diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4146a73..a71da1e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.16.2] - 2024-01-07
+
+- Fixed inspecting of response body when response http content is not buffered. [#501](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-dotnet/issues/501)
 - Fixed a misalignment in return nullability for IParseNode GetObjectValue. [#429](https://github.com/microsoft/kiota-dotnet/issues/429)
 
 ## [1.16.1] - 2024-12-18
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index f40df4e..c2b3814 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project>
   <!-- Common default project properties for ALL projects-->
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <VersionPrefix>1.16.1</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.16.2</VersionPrefix>
     <VersionSuffix></VersionSuffix>
     <!-- This is overidden in test projects by setting to true-->
     <IsTestProject>false</IsTestProject>
diff --git a/src/http/httpClient/Microsoft.Kiota.Http.HttpClientLibrary.csproj b/src/http/httpClient/Microsoft.Kiota.Http.HttpClientLibrary.csproj
index 41346a5..ddfc9ed 100644
--- a/src/http/httpClient/Microsoft.Kiota.Http.HttpClientLibrary.csproj
+++ b/src/http/httpClient/Microsoft.Kiota.Http.HttpClientLibrary.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <ItemGroup
     Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net5.0' or '$(TargetFramework)'== 'netStandard2.0' or '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netStandard2.1' or '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net462'">
     <PackageReference Include="System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource" Version="[6.0,)" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="[6.0,)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="[6.0.10,)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net462'">
diff --git a/src/http/httpClient/Middleware/BodyInspectionHandler.cs b/src/http/httpClient/Middleware/BodyInspectionHandler.cs
index 59b193c..eed3e54 100644
--- a/src/http/httpClient/Middleware/BodyInspectionHandler.cs
+++ b/src/http/httpClient/Middleware/BodyInspectionHandler.cs
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ CancellationToken cancellationToken
             }
 
             var stream = new MemoryStream();
+            await httpContent.LoadIntoBufferAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
 
 #if NET5_0_OR_GREATER
             await httpContent.CopyToAsync(stream, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
diff --git a/src/serialization/json/Microsoft.Kiota.Serialization.Json.csproj b/src/serialization/json/Microsoft.Kiota.Serialization.Json.csproj
index 54ed462..b77be8c 100644
--- a/src/serialization/json/Microsoft.Kiota.Serialization.Json.csproj
+++ b/src/serialization/json/Microsoft.Kiota.Serialization.Json.csproj
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <!-- NET 5 target to be removed on next major version-->
   <ItemGroup
     Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net5.0' or '$(TargetFramework)'== 'netStandard2.0' or '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netStandard2.1'">
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="[6.0,)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="[6.0.10,)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/tests/http/httpClient/Middleware/BodyInspectionHandlerTests.cs b/tests/http/httpClient/Middleware/BodyInspectionHandlerTests.cs
index 176d8a6..de07f3c 100644
--- a/tests/http/httpClient/Middleware/BodyInspectionHandlerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/http/httpClient/Middleware/BodyInspectionHandlerTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Text.Json;
 using Microsoft.Kiota.Http.HttpClientLibrary.Middleware;
 using Microsoft.Kiota.Http.HttpClientLibrary.Middleware.Options;
 using Microsoft.Kiota.Http.HttpClientLibrary.Tests.Mocks;
@@ -92,6 +93,37 @@ public async Task BodyInspectionHandlerGetsResponseBodyStream()
         Assert.Equal("response test", await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync()); // response from option is separate from "normal" response stream
     }
 
+    [Fact(Skip = "Test can potentially be flaky due to usage limitations on Github. Enable to verify.")]
+    public async Task BodyInspectionHandlerGetsResponseBodyStreamFromGithub()
+    {
+        var option = new BodyInspectionHandlerOption { InspectResponseBody = true, InspectRequestBody = true };
+        var httpClient = KiotaClientFactory.Create(optionsForHandlers: [option]);
+
+        // When
+        var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://api.github.com/repos/microsoft/kiota-dotnet");
+        var response = await httpClient.SendAsync(request);
+
+        // Then
+        if(response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+        {
+            Assert.NotEqual(Stream.Null, option.ResponseBody);
+            var jsonFromInspection = await JsonDocument.ParseAsync(option.ResponseBody);
+            var jsonFromContent = await JsonDocument.ParseAsync(await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync());
+            Assert.True(jsonFromInspection.RootElement.TryGetProperty("owner", out _));
+            Assert.True(jsonFromContent.RootElement.TryGetProperty("owner", out _));
+        }
+        else if((int)response.StatusCode is 429 or 403)
+        {
+            // We've been throttled according to the docs below. No need to fail for now.
+            // https://docs.github.com/en/rest/using-the-rest-api/rate-limits-for-the-rest-api?apiVersion=2022-11-28#primary-rate-limit-for-unauthenticated-users
+            Assert.Fail("Request was throttled");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            Assert.Fail("Unexpected response status code in BodyInspectionHandler test");
+        }
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task BodyInspectionHandlerGetsNullResponseBodyStreamWhenThereIsNoResponseBody()
     {