diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index acef8e25d..136778e72 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Note: Upstart/SysV init based OS types are not supported.
   - [kubernetes](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes) v1.30.3
   - [etcd](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd) v3.5.12
   - [docker](https://www.docker.com/) v26.1
-  - [containerd](https://containerd.io/) v1.7.16
+  - [containerd](https://containerd.io/) v1.7.20
   - [cri-o](http://cri-o.io/) v1.30.3 (experimental: see [CRI-O Note](docs/CRI/cri-o.md). Only on fedora, ubuntu and centos based OS)
 - Network Plugin
   - [cni-plugins](https://github.com/containernetworking/plugins) v1.2.0
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml
index 771b7ea6e..a997d6651 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml
@@ -716,24 +716,28 @@ cri_dockerd_archive_checksums:
     0.3.5: 0
 runc_checksums:
   arm:
+    v1.1.13: 0
     v1.1.12: 0
     v1.1.11: 0
     v1.1.10: 0
     v1.1.9: 0
     v1.1.8: 0
   arm64:
+    v1.1.13: 4b93701752f5338ed51592b38e039aef8c1a59856d1225df21eba84c2830743c
     v1.1.12: 879f910a05c95c10c64ad8eb7d5e3aa8e4b30e65587b3d68e009a3565aed5bb8
     v1.1.11: 9f1ee53f06b78cc4a115ca6ae4eec10567999539ce828a22c5351edba043ed12
     v1.1.10: 4830afd426bdeacbdf9cb8729524aa2ed51790b8c4b28786995925593708f1c8
     v1.1.9: b43e9f561e85906f469eef5a7b7992fc586f750f44a0e011da4467e7008c33a0
     v1.1.8: 7c22cb618116d1d5216d79e076349f93a672253d564b19928a099c20e4acd658
   amd64:
+    v1.1.13: bcfc299c1ab255e9d045ffaf2e324c0abaf58f599831a7c2c4a80b33f795de94
     v1.1.12: aadeef400b8f05645768c1476d1023f7875b78f52c7ff1967a6dbce236b8cbd8
     v1.1.11: 77ae134de014613c44d25e6310a57a219a7a91155cd47d069a0f22a2cad5caea
     v1.1.10: 81f73a59be3d122ab484d7dfe9ddc81030f595cc59968f61c113a9a38a2c113a
     v1.1.9: b9bfdd4cb27cddbb6172a442df165a80bfc0538a676fbca1a6a6c8f4c6933b43
     v1.1.8: 1d05ed79854efc707841dfc7afbf3b86546fc1d0b3a204435ca921c14af8385b
   ppc64le:
+    v1.1.13: 4675d51dc0b08ad8e17d3065f2e4ce47760728945f33d3092385e792357e6519
     v1.1.12: 4069d1d57724126e116ad6dbd84409082d1b0afee1ee960b17558f146a742bb6
     v1.1.11: e3d1da41f97db1bb7e9a8d96c9092747c14ee53bc9f160048828e63f3a2d0896
     v1.1.10: 94a091c06c363e4af7be398dc31fa6e02576d5ecda6de1cbf3a08fe8662bf678
@@ -947,6 +951,10 @@ nerdctl_archive_checksums:
     1.6.1: 3924467d9430df991ebdf4e78211bac2b29e9a066d5000d98f8d4ebde2bb7b4c
 containerd_archive_checksums:
   arm:
+    1.7.20: 0
+    1.7.19: 0
+    1.7.18: 0
+    1.7.17: 0
     1.7.16: 0
     1.7.15: 0
     1.7.14: 0
@@ -964,6 +972,9 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.7.2: 0
     1.7.1: 0
     1.7.0: 0
+    1.6.34: 0
+    1.6.33: 0
+    1.6.32: 0
     1.6.31: 0
     1.6.30: 0
     1.6.29: 0
@@ -983,6 +994,10 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.6.15: 0
     1.6.14: 0
   arm64:
+    1.7.20: cf80cd305f7d1c23aaf0c57bc1c1e37089cad9130d533db6fe968cdebd16c759
+    1.7.19: 1839e6f7cd7c62d9df3ef3deac3f404cdd5cd47bbdf8acfeb0b0f3776eb20002
+    1.7.18: e80ce87b469af03b3bdcf68b95f0f4a303787ae247581bcd42f04acf1ad4c24d
+    1.7.17: 8d9749985796a208e860afe331ec77cb485566104e5cc7c0b5e9e82ec7681969
     1.7.16: 2d4373de40a6f58cd0f29377c0257b35697a987248e6268520586996771d7a75
     1.7.15: 5cc8bd8f3d9803ef0ef701596e89d62ad6850a2544e722842f4533642df36d87
     1.7.14: 44df66d0a0332465e7d15e90b974cd4f08d059dfa26652218ed9485390f47f9e
@@ -1000,6 +1015,9 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.7.2: d75a4ca53d9addd0b2c50172d168b12957e18b2d8b802db2658f2767f15889a6
     1.7.1: 1f828dc063e3c24b0840b284c5635b5a11b1197d564c97f9e873b220bab2b41b
     1.7.0: e7e5be2d9c92e076f1e2e15c9f0a6e0609ddb75f7616999b843cba92d01e4da2
+    1.6.34: 9e898686ff003cec2d80c30cf5ad342c1ac88373568dae792f93cd088e66d038
+    1.6.33: 432cf17fbc01ba4fc59b949210baa96865185b8eb3b3292eb7a00e2f6bde9fe9
+    1.6.32: a9cb16bafbf1eb8cea11b4803d76f78cf7bef311b951dd1ae49c238bb41ec649
     1.6.31: 91a74cc602c7724668537f754006692114af70cfb6ef840b288f922fa68f7ed7
     1.6.30: 0bbf1eed508d6ebc240b900648c76f12a07c0c6125aa8c22d46c9ce24252f9e3
     1.6.29: 0
@@ -1019,6 +1037,10 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.6.15: d63e4d27c51e33cd10f8b5621c559f09ece8a65fec66d80551b36cac9e61a07d
     1.6.14: 3ccb61218e60cbba0e1bbe1e5e2bf809ac1ead8eafbbff36c3195d3edd0e4809
   amd64:
+    1.7.20: e09410787b6f392748959177a84e024424f75d7aff33ea1c5b783f2260edce67
+    1.7.19: 97f75e60f0ad19d335b1d23385835df721cad4492740d50576997f2717dc3f94
+    1.7.18: a24b05b341c155a0ec367d3d0fd1d437c09a0261dffdecc0e44e9abbf2d02aca
+    1.7.17: 04cf937349f82d29fe98553ff45a7e9ea2ed6b81fe6514e3679cf263b50409ff
     1.7.16: 4f4f2c3c7d14fd59a404961a3a3341303c2fdeeba0e78808c209f606e828f99c
     1.7.15: ea27e6454954bd9cb62a70b0a40eb085ae9c96cb8c075a74910102b33586e07d
     1.7.14: 48e0d9747cd51cb90e0b278d100397653d9f2e765effca194427e4796395b240
@@ -1036,6 +1058,9 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.7.2: 2755c70152ab40856510b4549c2dd530e15f5355eb7bf82868e813c9380e22a7
     1.7.1: 9504771bcb816d3b27fab37a6cf76928ee5e95a31eb41510a7d10ae726e01e85
     1.7.0: b068b05d58025dc9f2fc336674cac0e377a478930f29b48e068f97c783a423f0
+    1.6.34: 18969d667cd6b9993d168f6d30f9ad978f0aca72cf984c1f522fc5277780885b
+    1.6.33: a0c7daa50386dc3ca19cbeb83d6987d43bdd92c0bb0429d08be7f9be4f9c307a
+    1.6.32: 7acab4dda6edb7e8e0a6cfc3abd9f323db05a3d92a8a1842de8f6c9e28af501d
     1.6.31: 52080601f414b7e63a5b8e0cb8c1d641c9e070447ac96da9b1aeb00480744ba5
     1.6.30: 1f1b65190b626883394e6f2ecbe5141afc6c45fc1ca035ef052e66bb2c479a5f
     1.6.29: 0
@@ -1055,6 +1080,10 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.6.15: 191bb4f6e4afc237efc5c85b5866b6fdfed731bde12cceaa6017a9c7f8aeda02
     1.6.14: 7da626d46c4edcae1eefe6d48dc6521db3e594a402715afcddc6ac9e67e1bfcd
   ppc64le:
+    1.7.20: dc611df0baa90509dda35e0be993da52f42b067514329fcf538d000b110364e8
+    1.7.19: f41c2f28ee933a9ca24ff02cca159099fbcf798850e56cf0b7a6047ebe21fa86
+    1.7.18: d6cfb3bc8fbdead7d435d5f3f6b1913b5896f7f97102c1bbad206f9123c2a5d3
+    1.7.17: 873b76a507d362eec73887f61fa1400f3a892c7dbed1759f5dad2b654095b534
     1.7.16: d0add7a55a5d4411cafb276469d2b78bc3ada11cb4b444b9e35f9ef60c00960d
     1.7.15: b38641d9bd18139495cf9839999039b19941f53d36a6d72efe4577c489dfda0c
     1.7.14: b84b523909b9dd0c0b2bc40bd2b9af543ec9f1186df69c220ae3749e34623dbb
@@ -1072,6 +1101,9 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.7.2: cbe7ec913cb603ca218bd8867efdce4bee3b0e0115e467e51c910467daf8184e
     1.7.1: 17d97ef55c6ce7af9778dbafb5e73f577d1b34220043a91cccde49dbcc610342
     1.7.0: 051e897d3ee5b8c8097f65be447fea2d29226b583ca5d9ed78e9aebcf4e69889
+    1.6.34: 14a4392ba4e533e313fe6d3ed1a68cfdce038b87ad4693be6e71ff31568e2173
+    1.6.33: 0a77fba37290a40a7853dbd7e5a297288d3657f7e92cd7864bc7187189a0a370
+    1.6.32: d733e4b66ca2bc8191ae5e8770e4806ebd4094fdc657258045b925930ad9bfc5
     1.6.31: 4458a2398f27241b6e674ea9ba1f56dc4d9ab9dacc5a07469602776c3e428110
     1.6.30: ba3d790f504a845b060e2faae3cc0603afd125ebdddb3bdb513b8d70a4337d87
     1.6.29: 0
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
index 0e32ceda5..d27e6c43d 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ image_arch: "{{ host_architecture | default('amd64') }}"
 # Versions
 kubeadm_version: "{{ kube_version }}"
 crun_version: 1.14.4
-runc_version: v1.1.12
+runc_version: v1.1.13
 kata_containers_version: 3.1.3
 youki_version: 0.1.0
 gvisor_version: 20240305
-containerd_version: 1.7.16
+containerd_version: 1.7.20
 cri_dockerd_version: 0.3.11
 
 # this is relevant when container_manager == 'docker'