diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/containerd/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/containerd/default.nix
index 10e1feca754..79797195e3b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/containerd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/containerd/default.nix
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "containerd";
-  version = "1.6.7";
+  version = "1.6.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "containerd";
     repo = "containerd";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-JrpsASeDz6sUpYdBlkTvPdsl4LQ7PcUwFss5uWFEO84=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-0UiPhkTWV61DnAF5kWd1FctX8i0sXaJ1p/xCMznY/A8=";
   };
 
   vendorSha256 = null;