diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index 8e675d16a5..b57248a095 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ 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"
 
   docker:
     description: "Moby project container manager"