diff --git a/citadel/pyproject.toml b/citadel/pyproject.toml
index a07f5e9..4e540a2 100644
--- a/citadel/pyproject.toml
+++ b/citadel/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ artifacts = [
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.hooks.custom]
 path = '../hatch_build.py'
-dependencies = ['babel==2.14.0']
+dependencies = ['babel==2.16.0']
diff --git a/cloud_captchas/pyproject.toml b/cloud_captchas/pyproject.toml
index 0f9d7f0..47b4041 100644
--- a/cloud_captchas/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cloud_captchas/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ artifacts = [
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.hooks.custom]
 path = '../hatch_build.py'
-dependencies = ['babel==2.14.0']
+dependencies = ['babel==2.16.0']
diff --git a/livesync/pyproject.toml b/livesync/pyproject.toml
index 1f1917b..5fb6738 100644
--- a/livesync/pyproject.toml
+++ b/livesync/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ artifacts = [
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.hooks.custom]
 path = '../hatch_build.py'
-dependencies = ['babel==2.14.0']
+dependencies = ['babel==2.16.0']
diff --git a/livesync_debug/pyproject.toml b/livesync_debug/pyproject.toml
index 6eee62e..2302b6c 100644
--- a/livesync_debug/pyproject.toml
+++ b/livesync_debug/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ artifacts = [
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.hooks.custom]
 path = '../hatch_build.py'
-dependencies = ['babel==2.14.0']
+dependencies = ['babel==2.16.0']
diff --git a/owncloud/pyproject.toml b/owncloud/pyproject.toml
index d632559..e7ed5b2 100644
--- a/owncloud/pyproject.toml
+++ b/owncloud/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ artifacts = [
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.hooks.custom]
 path = '../hatch_build.py'
-dependencies = ['babel==2.14.0']
+dependencies = ['babel==2.16.0']
diff --git a/payment_manual/pyproject.toml b/payment_manual/pyproject.toml
index de57777..5f747e0 100644
--- a/payment_manual/pyproject.toml
+++ b/payment_manual/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ artifacts = [
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.hooks.custom]
 path = '../hatch_build.py'
-dependencies = ['babel==2.14.0']
+dependencies = ['babel==2.16.0']
diff --git a/payment_paypal/pyproject.toml b/payment_paypal/pyproject.toml
index 312716d..54b2ae4 100644
--- a/payment_paypal/pyproject.toml
+++ b/payment_paypal/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ artifacts = [
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.hooks.custom]
 path = '../hatch_build.py'
-dependencies = ['babel==2.14.0']
+dependencies = ['babel==2.16.0']
diff --git a/payment_sixpay/pyproject.toml b/payment_sixpay/pyproject.toml
index 9b84210..391afee 100644
--- a/payment_sixpay/pyproject.toml
+++ b/payment_sixpay/pyproject.toml
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ artifacts = [
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.hooks.custom]
 path = '../hatch_build.py'
-dependencies = ['babel==2.14.0']
+dependencies = ['babel==2.16.0']
diff --git a/piwik/pyproject.toml b/piwik/pyproject.toml
index 7690e33..75e7fe2 100644
--- a/piwik/pyproject.toml
+++ b/piwik/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ artifacts = [
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.hooks.custom]
 path = '../hatch_build.py'
-dependencies = ['babel==2.14.0']
+dependencies = ['babel==2.16.0']
diff --git a/previewer_code/pyproject.toml b/previewer_code/pyproject.toml
index f2c2ae6..5fe9637 100644
--- a/previewer_code/pyproject.toml
+++ b/previewer_code/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ artifacts = [
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.hooks.custom]
 path = '../hatch_build.py'
-dependencies = ['babel==2.14.0']
+dependencies = ['babel==2.16.0']
diff --git a/previewer_jupyter/pyproject.toml b/previewer_jupyter/pyproject.toml
index 9324da5..9a4e5b2 100644
--- a/previewer_jupyter/pyproject.toml
+++ b/previewer_jupyter/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ artifacts = [
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.hooks.custom]
 path = '../hatch_build.py'
-dependencies = ['babel==2.14.0']
+dependencies = ['babel==2.16.0']
diff --git a/prometheus/pyproject.toml b/prometheus/pyproject.toml
index de964db..8a95ae0 100644
--- a/prometheus/pyproject.toml
+++ b/prometheus/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ artifacts = [
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.hooks.custom]
 path = '../hatch_build.py'
-dependencies = ['babel==2.14.0']
+dependencies = ['babel==2.16.0']
diff --git a/storage_s3/pyproject.toml b/storage_s3/pyproject.toml
index 1f25927..74a6308 100644
--- a/storage_s3/pyproject.toml
+++ b/storage_s3/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ artifacts = [
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.hooks.custom]
 path = '../hatch_build.py'
-dependencies = ['babel==2.14.0']
+dependencies = ['babel==2.16.0']
diff --git a/themes_legacy/pyproject.toml b/themes_legacy/pyproject.toml
index c1a028e..1acd68e 100644
--- a/themes_legacy/pyproject.toml
+++ b/themes_legacy/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ artifacts = [
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.hooks.custom]
 path = '../hatch_build.py'
-dependencies = ['babel==2.14.0']
+dependencies = ['babel==2.16.0']
diff --git a/ursh/pyproject.toml b/ursh/pyproject.toml
index 886d55d..c561922 100644
--- a/ursh/pyproject.toml
+++ b/ursh/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ artifacts = [
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.hooks.custom]
 path = '../hatch_build.py'
-dependencies = ['babel==2.14.0']
+dependencies = ['babel==2.16.0']
diff --git a/vc_dummy/pyproject.toml b/vc_dummy/pyproject.toml
index 06ded34..afa8b66 100644
--- a/vc_dummy/pyproject.toml
+++ b/vc_dummy/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ artifacts = [
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.hooks.custom]
 path = '../hatch_build.py'
-dependencies = ['babel==2.14.0']
+dependencies = ['babel==2.16.0']
diff --git a/vc_zoom/pyproject.toml b/vc_zoom/pyproject.toml
index 3be8a99..1877c21 100644
--- a/vc_zoom/pyproject.toml
+++ b/vc_zoom/pyproject.toml
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ artifacts = [
 
 [tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist.hooks.custom]
 path = '../hatch_build.py'
-dependencies = ['babel==2.14.0']
+dependencies = ['babel==2.16.0']