diff --git a/eng/pipelines/helix-platforms.yml b/eng/pipelines/helix-platforms.yml
index 212d3709e45a91..b98b9caca7dc3b 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/helix-platforms.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/helix-platforms.yml
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ variables:
     value: (Fedora.42.Amd64.Open)AzureLinux.3.Amd64.Open@mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:fedora-42-helix-amd64
   
   # openSUSE x64
-  # Latest: 15.6
+  # Latest: 16.0
   - name: helix_linux_x64_opensuse_latest
-    value: (openSUSE.15.6.Amd64.Open)AzureLinux.3.Amd64.Open@mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:opensuse-15.6-helix-amd64
+    value: (openSUSE.16.0.Amd64.Open)AzureLinux.3.Amd64.Open@mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:opensuse-16.0-helix-amd64
 
   # Oldest: 15.5
   - name: helix_linux_x64_opensuse_oldest
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/libraries/helix-queues-setup.yml b/eng/pipelines/libraries/helix-queues-setup.yml
index 92494860e9aa70..61cbab9df46b60 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/libraries/helix-queues-setup.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/libraries/helix-queues-setup.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
             # extra-platforms CoreCLR (inner loop only)
             - (Debian.13.Amd64.Open)AzureLinux.3.Amd64.Open@mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:debian-13-helix-amd64
             - (Fedora.43.Amd64.Open)AzureLinux.3.Amd64.open@mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:fedora-43-helix-amd64
-            - (openSUSE.15.6.Amd64.Open)AzureLinux.3.Amd64.open@mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:opensuse-15.6-helix-amd64
+            - (openSUSE.16.0.Amd64.Open)AzureLinux.3.Amd64.open@mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:opensuse-16.0-helix-amd64
             - (Ubuntu.2604.Amd64.Open)AzureLinux.3.Amd64.Open@mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:ubuntu-26.04-helix-amd64
 
           - ${{ if eq(parameters.jobParameters.testScope, 'outerloop') }}: