diff --git a/utils/containerd/Makefile b/utils/containerd/Makefile
index bfb07c5a95..78aee46fa1 100644
--- a/utils/containerd/Makefile
+++ b/utils/containerd/Makefile
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=containerd
-PKG_VERSION:=1.6.16
+PKG_VERSION:=1.7.1
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 PKG_LICENSE:=Apache-2.0
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/containerd/containerd/tar.gz/v${PKG_VERSION}?
-PKG_HASH:=e0a893cf67df9dfaecbcde2ba4e896efb3a86ffe48dcfe0d2b26f7cf19b5af3a
+PKG_HASH:=fd844af82afda7242d8eba5e0086c5a0d54ddc3041c1bbdd4d3c62bfee844e3a
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Gerard Ryan <G.M0N3Y.2503@gmail.com>