diff --git a/docker/build.Dockerfile b/docker/build.Dockerfile
index 4d3fc2d34a..8fcd55a7aa 100644
--- a/docker/build.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/build.Dockerfile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ RUN curl -L -o /tmp/node.tar.gz https://nodejs.org/download/release/v8.2.1/node-
     chmod -R a+rwX /tmp/node_modules
 
 # install solc
-RUN curl -L -o /usr/bin/solc https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/releases/download/v0.4.13/solc-static-linux && \
+RUN curl -L -o /usr/bin/solc https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/releases/download/v0.4.16/solc-static-linux && \
     chmod +x /usr/bin/solc
 
 # use --build-arg RAIDENVERSION=v0.0.3 to build a specific (tagged) version
diff --git a/tools/testnet/files/dockerfiles/raiden/Dockerfile b/tools/testnet/files/dockerfiles/raiden/Dockerfile
index 16cdd78aff..53816c6ac0 100644
--- a/tools/testnet/files/dockerfiles/raiden/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/testnet/files/dockerfiles/raiden/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM python:2.7
 MAINTAINER Ulrich Petri <ulrich@brainbot.com>
 
-ARG SOLC_RELEASE=0.4.13
+ARG SOLC_RELEASE=0.4.16
 
 RUN \
     apt update && \