diff --git a/changelog/25058.txt b/changelog/25058.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd2a704cf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/25058.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:change
+secrets/ad: Update plugin to v0.16.2
+```
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5fc1678101..a51de89806 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-database-redis-elasticache v0.2.3
 	github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-database-snowflake v0.9.1
 	github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-mock v0.16.1
-	github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-ad v0.16.1
+	github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-ad v0.16.2
 	github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-alicloud v0.15.1
 	github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-azure v0.16.3
 	github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-gcp v0.17.0
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/hailocab/go-hostpool v0.0.0-20160125115350-e80d13ce29ed // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/cronexpr v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-immutable-radix v1.3.1 // indirect
-	github.com/hashicorp/go-metrics v0.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-msgpack/v2 v2.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/fileutil v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/plugincontainer v0.3.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4029b9c45b..2ff9e29b00 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2133,8 +2133,6 @@ github.com/hashicorp/go-kms-wrapping/wrappers/transit/v2 v2.0.8 h1:uvdmC28xaqklq
 github.com/hashicorp/go-kms-wrapping/wrappers/transit/v2 v2.0.8/go.mod h1:zHX8LhkrU/M8sJkIQ85Dsrg7aqNEonY1+l6MlUC+6O4=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb v1.3.4 h1:XSL3NR682X/cVk2IeV0d70N4DZ9ljI885xAEU8IoK3c=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb v1.3.4/go.mod h1:uBTr1oQbtuMgd1SSGoR8YV27eT3sBHbYiNm53bMpgSg=
-github.com/hashicorp/go-metrics v0.5.1 h1:rfPwUqFU6uZXNvGl4hzjY8LEBsqFVU4si1H9/Hqck/U=
-github.com/hashicorp/go-metrics v0.5.1/go.mod h1:KEjodfebIOuBYSAe/bHTm+HChmKSxAOXPBieMLYozDE=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-msgpack v0.5.3/go.mod h1:ahLV/dePpqEmjfWmKiqvPkv/twdG7iPBM1vqhUKIvfM=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-msgpack v0.5.5/go.mod h1:ahLV/dePpqEmjfWmKiqvPkv/twdG7iPBM1vqhUKIvfM=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-msgpack v1.1.5 h1:9byZdVjKTe5mce63pRVNP1L7UAmdHOTEMGehn6KvJWs=
@@ -2289,8 +2287,8 @@ github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-database-snowflake v0.9.1 h1:KWwZfBVY1AGhuGogz
 github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-database-snowflake v0.9.1/go.mod h1:COMbAUyRr1KgNLv0R3n0/olFoy3JkXq57VYd5+9ulPw=
 github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-mock v0.16.1 h1:5QQvSUHxDjEEbrd2REOeacqyJnCLPD51IQzy71hx8P0=
 github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-mock v0.16.1/go.mod h1:83G4JKlOwUtxVourn5euQfze3ZWyXcUiLj2wqrKSDIM=
-github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-ad v0.16.1 h1:Ns0/JcpOrC3+yCYcV9+SbehfRkob1pB793VILE1yo2E=
-github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-ad v0.16.1/go.mod h1:WeR9mm1FT3jmuf0SDJmqy7N/9Y34Qv8elt43/k/oaW0=
+github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-ad v0.16.2 h1:AkNt0No686jr0gKxQZQi2QM3b5RrHnbbeHPvUlCxIV0=
+github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-ad v0.16.2/go.mod h1:RLBzi/8sdtwcCpwFHkZEPWKcLKzPEToKYj9ROQs0o6g=
 github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-alicloud v0.15.1 h1:LrcvOhx1hy8NvENdORrJUcpuY4JHDD5NvDILdlOgefw=
 github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-alicloud v0.15.1/go.mod h1:YKoctp9/8VkjIx827IrNCqSow/Z88wCz3Qb/sAFLe6o=
 github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin-secrets-azure v0.16.3 h1:XqVsmkGK5szTZe3YpMlHB5v+QceujZDR7ghY/YOg7jk=