diff --git a/.github/workflows/itk.yaml b/.github/workflows/itk.yaml
index f846e2d7c..ab272d0e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/itk.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/itk.yaml
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ jobs:
         run: bash run_itk.sh
         working-directory: itk
         env:
-          A2A_SAMPLES_REVISION: itk-v.015-alpha
+          A2A_SAMPLES_REVISION: itk-v.016-alpha
diff --git a/itk/README.md b/itk/README.md
index eaa5f254a..9a82d0469 100644
--- a/itk/README.md
+++ b/itk/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ podman system migrate
 You must set the `A2A_SAMPLES_REVISION` environment variable to specify which revision of the `a2a-samples` repository to use for testing. This can be a branch name, tag, or commit hash.
 
 Example:
-```bash
+```
 export A2A_SAMPLES_REVISION=itk-v.015-alpha
 ```
 
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ The script will:
 To enable debug logging and persist logs for inspection:
 
 1.  Set the `ITK_LOG_LEVEL` environment variable to `DEBUG`:
+
     ```bash
     export ITK_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
     ```
diff --git a/itk/main.py b/itk/main.py
index 5ce062fac..6792c540a 100644
--- a/itk/main.py
+++ b/itk/main.py
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
     Message,
     Part,
     SendMessageRequest,
+    Task,
     TaskState,
+    TaskStatus,
 )
 from a2a.utils import TransportProtocol
 
@@ -198,7 +200,16 @@ async def execute(
             context.context_id,
         )
 
-        await task_updater.update_status(TaskState.TASK_STATE_SUBMITTED)
+        # Explicitly create the task by sending it to the queue
+        task = Task(
+            id=context.task_id,
+            context_id=context.context_id,
+            status=TaskStatus(state=TaskState.TASK_STATE_SUBMITTED),
+            history=[context.message] if context.message else [],
+        )
+        async with task_updater._lock:  # noqa: SLF001
+            await event_queue.enqueue_event(task)
+
         await task_updater.update_status(TaskState.TASK_STATE_WORKING)
 
         instruction = extract_instruction(context.message)