diff --git a/template/package-lock.json b/template/package-lock.json
index 9d1c04ac..edeef30f 100644
--- a/template/package-lock.json
+++ b/template/package-lock.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       "name": "{{ asyncapi.info().title() | kebabCase }}",
       "version": "{{ asyncapi.info().version() }}",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@asyncapi/parser": "^1.15.2",
+        "@asyncapi/parser": "^1.16.0",
         "express": "4.17.1",
         "express-ws": "4.0.0",
         "node-yaml-config": "0.0.6"
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@asyncapi/parser": {
-      "version": "1.15.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@asyncapi/parser/-/parser-1.15.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FQV2G+U28/lJjcC1skO6VqzyADZOd/JhhzLD81YvS+Rom4y8IrtK1P1mjkclRs3QFxFNuHPTF0aZJ5KEV55mtw==",
+      "version": "1.16.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@asyncapi/parser/-/parser-1.16.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uqW5YfkpQV13tplqXE66FbMfqLv17AkmVtU4PZWgh2XjzeEMnmb5Vpxdob3vNtO0I3pB1A/Hl06ouWDSR+hTMA==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@apidevtools/json-schema-ref-parser": "^9.0.6",
         "@asyncapi/specs": "^3.0.0",
@@ -837,9 +837,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@asyncapi/parser": {
-      "version": "1.15.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@asyncapi/parser/-/parser-1.15.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FQV2G+U28/lJjcC1skO6VqzyADZOd/JhhzLD81YvS+Rom4y8IrtK1P1mjkclRs3QFxFNuHPTF0aZJ5KEV55mtw==",
+      "version": "1.16.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@asyncapi/parser/-/parser-1.16.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uqW5YfkpQV13tplqXE66FbMfqLv17AkmVtU4PZWgh2XjzeEMnmb5Vpxdob3vNtO0I3pB1A/Hl06ouWDSR+hTMA==",
       "requires": {
         "@apidevtools/json-schema-ref-parser": "^9.0.6",
         "@asyncapi/specs": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/template/package.json b/template/package.json
index 92946718..68ff1b0b 100644
--- a/template/package.json
+++ b/template/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "start": "node src/api/index.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@asyncapi/parser": "^1.15.2",
+    "@asyncapi/parser": "^1.16.0",
     "express": "4.17.1",
     "express-ws": "4.0.0",
     "node-yaml-config": "0.0.6"