diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4af5467ec..c9dd57aa9 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) v1.31.1
   - [etcd](https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd) v3.5.16
   - [docker](https://www.docker.com/) v26.1
-  - [containerd](https://containerd.io/) v1.7.22
+  - [containerd](https://containerd.io/) v1.7.23
   - [cri-o](http://cri-o.io/) v1.31.0 (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 8841c1a5e..c8fa1843d 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml
@@ -913,6 +913,7 @@ nerdctl_archive_checksums:
     1.7.0: e421ae655ff68461bad04b4a1a0ffe40c6f0fcfb0847d5730d66cd95a7fd10cd
 containerd_archive_checksums:
   arm:
+    1.7.23: 0
     1.7.22: 0
     1.7.21: 0
     1.7.20: 0
@@ -936,6 +937,8 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.7.2: 0
     1.7.1: 0
     1.7.0: 0
+    1.6.36: 0
+    1.6.35: 0
     1.6.34: 0
     1.6.33: 0
     1.6.32: 0
@@ -958,6 +961,7 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.6.15: 0
     1.6.14: 0
   arm64:
+    1.7.23: 6a66b5e63a5e88ff7eeb478ccaca9083d44e51e1d7261ae183fe5951a6226ccd
     1.7.22: 48d0a8461ae829b12b07c3663b14b70287d0607a0792719c51b4e4dd700b02ce
     1.7.21: 7b6b67d998eb86856d23df5d57269c054539072bbb27677975cf78269b2c5c10
     1.7.20: cf80cd305f7d1c23aaf0c57bc1c1e37089cad9130d533db6fe968cdebd16c759
@@ -981,6 +985,8 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.7.2: d75a4ca53d9addd0b2c50172d168b12957e18b2d8b802db2658f2767f15889a6
     1.7.1: 1f828dc063e3c24b0840b284c5635b5a11b1197d564c97f9e873b220bab2b41b
     1.7.0: e7e5be2d9c92e076f1e2e15c9f0a6e0609ddb75f7616999b843cba92d01e4da2
+    1.6.36: 48aaf746ad4adc6e5c3b077875ddbd15a8f5b660a5f7dcb533f0205aeeff3785
+    1.6.35: 0e0066aeffbd4360bfcf16bd08b6a9e40da7f437aa7b292991ce8d08083bee40
     1.6.34: 9e898686ff003cec2d80c30cf5ad342c1ac88373568dae792f93cd088e66d038
     1.6.33: 432cf17fbc01ba4fc59b949210baa96865185b8eb3b3292eb7a00e2f6bde9fe9
     1.6.32: a9cb16bafbf1eb8cea11b4803d76f78cf7bef311b951dd1ae49c238bb41ec649
@@ -1003,6 +1009,7 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.6.15: d63e4d27c51e33cd10f8b5621c559f09ece8a65fec66d80551b36cac9e61a07d
     1.6.14: 3ccb61218e60cbba0e1bbe1e5e2bf809ac1ead8eafbbff36c3195d3edd0e4809
   amd64:
+    1.7.23: 8a0de43d9313aef2ebdccc0ffa49461a4a28139a2c0ef104c3c847f6f37c8119
     1.7.22: f8b2d935d1f86003f4e0c1af3b9f0d2820bacabe6dc9f562785b74af24c5e468
     1.7.21: 3d1fcdfd0b141f4dc4916b7aee7f9a7773dc344baffc8954e1ca66b1adc5c120
     1.7.20: e09410787b6f392748959177a84e024424f75d7aff33ea1c5b783f2260edce67
@@ -1026,6 +1033,8 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.7.2: 2755c70152ab40856510b4549c2dd530e15f5355eb7bf82868e813c9380e22a7
     1.7.1: 9504771bcb816d3b27fab37a6cf76928ee5e95a31eb41510a7d10ae726e01e85
     1.7.0: b068b05d58025dc9f2fc336674cac0e377a478930f29b48e068f97c783a423f0
+    1.6.36: e9a53f5f7549afbe9208578609eddecd238b7166663ab273f2954fab77602b3f
+    1.6.35: 50f05b2986a8635827e3f015f10d8d1c342e9a9d6886c7392160b5c27ac77c83
     1.6.34: 18969d667cd6b9993d168f6d30f9ad978f0aca72cf984c1f522fc5277780885b
     1.6.33: a0c7daa50386dc3ca19cbeb83d6987d43bdd92c0bb0429d08be7f9be4f9c307a
     1.6.32: 7acab4dda6edb7e8e0a6cfc3abd9f323db05a3d92a8a1842de8f6c9e28af501d
@@ -1048,6 +1057,7 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.6.15: 191bb4f6e4afc237efc5c85b5866b6fdfed731bde12cceaa6017a9c7f8aeda02
     1.6.14: 7da626d46c4edcae1eefe6d48dc6521db3e594a402715afcddc6ac9e67e1bfcd
   ppc64le:
+    1.7.23: 00dd8a1145d7392ffe1e2b74da147b896e4387afb5e73ed6e5cd3744add32826
     1.7.22: 6747b7291ffbfde2c0bf0031978985df92ac74414f09bf190afda0fc9e797146
     1.7.21: 5ce0c1125e8d9ca04e2b524a2bac8b1eb97876c073023d5e083f7da64fcd8207
     1.7.20: dc611df0baa90509dda35e0be993da52f42b067514329fcf538d000b110364e8
@@ -1071,6 +1081,8 @@ containerd_archive_checksums:
     1.7.2: cbe7ec913cb603ca218bd8867efdce4bee3b0e0115e467e51c910467daf8184e
     1.7.1: 17d97ef55c6ce7af9778dbafb5e73f577d1b34220043a91cccde49dbcc610342
     1.7.0: 051e897d3ee5b8c8097f65be447fea2d29226b583ca5d9ed78e9aebcf4e69889
+    1.6.36: 8978cd8bcd4d5a2640bad26d8ea522a46847b6e4a62da1b07bfa482c8906e5ce
+    1.6.35: 99095ab778f6fd532eb01d11771e7f8de8383ef20a00ec536c0cf9c018895115
     1.6.34: 14a4392ba4e533e313fe6d3ed1a68cfdce038b87ad4693be6e71ff31568e2173
     1.6.33: 0a77fba37290a40a7853dbd7e5a297288d3657f7e92cd7864bc7187189a0a370
     1.6.32: d733e4b66ca2bc8191ae5e8770e4806ebd4094fdc657258045b925930ad9bfc5
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
index 4dee68163..3d326a3e2 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ runc_version: v1.1.14
 kata_containers_version: 3.1.3
 youki_version: 0.4.1
 gvisor_version: 20240305
-containerd_version: 1.7.22
+containerd_version: 1.7.23
 cri_dockerd_version: 0.3.11
 
 # this is relevant when container_manager == 'docker'