diff --git a/tests/functional/fixtures/.env b/tests/functional/fixtures/.env
index 449bc84a1..9e0a1d77b 100644
--- a/tests/functional/fixtures/.env
+++ b/tests/functional/fixtures/.env
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 GITLAB_IMAGE=gitlab/gitlab-ee
-GITLAB_TAG=15.4.0-ee.0
+GITLAB_TAG=16.11.1-ee.0