diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index 300305a6e95934f8f52af77d8e25fb7a6df4824e..94fbf91729060ef3e2f63a501470e6d7b7438267 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ kube_ovn_dpdk_version: "19.11-{{ kube_ovn_version }}"
 kube_router_version: "v1.5.1"
 multus_version: "v3.8"
 helm_version: "v3.12.0"
-nerdctl_version: "1.3.1"
+nerdctl_version: "1.4.0"
 krew_version: "v0.4.3"
 skopeo_version: v1.10.0
 
@@ -886,13 +886,13 @@ gvisor_containerd_shim_binary_checksums:
 
 nerdctl_archive_checksums:
   arm:
-    1.3.1: ed24086dbea22612dbcc3d14ee6f1d152b0eb6905bd8c84d3413c1f4c8d45d10
+    1.4.0: b81bece6e8a10762a132f04f54df60d043df4856b5c5ce35d8e6c6936db0b6a0
   arm64:
-    1.3.1: 9e82a6a34c89d3e6a65dc8d77a3723d796d71e0784f54a0c762a2a1940294e3b
+    1.4.0: 0edb064a7d68d0425152ed59472ce7566700b4e547afb300481498d4c7fc6cf1
   amd64:
-    1.3.1: 3ab552877100b336ebe3167aa57f66f99db763742f2bce9e6233644ef77fb7c9
+    1.4.0: d8dcd4e270ae76ab294be3a451a2d8299010e69dce6ae559bc3193535610e4cc
   ppc64le:
-    1.3.1: 21700f5fe8786ed7749b61b3dbd49e3f2345461e88fe2014b418a1bdeffbfb99
+    1.4.0: 306d5915b387637407db67ceb96cd89ff7069f0024fb1bbc948a6602638eceaa
 
 containerd_archive_checksums:
   arm: