diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1b6e134c..b74d353e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository: containerd/containerd
           path: src/github.com/containerd/containerd
+          ref: release/2.4
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo cp simple_crypt /usr/local/bin
           popd
 
-          RUNC_COMMIT=v1.1.9
+          RUNC_COMMIT=v1.5.1
 
           pushd ../..
           rm -fR opencontainers/runc && mkdir -p opencontainers && cd opencontainers