diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8ede795907ff..9f1440da8b29 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile-upstream:master
 
-ARG RUNC_VERSION=v1.1.15
+ARG RUNC_VERSION=v1.2.1
 ARG CONTAINERD_VERSION=v1.7.23
 # CONTAINERD_ALT_VERSION_16 defines fallback containerd version for integration tests
 ARG CONTAINERD_ALT_VERSION_16=v1.6.36