diff --git a/pkg/model/components/containerd.go b/pkg/model/components/containerd.go
index a5aefdd0ba..bbb25a2696 100644
--- a/pkg/model/components/containerd.go
+++ b/pkg/model/components/containerd.go
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ func (b *ContainerdOptionsBuilder) BuildOptions(o interface{}) error {
 		// Set version based on Kubernetes version
 		if fi.StringValue(containerd.Version) == "" {
 			if b.IsKubernetesGTE("1.23") {
-				containerd.Version = fi.String("1.6.4")
+				containerd.Version = fi.String("1.6.6")
 			} else {
-				containerd.Version = fi.String("1.4.12")
+				containerd.Version = fi.String("1.4.13")
 			}
 		}
 		// Set default log level to INFO