diff --git a/hack/dockerfile/install/runc.installer b/hack/dockerfile/install/runc.installer
index 0926d201f8..0e507a3a18 100755
--- a/hack/dockerfile/install/runc.installer
+++ b/hack/dockerfile/install/runc.installer
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set -e
 # the containerd project first, and update both after that is merged.
 #
 # When updating RUNC_VERSION, consider updating runc in vendor.conf accordingly
-: "${RUNC_VERSION:=v1.1.5}"
+: "${RUNC_VERSION:=v1.1.7}"
 
 install_runc() {
 	RUNC_BUILDTAGS="${RUNC_BUILDTAGS:-"seccomp"}"