diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/help2man/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/help2man/package.py
index 5ec6a24f95..313f59c71c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/help2man/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/help2man/package.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class Help2man(AutotoolsPackage, GNUMirrorPackage):
     homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/help2man/"
     gnu_mirror_path = "help2man/help2man-1.47.11.tar.xz"
 
+    version('1.47.16', sha256='3ef8580c5b86e32ca092ce8de43df204f5e6f714b0cd32bc6237e6cd0f34a8f4')
     version('1.47.11', sha256='5985b257f86304c8791842c0c807a37541d0d6807ee973000cf8a3fe6ad47b88')
     version('1.47.8', sha256='528f6a81ad34cbc76aa7dce5a82f8b3d2078ef065271ab81fda033842018a8dc')
     version('1.47.4', sha256='d4ecf697d13f14dd1a78c5995f06459bff706fd1ce593d1c02d81667c0207753')