diff --git a/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables b/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
index 097ed48e8aa1..60599a71073b 100644
--- a/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
+++ b/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ runc_build_go_tags = "seccomp"
 #runc_build_go_ldflags =
 runc_build_go_ldflags_extra = "-w -s -extldflags=-static"
 
-containerd_version = 1.6.12
+containerd_version = 1.6.14
 containerd_buildimage = $(golang_buildimage)
 containerd_build_go_tags = "apparmor,selinux"
 containerd_build_shim_go_cgo_enabled = 0
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c9b2d77240d6..157adda20ea5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/bombsimon/logrusr/v2 v2.0.1
 	github.com/cavaliergopher/grab/v3 v3.0.1
 	github.com/cloudflare/cfssl v1.6.3
-	github.com/containerd/containerd v1.6.12
+	github.com/containerd/containerd v1.6.14
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
 	github.com/denisbrodbeck/machineid v1.0.1
 	github.com/docker/libnetwork v0.8.0-dev.2.0.20201031180254-535ef365dc1d
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cilium/ebpf v0.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cncf/udpa/go v0.0.0-20210930031921-04548b0d99d4 // indirect
 	github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20211130200136-a8f946100490 // indirect
-	github.com/containerd/cgroups v1.0.3 // indirect
+	github.com/containerd/cgroups v1.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/console v1.0.3 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/continuity v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/fifo v1.0.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cb74858a70da..b46d34659be6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -294,8 +294,8 @@ github.com/containerd/cgroups v0.0.0-20200710171044-318312a37340/go.mod h1:s5q4S
 github.com/containerd/cgroups v0.0.0-20200824123100-0b889c03f102/go.mod h1:s5q4SojHctfxANBDvMeIaIovkq29IP48TKAxnhYRxvo=
 github.com/containerd/cgroups v0.0.0-20210114181951-8a68de567b68/go.mod h1:ZJeTFisyysqgcCdecO57Dj79RfL0LNeGiFUqLYQRYLE=
 github.com/containerd/cgroups v1.0.1/go.mod h1:0SJrPIenamHDcZhEcJMNBB85rHcUsw4f25ZfBiPYRkU=
-github.com/containerd/cgroups v1.0.3 h1:ADZftAkglvCiD44c77s5YmMqaP2pzVCFZvBmAlBdAP4=
-github.com/containerd/cgroups v1.0.3/go.mod h1:/ofk34relqNjSGyqPrmEULrO4Sc8LJhvJmWbUCUKqj8=
+github.com/containerd/cgroups v1.0.4 h1:jN/mbWBEaz+T1pi5OFtnkQ+8qnmEbAr1Oo1FRm5B0dA=
+github.com/containerd/cgroups v1.0.4/go.mod h1:nLNQtsF7Sl2HxNebu77i1R0oDlhiTG+kO4JTrUzo6IA=
 github.com/containerd/console v0.0.0-20180822173158-c12b1e7919c1/go.mod h1:Tj/on1eG8kiEhd0+fhSDzsPAFESxzBBvdyEgyryXffw=
 github.com/containerd/console v0.0.0-20181022165439-0650fd9eeb50/go.mod h1:Tj/on1eG8kiEhd0+fhSDzsPAFESxzBBvdyEgyryXffw=
 github.com/containerd/console v0.0.0-20191206165004-02ecf6a7291e/go.mod h1:8Pf4gM6VEbTNRIT26AyyU7hxdQU3MvAvxVI0sc00XBE=
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ github.com/containerd/containerd v1.5.0-beta.4/go.mod h1:GmdgZd2zA2GYIBZ0w09Zvgq
 github.com/containerd/containerd v1.5.0-rc.0/go.mod h1:V/IXoMqNGgBlabz3tHD2TWDoTJseu1FGOKuoA4nNb2s=
 github.com/containerd/containerd v1.5.1/go.mod h1:0DOxVqwDy2iZvrZp2JUx/E+hS0UNTVn7dJnIOwtYR4g=
 github.com/containerd/containerd v1.5.7/go.mod h1:gyvv6+ugqY25TiXxcZC3L5yOeYgEw0QMhscqVp1AR9c=
-github.com/containerd/containerd v1.6.12 h1:kJ9b3mOFKf8yqo05Ob+tMoxvt1pbVWhnB0re9Y+k+8c=
-github.com/containerd/containerd v1.6.12/go.mod h1:K4Bw7gjgh4TnkmQY+py/PYQGp4e7xgnHAeg87VeWb3A=
+github.com/containerd/containerd v1.6.14 h1:W+d0AJKVG3ioTZZyQwcw1Y3vvo6ZDYzAcjDcY4tkgGI=
+github.com/containerd/containerd v1.6.14/go.mod h1:U2NnBPIhzJDm59xF7xB2MMHnKtggpZ+phKg8o2TKj2c=
 github.com/containerd/continuity v0.0.0-20190426062206-aaeac12a7ffc/go.mod h1:GL3xCUCBDV3CZiTSEKksMWbLE66hEyuu9qyDOOqM47Y=
 github.com/containerd/continuity v0.0.0-20190815185530-f2a389ac0a02/go.mod h1:GL3xCUCBDV3CZiTSEKksMWbLE66hEyuu9qyDOOqM47Y=
 github.com/containerd/continuity v0.0.0-20191127005431-f65d91d395eb/go.mod h1:GL3xCUCBDV3CZiTSEKksMWbLE66hEyuu9qyDOOqM47Y=