diff --git a/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables b/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
index 11eca6be207e..0fb629da325a 100644
--- a/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
+++ b/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 go_version = 1.17.9
 
-runc_version = 1.1.0
+runc_version = 1.1.1
 runc_buildimage = golang:$(go_version)-alpine
 runc_build_go_tags = "seccomp"
 #runc_build_go_cgo_enabled =
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index dbaabe0dc39e..182c4a3d102f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
 	github.com/mxk/go-flowrate v0.0.0-20140419014527-cca7078d478f // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.0.3-0.20210326190908-1c3f411f0417 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/selinux v1.10.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.4 // indirect
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ replace (
 	github.com/docker/docker => github.com/docker/docker v20.10.12+incompatible
 	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest => github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0
 	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec => github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.0.2-0.20211117181255-693428a734f5
-	github.com/opencontainers/runc => github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.0
+	github.com/opencontainers/runc => github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.1
 	github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec => github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.0.3-0.20210326190908-1c3f411f0417
 	github.com/opencontainers/selinux => github.com/opencontainers/selinux v1.8.2
 	github.com/weaveworks/footloose => github.com/ncopa/footloose v0.0.0-20220210144732-fe970537b890
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 088470de84c8..838a88584138 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1016,8 +1016,8 @@ github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 h1:apOUWs51W5PlhuyGyz9FCeeBIOUDA/6nW8
 github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0JzlMkj0TRzQZfJkVvzbP0HBR3IKzErnv2BNG4W4MAM=
 github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.0.2-0.20211117181255-693428a734f5 h1:q37d91F6BO4Jp1UqWiun0dUFYaqv6WsKTLTCaWv+8LY=
 github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.0.2-0.20211117181255-693428a734f5/go.mod h1:BtxoFyWECRxE4U/7sNtV5W15zMzWCbyJoFRP3s7yZA0=
-github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.0 h1:O9+X96OcDjkmmZyfaG996kV7yq8HsoU2h1XRRQcefG8=
-github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.0/go.mod h1:Tj1hFw6eFWp/o33uxGf5yF2BX5yz2Z6iptFpuvbbKqc=
+github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.1 h1:PJ9DSs2sVwE0iVr++pAHE6QkS9tzcVWozlPifdwMgrU=
+github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.1/go.mod h1:Tj1hFw6eFWp/o33uxGf5yF2BX5yz2Z6iptFpuvbbKqc=
 github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.0.3-0.20210326190908-1c3f411f0417 h1:3snG66yBm59tKhhSPQrQ/0bCrv1LQbKt40LnUPiUxdc=
 github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.0.3-0.20210326190908-1c3f411f0417/go.mod h1:jwyrGlmzljRJv/Fgzds9SsS/C5hL+LL3ko9hs6T5lQ0=
 github.com/opencontainers/runtime-tools v0.0.0-20181011054405-1d69bd0f9c39/go.mod h1:r3f7wjNzSs2extwzU3Y+6pKfobzPh+kKFJ3ofN+3nfs=