diff --git a/python/python3-pydantic-core/python3-pydantic-core.SlackBuild b/python/python3-pydantic-core/python3-pydantic-core.SlackBuild
index 1fdb96502d..84286f5e1f 100644
--- a/python/python3-pydantic-core/python3-pydantic-core.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/python3-pydantic-core/python3-pydantic-core.SlackBuild
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=python3-pydantic-core
 SRCNAM=pydantic_core
-VERSION=${VERSION:-2.14.6}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-2.16.3}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/python/python3-pydantic-core/python3-pydantic-core.info b/python/python3-pydantic-core/python3-pydantic-core.info
index 0eaa348c4f..91bb5c5540 100644
--- a/python/python3-pydantic-core/python3-pydantic-core.info
+++ b/python/python3-pydantic-core/python3-pydantic-core.info
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="python3-pydantic-core"
-VERSION="2.14.6"
+VERSION="2.16.3"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-core"
-DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/pydantic-core/pydantic_core-2.14.6.tar.gz \
-          https://slackware.uk/~fourtysixandtwo/src/pydantic_core-vendored-sources-2.14.6-1.tar.xz"
-MD5SUM="8d279adb88516627b64ab2196ab9b1f9 \
-        ef915c1049d2f9b1e4d51a628504279c"
+DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/pydantic-core/pydantic_core-2.16.3.tar.gz \
+          https://slackware.uk/~fourtysixandtwo/src/pydantic_core-vendored-sources-2.16.3-1.tar.xz"
+MD5SUM="00ba6d00d049179e785658e2a281e99f \
+        48df40b438e039cd89f1964279bd1fbc"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="python3-maturin python3-hatchling"