diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 6fea49923f1a96..18265f7c7cada5 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ The following bundled gems are promoted from default gems.
 * pstore 0.2.0
 * benchmark 0.5.0
 * logger 1.7.0
-* rdoc 6.16.0
+* rdoc 6.16.1
 * win32ole 1.9.2
 * irb 1.15.3
 * reline 0.6.3
diff --git a/gems/bundled_gems b/gems/bundled_gems
index e1e6b01bfdda10..180e1dffcd4dae 100644
--- a/gems/bundled_gems
+++ b/gems/bundled_gems
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ostruct             0.6.3   https://github.com/ruby/ostruct
 pstore              0.2.0   https://github.com/ruby/pstore
 benchmark           0.5.0   https://github.com/ruby/benchmark
 logger              1.7.0   https://github.com/ruby/logger
-rdoc                6.16.0  https://github.com/ruby/rdoc
+rdoc                6.16.1  https://github.com/ruby/rdoc
 win32ole            1.9.2   https://github.com/ruby/win32ole
 irb                 1.15.3  https://github.com/ruby/irb
 reline              0.6.3   https://github.com/ruby/reline