diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 69e66c8b80..b7d4b2e313 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ NAME = Talos
 
 ARTIFACTS := _out
 TOOLS ?= ghcr.io/talos-systems/tools:v0.7.0-alpha.0-2-g7172a5d
-PKGS ?= v0.7.0-alpha.0-3-gb6fca88
+PKGS ?= v0.7.0-alpha.0-6-g65159fb
 EXTRAS ?= v0.5.0-alpha.0
 GO_VERSION ?= 1.16
 GOFUMPT_VERSION ?= v0.1.0
diff --git a/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go b/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
index 3a4ed91e4b..338224ee26 100644
--- a/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ const (
 	TrustdPort = 50001
 
 	// DefaultContainerdVersion is the default container runtime version.
-	DefaultContainerdVersion = "1.5.2"
+	DefaultContainerdVersion = "1.5.3"
 
 	// SystemContainerdNamespace is the Containerd namespace for Talos services.
 	SystemContainerdNamespace = "system"