diff --git a/dependencyCheckSuppression.xml b/dependencyCheckSuppression.xml
index b181166d9d..27621b7705 100644
--- a/dependencyCheckSuppression.xml
+++ b/dependencyCheckSuppression.xml
@@ -194,4 +194,37 @@
        <packageUrl regex="true">^pkg:maven/org\.mozilla/rhino@.*$</packageUrl>
        <vulnerabilityName>CVE-2025-66453</vulnerabilityName>
     </suppress>
+
+    <!--
+    Some PDFBox example code (ExtractEmbeddedFiles) contains a path traversal vulnerability. The example code isn't
+    packaged in any jars and we already have checks in place to prevent path traversal vulnerabilities.
+    -->
+    <suppress>
+        <notes><![CDATA[
+       file name: pdfbox-3.0.4.jar
+       ]]></notes>
+        <packageUrl regex="true">^pkg:maven/org\.apache\.pdfbox/pdfbox@.*$</packageUrl>
+        <cve>CVE-2026-23907</cve>
+    </suppress>
+    <suppress>
+        <notes><![CDATA[
+       file name: pdfbox-debugger-3.0.4.jar
+       ]]></notes>
+        <packageUrl regex="true">^pkg:maven/org\.apache\.pdfbox/pdfbox-debugger@.*$</packageUrl>
+        <cve>CVE-2026-23907</cve>
+    </suppress>
+    <suppress>
+        <notes><![CDATA[
+       file name: pdfbox-io-3.0.4.jar
+       ]]></notes>
+        <packageUrl regex="true">^pkg:maven/org\.apache\.pdfbox/pdfbox-io@.*$</packageUrl>
+        <cve>CVE-2026-23907</cve>
+    </suppress>
+    <suppress>
+        <notes><![CDATA[
+       file name: pdfbox-tools-3.0.4.jar
+       ]]></notes>
+        <packageUrl regex="true">^pkg:maven/org\.apache\.pdfbox/pdfbox-tools@.*$</packageUrl>
+        <cve>CVE-2026-23907</cve>
+    </suppress>
 </suppressions>
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 2b5c8d2889..efa1ae878c 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ buildFromSource=true
 
 # The default version for LabKey artifacts that are built or that we depend on.
 # override in an individual module's gradle.properties file as necessary 
-labkeyVersion=25.11.15
+labkeyVersion=25.11.16
 labkeyClientApiVersion=7.0.0
 
 # Version numbers for the various binary artifacts that are included when