diff --git a/srcpkgs/containerd/template b/srcpkgs/containerd/template
index fd26faad45c..12c3d9ed3f1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/containerd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/containerd/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'containerd'
 pkgname=containerd
-version=1.5.7
+version=1.6.6
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path=github.com/containerd/containerd
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ maintainer="Paul Knopf <pauldotknopf@gmail.com>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/containerd/containerd"
 distfiles="https://github.com/containerd/containerd/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=7d8f7014a74b063da9cdf7fe8673db8dc338747efdbb9b6a6a919d5137b1987e
+checksum=27afb673c20d53aa5c31aec07b38eb7e4dc911e7e1f0c76fac9513bbf070bd24
 make_dirs="/var/lib/containerd 0755 root root"
 
 post_build() {