diff --git a/Dockerfile.windows b/Dockerfile.windows
index ce21124096..f92148528e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.windows
+++ b/Dockerfile.windows
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ SHELL ["powershell", "-Command", "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'; $ProgressPref
 ARG GO_VERSION=1.19.3
 ARG GOTESTSUM_VERSION=v1.8.2
 ARG GOWINRES_VERSION=v0.3.0
-ARG CONTAINERD_VERSION=v1.6.10
+ARG CONTAINERD_VERSION=v1.7.0-beta.0
 
 # Environment variable notes:
 #  - GO_VERSION must be consistent with 'Dockerfile' used by Linux.
diff --git a/hack/dockerfile/install/containerd.installer b/hack/dockerfile/install/containerd.installer
index 4112eae82c..7eb34d0d4e 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.
-: "${CONTAINERD_VERSION:=v1.6.10}"
+: "${CONTAINERD_VERSION:=v1.7.0-beta.0}"
 
 install_containerd() (
 	echo "Install containerd version $CONTAINERD_VERSION"