diff --git a/hack/dockerfile/install/containerd.installer b/hack/dockerfile/install/containerd.installer
index c989b7922928a..bd22ee31b4838 100755
--- a/hack/dockerfile/install/containerd.installer
+++ b/hack/dockerfile/install/containerd.installer
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # containerd is also pinned in vendor.conf. When updating the binary
 # version you may also need to update the vendor version to pick up bug
 # fixes or new APIs.
-CONTAINERD_COMMIT=894b81a4b802e4eb2a91d1ce216b8817763c29fb # v1.2.6
+CONTAINERD_COMMIT=a4bc1d432a2c33aa2eed37f338dceabb93641310 # v1.2.8
 
 install_containerd() {
 	echo "Install containerd version $CONTAINERD_COMMIT"