diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c7232cd0b850a5b4e6800a2a0c17898df5dd6b92..84ab196007989ea55aa0468ce97621dae556baad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Note: Upstart/SysV init based OS types are not supported.
- [kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes) v1.21.1
- [etcd](https://github.com/coreos/etcd) v3.4.13
- [docker](https://www.docker.com/) v20.10 (see note)
- - [containerd](https://containerd.io/) v1.4.4
+ - [containerd](https://containerd.io/) v1.4.6
- [cri-o](http://cri-o.io/) v1.21 (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) v0.9.1
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/amazon.yml b/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/amazon.yml
index d492fc56ed96b471745d0449296a1a1f3392d934..3ad56d4d4f441dbf6e6d0aa4da81538416649469 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/amazon.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/amazon.yml
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ containerd_versioned_pkg:
'1.3.2': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.3.2-1.amzn{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
'1.4.1': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.1-2.amzn{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
'1.4.4': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.4-1.amzn{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
- 'stable': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.4-1.amzn{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
- 'edge': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.4-1.amzn{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
+ '1.4.6': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.6-1.amzn{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
+ 'stable': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.6-1.amzn{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
+ 'edge': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.6-1.amzn{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/debian.yml b/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/debian.yml
index 6c0ad9c5428ceec9b95d03ec7f9a68b3f5235a43..2832884e526d7832036675ace72b2bf74afa71a6 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/debian.yml
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ containerd_versioned_pkg:
'1.3.9': "{{ containerd_package }}=1.3.9-1"
'1.4.3': "{{ containerd_package }}=1.4.3-2"
'1.4.4': "{{ containerd_package }}=1.4.4-1"
- 'stable': "{{ containerd_package }}=1.4.4-1"
- 'edge': "{{ containerd_package }}=1.4.4-1"
+ '1.4.6': "{{ containerd_package }}=1.4.6-1"
+ 'stable': "{{ containerd_package }}=1.4.6-1"
+ 'edge': "{{ containerd_package }}=1.4.6-1"
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/fedora.yml b/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/fedora.yml
index 2ffc0987b7082f44bd55c0fa2a017c3c2c26cec4..7c712c18e3677807da3b10d58947e82219caf2fc 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/fedora.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/fedora.yml
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ containerd_versioned_pkg:
'1.3.9': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.3.9-3.1.fc{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
'1.4.3': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.3-3.2.fc{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
'1.4.4': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.4-3.1.fc{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
- 'stable': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.4-3.1.fc{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
- 'edge': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.4-3.1.fc{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
+ '1.4.6': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.6-3.1.fc{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
+ 'stable': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.6-3.1.fc{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
+ 'edge': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.6-3.1.fc{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/redhat.yml b/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/redhat.yml
index 04e320f15ad58e886b781a002a2cf0dda68a860a..f8018a184b1d6e2f47cf8c41febac019d0fad2db 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/redhat.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ containerd_versioned_pkg:
'1.3.9': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.3.9-3.1.el{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
'1.4.3': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.3-3.2.el{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
'1.4.4': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.4-3.1.el{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
- 'stable': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.4-3.1.el{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
- 'edge': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.4-3.1.el{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
+ '1.4.6': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.6-3.1.el{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
+ 'stable': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.6-3.1.el{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
+ 'edge': "{{ containerd_package }}-1.4.6-3.1.el{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/ubuntu.yml b/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/ubuntu.yml
index 6c0ad9c5428ceec9b95d03ec7f9a68b3f5235a43..2832884e526d7832036675ace72b2bf74afa71a6 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd-common/vars/ubuntu.yml
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ containerd_versioned_pkg:
'1.3.9': "{{ containerd_package }}=1.3.9-1"
'1.4.3': "{{ containerd_package }}=1.4.3-2"
'1.4.4': "{{ containerd_package }}=1.4.4-1"
- 'stable': "{{ containerd_package }}=1.4.4-1"
- 'edge': "{{ containerd_package }}=1.4.4-1"
+ '1.4.6': "{{ containerd_package }}=1.4.6-1"
+ 'stable': "{{ containerd_package }}=1.4.6-1"
+ 'edge': "{{ containerd_package }}=1.4.6-1"
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index 0b223813031dcdcfd9a426cc6a644273d102647d..2bcba470f7dde804d59c68635dbac25c47b56971 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ docker_plugins: []
etcd_kubeadm_enabled: false
# Containerd options
-containerd_version: 1.4.4
+containerd_version: 1.4.6
containerd_use_systemd_cgroup: true
# Settings for containerized control plane (etcd/kubelet/secrets)