      #    image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2
+      #    image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3
       #    command: ['bash']
       #    args:
       #      - -c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ spec:
       #        mountPath: /etc/elastic-agent/inputs.d
       containers:
         - name: elastic-agent-standalone
-          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2
+          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3
           args: ["-c", "/etc/elastic-agent/agent.yml", "-e"]
           env:
             # The API Key with access privilleges to connect to Elasticsearch. https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/fleet/current/grant-access-to-elasticsearch.html#create-api-key-standalone-agent
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone/extra/elastic-agent-standalone-statefulset.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone/extra/elastic-agent-standalone-statefulset.yaml
index 6762d11fc22..0a342056c5a 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone/extra/elastic-agent-standalone-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone/extra/elastic-agent-standalone-statefulset.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spec:
       # Uncomment if using hints feature
       #initContainers:
       #  - name: k8s-templates-downloader
-      #    image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2
+      #    image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3
       #    command: ['bash']
       #    args:
       #      - -c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ spec:
       #        mountPath: /etc/elastic-agent/inputs.d
       containers:
         - name: elastic-agent-standalone
-          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2
+          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3
           args: ["-c", "/etc/elastic-agent/agent.yml", "-e"]
           env:
             # The API Key with access privilleges to connect to Elasticsearch. https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/fleet/current/grant-access-to-elasticsearch.html#create-api-key-standalone-agent
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-hints/elastic-agent-standalone/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-hints/elastic-agent-standalone/kustomization.yaml
index 2110b6cd0ab..16f237d9f2b 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-hints/elastic-agent-standalone/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-hints/elastic-agent-standalone/kustomization.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ patches:
         spec:
           initContainers:
             - name: k8s-templates-downloader
-              image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2
+              image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3
               command: ['bash']
               args:
                 - -c
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-managed-kubernetes.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-managed-kubernetes.yaml
index 6972c6aab76..4cc8ea598ad 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-managed-kubernetes.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-managed-kubernetes.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ spec:
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       containers:
         - name: elastic-agent
-          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2
+          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3
           env:
             # Set to 1 for enrollment into Fleet server. If not set, Elastic Agent is run in standalone mode
             - name: FLEET_ENROLL
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-standalone-kubernetes.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-standalone-kubernetes.yaml
index c043d392a79..c0425c66e3c 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-standalone-kubernetes.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-standalone-kubernetes.yaml
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ spec:
       # Uncomment if using hints feature
       #initContainers:
       #  - name: k8s-templates-downloader
-      #    image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2
+      #    image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3
       #    command: ['bash']
       #    args:
       #      - -c
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ spec:
       #        mountPath: /etc/elastic-agent/inputs.d
       containers:
         - name: elastic-agent-standalone
-          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.2
+          image: docker.elastic.co/beats/elastic-agent:8.16.3
           args: ["-c", "/etc/elastic-agent/agent.yml", "-e"]
           env:
             # The API Key with access privilleges to connect to Elasticsearch. https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/fleet/current/grant-access-to-elasticsearch.html#create-api-key-standalone-agent
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index e7ee30f5584..5d9a801ce80 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 
 package version
 
-const defaultBeatVersion = "8.16.2"
+const defaultBeatVersion = "8.16.3"
 const Agent = defaultBeatVersion