diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/deps-daa24eb-9910470.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/deps-daa24eb-9910470.yml
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/deps-daa24eb-9910470.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Update logrotate version to 3.16.0
+merge_request: 3961
+author:
+type: other
diff --git a/config/software/logrotate.rb b/config/software/logrotate.rb
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--- a/config/software/logrotate.rb
+++ b/config/software/logrotate.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #
 
 name 'logrotate'
-version = Gitlab::Version.new(name, '3.15.1')
+version = Gitlab::Version.new(name, '3.16.0')
 default_version version.print(false)
 
 license 'GPL-2.0'
diff --git a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/libraries/logrotate_helper.rb b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/libraries/logrotate_helper.rb
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--- a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/libraries/logrotate_helper.rb
+++ b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/libraries/logrotate_helper.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     # to add a service here.
     # https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues/4606
     {
-      'alertmanager' => { username: prometheus_user, group: 'root' },
+      'alertmanager' => { username: prometheus_user, group: prometheus_user },
       'consul' => { username: consul_user, group: consul_group },
       'crond' => { username: 'root', group: 'root' },
       'geo-logcursor' => { username: gitlab_user, group: gitlab_group },
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
       'logrotate' => { username: 'root', group: 'root' },
       'mailroom' => { username: gitlab_user, group: gitlab_group },
       'mattermost' => { username: mattermost_user, group: mattermost_group },
-      'nginx' => { username: 'root', group: web_server_group },
+      'nginx' => { username: 'root', group: 'root' },
       'node-exporter' => { username: prometheus_user, group: prometheus_group },
       'pgbouncer' => { username: postgresql_user, group: postgresql_group },
       'pgbouncer-exporter' => { username: postgresql_user, group: postgresql_group },