diff --git a/Dockerfile.windows b/Dockerfile.windows
index fa13f35537..e6bf952286 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.windows
+++ b/Dockerfile.windows
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ SHELL ["powershell", "-Command", "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'; $ProgressPref
 ARG GO_VERSION=1.19.2
 ARG GOTESTSUM_VERSION=v1.8.1
 ARG GOWINRES_VERSION=v0.2.3
-ARG CONTAINERD_VERSION=v1.6.8
+ARG CONTAINERD_VERSION=v1.6.9
 
 # 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 a927ef4e94..1227b787cd 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.
-: "${CONTAINERD_VERSION:=v1.6.8}"
+: "${CONTAINERD_VERSION:=v1.6.9}"
 
 install_containerd() (
 	echo "Install containerd version $CONTAINERD_VERSION"