diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0be4f5ec84c6e..704a2031ffba6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile-upstream:master
 
 ARG RUNC_VERSION=v1.1.14
-ARG CONTAINERD_VERSION=v1.7.22
+ARG CONTAINERD_VERSION=v2.0.0-rc.6
 # CONTAINERD_ALT_VERSION_16 defines fallback containerd version for integration tests
 ARG CONTAINERD_ALT_VERSION_16=v1.6.36
 ARG REGISTRY_VERSION=v2.8.3