diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index 233f5b8fd..179bc8ae2 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ kube_ovn_version: "v1.8.1"
 kube_router_version: "v1.4.0"
 multus_version: "v3.8"
 helm_version: "v3.8.0"
-nerdctl_version: "0.16.0"
+nerdctl_version: "0.16.1"
 krew_version: "v0.4.2"
 
 # Get kubernetes major version (i.e. 1.17.4 => 1.17)
@@ -632,13 +632,13 @@ gvisor_containerd_shim_binary_checksums:
 
 nerdctl_archive_checksums:
   arm:
-    0.16.0: bb1c336e9a1dab840c83d4d56914c2c060fc35433113e8e111f5075b5480d858
+    0.16.1: f47330c88201e23cb4f43f9ca3d5b467fa88e50a8d306ee757db0b07321e2ee8
   arm64:
-    0.16.0: 81e0c13e3c3036c1c5ef5d3c2e02c7b3e980e1856d732779b9e4e5afb9df4c6d
+    0.16.1: b400f27afda9bb215484249f07d642684551eb234d6a430c248b9a3aca38d3f5
   amd64:
-    0.16.0: 00abb395a6c7c19f2e0612a65e413534b6ec42e995bfbcabd59886b99ca5e43e
+    0.16.1: 543d58c057a5a59c67ca523016c1dac57f9a09d1d9e9c98bd092b9df82ec5246
   ppc64le:
-    0.16.0: 6d23959abbdb32e4614c823c0a95bda945f3a68a50d111d6aeafe98e857eba1a
+    0.16.1: f0a3a23c650c637cdf7f5b1a02fbcfe22e39db5627f79b63cc4137226ce79c3a
 
 containerd_archive_checksums:
   arm: