diff --git a/misc/hooks/README.md b/misc/hooks/README.md
index ea94b3f5f3a..5941c435844 100644
--- a/misc/hooks/README.md
+++ b/misc/hooks/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ so they should work out of the box on Linux/macOS.
 
 ##### clang-format
 - Download LLVM for Windows (version 13 or later) from
-  <https://releases.llvm.org/download.html>
+  <https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/releases>
 - Make sure LLVM is added to the `PATH` during installation
 
 ##### black
diff --git a/misc/hooks/pre-commit-clang-format b/misc/hooks/pre-commit-clang-format
index 9570d5120b6..7a1fba9d90f 100755
--- a/misc/hooks/pre-commit-clang-format
+++ b/misc/hooks/pre-commit-clang-format
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ fi
 # To get consistent formatting, we recommend contributors to use the same
 # clang-format version as CI.
 RECOMMENDED_CLANG_FORMAT_MAJOR_MIN="13"
-RECOMMENDED_CLANG_FORMAT_MAJOR_MAX="15"
+RECOMMENDED_CLANG_FORMAT_MAJOR_MAX="16"
 
 if [ ! -x "$CLANG_FORMAT" ] ; then
 	message="Error: clang-format executable not found. Please install clang-format $RECOMMENDED_CLANG_FORMAT_MAJOR_MAX."