diff --git a/Dockerfile.windows b/Dockerfile.windows
index 9f503f8268..6490620880 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.windows
+++ b/Dockerfile.windows
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ FROM microsoft/windowsservercore
 SHELL ["powershell", "-Command", "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'; $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue';"]
 
 ARG GO_VERSION=1.18.5
-ARG CONTAINERD_VERSION=v1.6.7
+ARG CONTAINERD_VERSION=v1.6.8
 ARG GOTESTSUM_VERSION=v1.8.1
 ARG GOWINRES_VERSION=v0.2.3
 
diff --git a/hack/dockerfile/install/containerd.installer b/hack/dockerfile/install/containerd.installer
index ac85ec143b..a927ef4e94 100755
--- a/hack/dockerfile/install/containerd.installer
+++ b/hack/dockerfile/install/containerd.installer
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ set -e
 # the binary version you may also need to update the vendor version to pick up
 # bug fixes or new APIs, however, usually the Go packages are built from a
 # commit from the master branch.
-: "${CONTAINERD_VERSION:=v1.6.7}"
+: "${CONTAINERD_VERSION:=v1.6.8}"
 
 install_containerd() (
 	echo "Install containerd version $CONTAINERD_VERSION"