diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index 28f6d7946..1196c5be4 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ externals:
       Containerd Plugin for Kubernetes Container Runtime Interface.
     url: "github.com/containerd/cri"
     tarball_url: "https://storage.googleapis.com/cri-containerd-release"
-    version: "1.2.7"
+    version: "1.3.0"
 
   critools:
     description: "CLI tool for Container Runtime Interface (CRI)"