diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index 5c98387954d..22f1c90028c 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ PODS:
     - RNFBApp
   - RNFS (2.20.0):
     - React-Core
-  - RNGestureHandler (2.15.0):
+  - RNGestureHandler (2.16.0):
     - RCT-Folly (= 2021.07.22.00)
     - React-Core
   - RNImageCropPicker (0.40.3):
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   RNFBMessaging: 216693dd5ba4f18ba65fb39fc73a44a23c26190f
   RNFBRemoteConfig: 85ba519c47cf163d824ed5735e3d9ab59e967f86
   RNFS: 4ac0f0ea233904cb798630b3c077808c06931688
-  RNGestureHandler: 7909c50383a18f0cb10ce1db7262b9a6da504c03
+  RNGestureHandler: 69d0a928253547ef857a7be4f453220b9c472e07
   RNImageCropPicker: e7ab6fb43d2fc3e84651e786ef4a080d63b0ed3d
   RNKeychain: f1b48665a4646f61191eb048c4c05c58d9a7596f
   RNLocalize: d4b8af4e442d4bcca54e68fc687a2129b4d71a81
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0cd359eadd5..e902043efd7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
     "react-native-fast-crypto": "^2.0.0",
     "react-native-fast-image": "^8.6.3",
     "react-native-fs": "^2.20.0",
-    "react-native-gesture-handler": "^2.15.0",
+    "react-native-gesture-handler": "^2.16.0",
     "react-native-get-random-values": "^1.11.0",
     "react-native-haptic-feedback": "^1.14.0",
     "react-native-image-crop-picker": "^0.40.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e7379da634c..fe45c797c50 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -15329,10 +15329,10 @@ react-native-fs@^2.20.0:
     base-64 "^0.1.0"
     utf8 "^3.0.0"
 
-react-native-gesture-handler@^2.15.0:
-  version "2.15.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-gesture-handler/-/react-native-gesture-handler-2.15.0.tgz#f8e6c0451a7bdf065edb7b9be605480db402baa0"
-  integrity sha512-cmMGW8k86o/xgVTBZZOPohvR5re4Vh65PUxH4HbBBJAYTog4aN4wTVTUlnoky01HuSN8/X4h3tI/K3XLPoDnsg==
+react-native-gesture-handler@^2.16.0:
+  version "2.16.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-gesture-handler/-/react-native-gesture-handler-2.16.0.tgz#45a00b5988e74ebc58f130c8d1443319c8e678db"
+  integrity sha512-1hFkx7RIfeJSyTQQ0Nkv4icFVZ5+XjQkd47OgZMBFzoB7ecL+nFSz8KLi3OCWOhq+nbHpSPlSG5VF3CQNCJpWA==
   dependencies:
     "@egjs/hammerjs" "^2.0.17"
     hoist-non-react-statics "^3.3.0"