diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 95f3e27e6..2c1cfc1d7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/apparentlymart/go-cidr v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/containerd/containerd v1.6.14 // indirect
+	github.com/containerd/containerd v1.6.18 // indirect
 	github.com/containers/gvisor-tap-vsock v0.4.1-0.20220920072955-5b1aff8ba743 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 879dec773..e489f2aee 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ github.com/containerd/console v0.0.0-20180822173158-c12b1e7919c1/go.mod h1:Tj/on
 github.com/containerd/console v1.0.1/go.mod h1:XUsP6YE/mKtz6bxc+I8UiKKTP04qjQL4qcS3XoQ5xkw=
 github.com/containerd/containerd v1.3.2/go.mod h1:bC6axHOhabU15QhwfG7w5PipXdVtMXFTttgp+kVtyUA=
 github.com/containerd/containerd v1.4.12/go.mod h1:bC6axHOhabU15QhwfG7w5PipXdVtMXFTttgp+kVtyUA=
-github.com/containerd/containerd v1.6.14 h1:W+d0AJKVG3ioTZZyQwcw1Y3vvo6ZDYzAcjDcY4tkgGI=
-github.com/containerd/containerd v1.6.14/go.mod h1:U2NnBPIhzJDm59xF7xB2MMHnKtggpZ+phKg8o2TKj2c=
+github.com/containerd/containerd v1.6.18 h1:qZbsLvmyu+Vlty0/Ex5xc0z2YtKpIsb5n45mAMI+2Ns=
+github.com/containerd/containerd v1.6.18/go.mod h1:1RdCUu95+gc2v9t3IL+zIlpClSmew7/0YS8O5eQZrOw=
 github.com/containerd/continuity v0.0.0-20190426062206-aaeac12a7ffc/go.mod h1:GL3xCUCBDV3CZiTSEKksMWbLE66hEyuu9qyDOOqM47Y=
 github.com/containerd/continuity v0.2.1/go.mod h1:wCYX+dRqZdImhGucXOqTQn05AhX6EUDaGEMUzTFFpLg=
 github.com/containerd/fifo v0.0.0-20190226154929-a9fb20d87448/go.mod h1:ODA38xgv3Kuk8dQz2ZQXpnv/UZZUHUCL7pnLehbXgQI=