diff --git a/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables b/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
index 02b299f70fd5..c166999de4e5 100644
--- a/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
+++ b/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ alpine_patch_version = $(alpine_version).4
 golang_buildimage=docker.io/library/golang:$(go_version)-alpine3.19
 go_version = 1.22.8
 
-runc_version = 1.1.14
+runc_version = 1.1.15
 runc_buildimage = $(golang_buildimage)
 runc_build_go_tags = "seccomp"
 #runc_build_go_cgo_enabled =
diff --git a/embedded-bins/containerd/Dockerfile b/embedded-bins/containerd/Dockerfile
index b5f2652468d2..c279f776fb4f 100644
--- a/embedded-bins/containerd/Dockerfile
+++ b/embedded-bins/containerd/Dockerfile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ARG TARGET_OS \
 
 RUN go version
 RUN set -ex \
-  && go get github.com/opencontainers/runc@v1.1.14 \
+  && go get github.com/opencontainers/runc@v1.1.15 \
   && make \
     CGO_ENABLED=${BUILD_GO_CGO_ENABLED} \
     SHIM_CGO_ENABLED=${BUILD_SHIM_GO_CGO_ENABLED} \
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7049c6e48a25..fc4bcdb55e19 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ 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 v1.1.14 // indirect
+	github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.15 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.1.0-rc.2 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/selinux v1.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/peterbourgon/diskv v2.0.1+incompatible // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c0a30b838c99..3ac21e9a9b4e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -719,8 +719,8 @@ 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 v1.1.0-rc5 h1:Ygwkfw9bpDvs+c9E34SdgGOj41dX/cbdlwvlWt0pnFI=
 github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.0-rc5/go.mod h1:X4pATf0uXsnn3g5aiGIsVnJBR4mxhKzfwmvK/B2NTm8=
-github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.14 h1:rgSuzbmgz5DUJjeSnw337TxDbRuqjs6iqQck/2weR6w=
-github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.14/go.mod h1:E4C2z+7BxR7GHXp0hAY53mek+x49X1LjPNeMTfRGvOA=
+github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.15 h1:QMmSU2q1YUg3iOJX11phnaDi2A5/zhx4BR6h+XZ1DMA=
+github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.15/go.mod h1:E4C2z+7BxR7GHXp0hAY53mek+x49X1LjPNeMTfRGvOA=
 github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.1.0-rc.2 h1:ucBtEms2tamYYW/SvGpvq9yUN0NEVL6oyLEwDcTSrk8=
 github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.1.0-rc.2/go.mod h1:jwyrGlmzljRJv/Fgzds9SsS/C5hL+LL3ko9hs6T5lQ0=
 github.com/opencontainers/selinux v1.11.0 h1:+5Zbo97w3Lbmb3PeqQtpmTkMwsW5nRI3YaLpt7tQ7oU=