diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5ba09b620b..bf545375c6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ require (
 )
 
 replace (
-	github.com/containerd/containerd => github.com/containerd/containerd v1.7.14
+	github.com/containerd/containerd => github.com/containerd/containerd v1.7.16
 	github.com/containernetworking/cni => github.com/containernetworking/cni v1.1.2
 	github.com/coreos/etcd v3.3.13+incompatible => github.com/coreos/etcd v3.3.25+incompatible
 	github.com/deislabs/oras => github.com/deislabs/oras v1.1.0