diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dc5e3586ab4126766482be45d2a47efe62fb006a..caf84e54056fa6a797c8159a3e679321ea1fad1f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ Note: Upstart/SysV init based OS types are not supported.
   - [kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes) v1.25.4
   - [etcd](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd) v3.5.6
   - [docker](https://www.docker.com/) v20.10 (see note)
-  - [containerd](https://containerd.io/) v1.6.10
+  - [containerd](https://containerd.io/) v1.6.11
   - [cri-o](http://cri-o.io/) v1.24 (experimental: see [CRI-O Note](docs/cri-o.md). Only on fedora, ubuntu and centos based OS)
 - Network Plugin
   - [cni-plugins](https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins) v1.1.1
diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index 9252f2a5affd7ca9092df039be06d7d8e08a61f5..db2d1f0ca88685b83d6e0811b72cfc55fad3eff2 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ runc_version: v1.1.4
 kata_containers_version: 2.4.1
 youki_version: 0.0.1
 gvisor_version: 20210921
-containerd_version: 1.6.10
+containerd_version: 1.6.11
 cri_dockerd_version: 0.2.2
 
 # this is relevant when container_manager == 'docker'
@@ -832,6 +832,7 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.6.8: 0
     1.6.9: 0
     1.6.10: 0
+    1.6.11: 0
   arm64:
     1.5.5: 0
     1.5.7: 0
@@ -852,6 +853,7 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.6.8: b114e36ecce78cef9d611416c01b784a420928c82766d6df7dc02b10d9da94cd
     1.6.9: 140197aee930a8bd8a69ff8e0161e56305751be66e899dccd833c27d139f4f47
     1.6.10: 6d655e80a843f480e1c1cead18479185251581ff2d4a2e2e5eb88ad5b5e3d937
+    1.6.11: 1b34d8ff067da482af021dac325dc4e993d7356c0bd9dc8e5a3bb8271c1532de
   amd64:
     1.5.5: 8efc527ffb772a82021800f0151374a3113ed2439922497ff08f2596a70f10f1
     1.5.7: 109fc95b86382065ea668005c376360ddcd8c4ec413e7abe220ae9f461e0e173
@@ -872,6 +874,7 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.6.8: 3a1322c18ee5ff4b9bd5af6b7b30c923a3eab8af1df05554f530ef8e2b24ac5e
     1.6.9: 9ee2644bfb95b23123f96b564df2035ec94a46f64060ae12322e09a8ec3c2b53
     1.6.10: dd1f4730daf728822aea3ba35a440e14b1dfa8f1db97288a59a8666676a13637
+    1.6.11: 21870d7022c52f5f74336d440deffb208ba747b332a88e6369e2aecb69382e48
   ppc64le:
     1.5.5: 0
     1.5.7: 0
@@ -892,6 +895,7 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.6.8: f18769721f614828f6b778030c72dc6969ce2108f2363ddc85f6c7a147df0fb8
     1.6.9: fe0046437cfe971ef0b3101ee69fcef5cf52e8868de708d35f8b82f998044f6e
     1.6.10: 704b1affd306b807fe6b4701d778129283635c576ecedc6d0a9da5370a07d56a
+    1.6.11: e600a5714ffb29937b3710f9ae81bb7aa15b7b6661192f5e8d0b9b58ac6d5e66
 
 skopeo_binary_checksums:
   arm: