diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml
index 8f795d8b7..f97fd64fe 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/checksums.yml
@@ -792,6 +792,10 @@ gvisor_containerd_shim_binary_checksums:
     20231218: 0
 nerdctl_archive_checksums:
   arm:
+    2.0.3: d95f238738623ae1f4fb01b6a7f287436ba85493700a9de263b3efbff57424d4
+    2.0.2: 910619da11b90d71758e6843543ab2106c20b5149f353289bd6d553151b540ca
+    2.0.1: 8f42611dc1554b29dfe990f058ed12920be9cdd78798dcfc6b3845e613eb1252
+    2.0.0: c68d19a66b6163e67290397ff24660b63c8e6ba6ae3ce4deff33b5a9f7df51d3
     1.7.7: 26582565426152dc426fd47d8090547128e415314f36710bc58ab475160ab0a4
     1.7.6: 4c48463659b09636aa23b50825f85cdc38901b6c42e321f69a589d89f6e1d0d5
     1.7.5: 2d258a7d67e9fa808424ad42f9299a0feb318cafd2758f0287748acedeee4c0d
@@ -801,6 +805,10 @@ nerdctl_archive_checksums:
     1.7.1: 799d35de7a182da35d850308c7f1787cd7321404348ff2d5ba64ad43b06b395a
     1.7.0: 8b9e7cccbcc0a472685d1bc285f591f41005f8699e7265ea5438a3e06aefdcfd
   arm64:
+    2.0.3: f2c3f12c99e112cd82ba19ca9b875045c44b2f5a19cecc295ed8d61d415e8851
+    2.0.2: c50ba98be0ef05684948f7873078558504a7cc46ff92cffc764c1625b1cd0d40
+    2.0.1: cbca59744f6e9dea962e1d3a754294b5e64b53b82f4f7f7d603a591f38545fd5
+    2.0.0: 568b0383996cb51e1a5f97abb3973ebac2af1a26268fc7d9ae0d34165ba033e1
     1.7.7: 230ad8f4f88100774d123213a427d3d43071e0dcf9f70efbea50ab9efff1cd4c
     1.7.6: 4fa0a6e936c7a9cb9bb81e784fddaa593cb00afb48b08842e3f0503748c21348
     1.7.5: a53d87fc7d1f4ffeec55e5e08d2397b02ada0d334874c3cece306ad36f828a6c
@@ -810,6 +818,10 @@ nerdctl_archive_checksums:
     1.7.1: 46affa0564bb74f595a817e7d5060140099d9cfd9e00e1272b4dbe8b0b85c655
     1.7.0: 1255eea5bc2dbac9339d0a9acfb0651dda117504d52cd52b38cf3c2251db4f39
   amd64:
+    2.0.3: 95ff850688a73eace7453f19e74bf4cc8a1f3e458eeb97ef7a6b74de9825df16
+    2.0.2: 1ba015dba039cf6ec2434e88d97707f0b715790e6b7f2e7b6ff7be9200f47bc1
+    2.0.1: 96e5e3ed79f189a986cd33a40b0c817d7b6c7d9238f51a0737213f409e5d82af
+    2.0.0: b3920c4a04dc7972d9e2977147c1ef5c415551802b3c4b0b613ba9d0c46cfbbf
     1.7.7: 298bb95aee485b24d566115ef7e4e90951dd232447b05de5646a652a23db70a9
     1.7.6: 0326d6a42dbec5c104ed9d7aa8cbc62727433dbe000cf21cc29d06b22507e0f0
     1.7.5: 775f8bddd5e93acc4162c568dd6b84d5925549180991b83cfd4b7e33d4844921
@@ -819,6 +831,10 @@ nerdctl_archive_checksums:
     1.7.1: 5fc0a6e8c3a71cbba95fbdb6833fb8a7cd8e78f53de10988362d4029c14b905a
     1.7.0: 844c47b175a3d6bc8eaad0c51f23624a5ef10c09e55607803ec2bc846fb04df9
   ppc64le:
+    2.0.3: 8d6283b1fe871e319a2f5cf96fe97aba649eeaac0a2a22c81b9b4d3c613c210a
+    2.0.2: 1baed7f4312404da966155856aa1e4b4f48bae73d64fd2cf6c41ef9326a07b10
+    2.0.1: 78a3846cacc570e8ee4a1d60928a55954fb4fd1b3b731c0c975a808134166fab
+    2.0.0: 879efec2963c9854aa1491d80d341570c44dc12b9728084ce64a986ac4fa9bfd
     1.7.7: 8236524c4cc6c91007c794160065716516a4f7b63270dc00b796df11776b4f19
     1.7.6: 89906f9bcdf8d5bd866646c43e14c0ae15a83ba3ebed44b06c3629a11517e242
     1.7.5: 8e0891f608144d8d751070edea5cd98d2a76a053ad7fa6b9d4aae94a700aaea2
diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
index f054c678e..a8e84a9cd 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/download.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ kube_ovn_dpdk_version: "19.11-{{ kube_ovn_version }}"
 kube_router_version: "v2.0.0"
 multus_version: "v4.1.0"
 helm_version: "v3.16.4"
-nerdctl_version: "1.7.7"
+nerdctl_version: "2.0.3"
 skopeo_version: "v1.16.1"
 
 # Get kubernetes major version (i.e. 1.17.4 => 1.17)