diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 201bad463125d31db70dddef4417d451cf43411d..6737b41ad06899c63bce12a597a4745189d546b3 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) v1.25.5
   - [etcd](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd) v3.5.6
   - [docker](https://www.docker.com/) v20.10 (see note)
-  - [containerd](https://containerd.io/) v1.6.12
+  - [containerd](https://containerd.io/) v1.6.14
   - [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 e0b650ac3ac64c000ee55b39c04de9799dc9bdb8..a3f3f604565f19ce27ad9a95bb81c155cdf75b1b 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: 1.6.12
+containerd_version: 1.6.14
 cri_dockerd_version: 0.2.2
 
 # this is relevant when container_manager == 'docker'
@@ -875,6 +875,8 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.6.10: 0
     1.6.11: 0
     1.6.12: 0
+    1.6.13: 0
+    1.6.14: 0
   arm64:
     1.5.5: 0
     1.5.7: 0
@@ -897,6 +899,8 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.6.10: 6d655e80a843f480e1c1cead18479185251581ff2d4a2e2e5eb88ad5b5e3d937
     1.6.11: 1b34d8ff067da482af021dac325dc4e993d7356c0bd9dc8e5a3bb8271c1532de
     1.6.12: 0a0133336596b2d1dcafe3587eb91ab302afc28f273614e0e02300694b5457a0
+    1.6.13: 8c7892ae7c2e96a4a9358b1064fb5519a5c0528b715beee67b72e74d7a644064
+    1.6.14: 3ccb61218e60cbba0e1bbe1e5e2bf809ac1ead8eafbbff36c3195d3edd0e4809
   amd64:
     1.5.5: 8efc527ffb772a82021800f0151374a3113ed2439922497ff08f2596a70f10f1
     1.5.7: 109fc95b86382065ea668005c376360ddcd8c4ec413e7abe220ae9f461e0e173
@@ -919,6 +923,8 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.6.10: dd1f4730daf728822aea3ba35a440e14b1dfa8f1db97288a59a8666676a13637
     1.6.11: 21870d7022c52f5f74336d440deffb208ba747b332a88e6369e2aecb69382e48
     1.6.12: a56c39795fd0d0ee356b4099a4dfa34689779f61afc858ef84c765c63e983a7d
+    1.6.13: 97f00411587512e62ec762828e581047b23199f8744754706d09976ec24a2736
+    1.6.14: 7da626d46c4edcae1eefe6d48dc6521db3e594a402715afcddc6ac9e67e1bfcd
   ppc64le:
     1.5.5: 0
     1.5.7: 0
@@ -941,6 +947,8 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.6.10: 704b1affd306b807fe6b4701d778129283635c576ecedc6d0a9da5370a07d56a
     1.6.11: e600a5714ffb29937b3710f9ae81bb7aa15b7b6661192f5e8d0b9b58ac6d5e66
     1.6.12: 088e4d1fe1787fc4a173de24a58da01880d1ead5a13f1ab55e1ade972d3907d4
+    1.6.13: f2508ada0c8bd7d3cb09b0e7f10416aba3d643c0da7adc27efe4e76d444322ae
+    1.6.14: 73025da0666079fc3bbd48cf185da320955d323c7dc42d8a4ade0e7926d62bb0
 skopeo_binary_checksums:
   arm:
     v1.10.0: 0