diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/aarch64/package/containerd-bin-aarch64/containerd-bin.hash b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/aarch64/package/containerd-bin-aarch64/containerd-bin.hash
index b94cde66bb84..99c4d5d65853 100644
--- a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/aarch64/package/containerd-bin-aarch64/containerd-bin.hash
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/aarch64/package/containerd-bin-aarch64/containerd-bin.hash
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ sha256 c4268561e514a2e8322bc8cdd39113d5e164fb31c2cef76f479d683395ea9bd6 v1.7.20.
 sha256 df6e942e2eeaadd77eda04d7df80fb68bd0dc186a9ab8cb2de25692557158303 v1.7.21.tar.gz
 sha256 8c5edde741b7596af63c021429a1212bd616350ed65a7b741eeffc47e27ee9a9 v1.7.22.tar.gz
 sha256 393bfde8ca1766a0bca3441e18eddc3f5a5c8d97ef676bde0d6c9903e1b0ec0c v1.7.23.tar.gz
+sha256 8c409f8a0ba6015cb365a95e039a0fc9f3663c891a26eb52c0fb8cd291ba75d4 v2.1.4.tar.gz
diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/aarch64/package/containerd-bin-aarch64/containerd-bin.mk b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/aarch64/package/containerd-bin-aarch64/containerd-bin.mk
index 640a26801220..9de54b007852 100644
--- a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/aarch64/package/containerd-bin-aarch64/containerd-bin.mk
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/aarch64/package/containerd-bin-aarch64/containerd-bin.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # containerd
 #
 ################################################################################
-CONTAINERD_BIN_AARCH64_VERSION = v1.7.23
-CONTAINERD_BIN_AARCH64_COMMIT = 57f17b0a6295a39009d861b89e3b3b87b005ca27
+CONTAINERD_BIN_AARCH64_VERSION = v2.1.4
+CONTAINERD_BIN_AARCH64_COMMIT = 75cb2b7193e4e490e9fbdc236c0e811ccaba3376
 CONTAINERD_BIN_AARCH64_SITE = https://github.com/containerd/containerd/archive
 CONTAINERD_BIN_AARCH64_SOURCE = $(CONTAINERD_BIN_AARCH64_VERSION).tar.gz
 CONTAINERD_BIN_AARCH64_DEPENDENCIES = host-go libgpgme
diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/x86_64/package/containerd-bin/containerd-bin.hash b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/x86_64/package/containerd-bin/containerd-bin.hash
index b94cde66bb84..99c4d5d65853 100644
--- a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/x86_64/package/containerd-bin/containerd-bin.hash
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/x86_64/package/containerd-bin/containerd-bin.hash
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ sha256 c4268561e514a2e8322bc8cdd39113d5e164fb31c2cef76f479d683395ea9bd6 v1.7.20.
 sha256 df6e942e2eeaadd77eda04d7df80fb68bd0dc186a9ab8cb2de25692557158303 v1.7.21.tar.gz
 sha256 8c5edde741b7596af63c021429a1212bd616350ed65a7b741eeffc47e27ee9a9 v1.7.22.tar.gz
 sha256 393bfde8ca1766a0bca3441e18eddc3f5a5c8d97ef676bde0d6c9903e1b0ec0c v1.7.23.tar.gz
+sha256 8c409f8a0ba6015cb365a95e039a0fc9f3663c891a26eb52c0fb8cd291ba75d4 v2.1.4.tar.gz
diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/x86_64/package/containerd-bin/containerd-bin.mk b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/x86_64/package/containerd-bin/containerd-bin.mk
index 5b87bac39868..d68a359323ae 100644
--- a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/x86_64/package/containerd-bin/containerd-bin.mk
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/arch/x86_64/package/containerd-bin/containerd-bin.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # containerd
 #
 ################################################################################
-CONTAINERD_BIN_VERSION = v1.7.23
-CONTAINERD_BIN_COMMIT = 57f17b0a6295a39009d861b89e3b3b87b005ca27
+CONTAINERD_BIN_VERSION = v2.1.4
+CONTAINERD_BIN_COMMIT = 75cb2b7193e4e490e9fbdc236c0e811ccaba3376
 CONTAINERD_BIN_SITE = https://github.com/containerd/containerd/archive
 CONTAINERD_BIN_SOURCE = $(CONTAINERD_BIN_VERSION).tar.gz
 CONTAINERD_BIN_DEPENDENCIES = host-go libgpgme
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
index a89f88b5d21e..95415c9480cd 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/types.go
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// Version is the current version of kic
-	Version = "v0.0.48-1760609789-21757"
+	Version = "v0.0.48-1760774848-21766"
 
 	// SHA of the kic base image
-	baseImageSHA = "9824b20f4774128fcb298ad0e6cac7649729886cfba9d444b2305c743a5044c6"
+	baseImageSHA = "e619184b1d0c4e431e080d32a646dcb97f0716d78831b5e0604e2e5b8f8af1c7"
 	// The name of the GCR kicbase repository
 	gcrRepo = "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase-builds"
 	// The name of the Dockerhub kicbase repository
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
index d7f812ebc274..e658c1ede027 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ minikube start [flags]
       --apiserver-port int                The apiserver listening port (default 8443)
       --auto-pause-interval duration      Duration of inactivity before the minikube VM is paused (default 1m0s) (default 1m0s)
       --auto-update-drivers               If set, automatically updates drivers to the latest version. Defaults to true. (default true)
-      --base-image string                 The base image to use for docker/podman drivers. Intended for local development. (default "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase-builds:v0.0.48-1760609789-21757@sha256:9824b20f4774128fcb298ad0e6cac7649729886cfba9d444b2305c743a5044c6")
+      --base-image string                 The base image to use for docker/podman drivers. Intended for local development. (default "gcr.io/k8s-minikube/kicbase-builds:v0.0.48-1760774848-21766@sha256:e619184b1d0c4e431e080d32a646dcb97f0716d78831b5e0604e2e5b8f8af1c7")
       --binary-mirror string              Location to fetch kubectl, kubelet, & kubeadm binaries from.
       --cache-images                      If true, cache docker images for the current bootstrapper and load them into the machine. Always false with --driver=none. (default true)
       --cert-expiration duration          Duration until minikube certificate expiration, defaults to three years (26280h). (default 26280h0m0s)