diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/containerd/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/containerd/default.nix
index e6595a207b8a..eded437a62db 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/containerd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/containerd/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ with lib;
 
 buildGoPackage rec {
   pname = "containerd";
-  version = "1.4.0";
+  version = "1.4.1";
   # git commit for the above version's tag
   commit = "7ad184331fa3e55e52b890ea95e65ba581ae3429";
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ buildGoPackage rec {
     owner = "containerd";
     repo = "containerd";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "1ajns679ck5yp6vmf39pyshzf8jijw5fcg5biixkj54jhj3bv1sq";
+    sha256 = "1k6dqaidnldf7kpxdszf0wn6xb8m6vaizm2aza81fri1q0051213";
   };
 
   goPackagePath = "github.com/containerd/containerd";