diff --git a/examples/buildkit0/buildkit.go b/examples/buildkit0/buildkit.go
index 405691ced71d..2a6c15310d5c 100644
--- a/examples/buildkit0/buildkit.go
+++ b/examples/buildkit0/buildkit.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ type buildOpt struct {
 func main() {
 	var opt buildOpt
 	flag.BoolVar(&opt.withContainerd, "with-containerd", true, "enable containerd worker")
-	flag.StringVar(&opt.containerd, "containerd", "v1.2.9", "containerd version")
-	flag.StringVar(&opt.runc, "runc", "v1.0.0-rc8", "runc version")
+	flag.StringVar(&opt.containerd, "containerd", "v1.7.2", "containerd version")
+	flag.StringVar(&opt.runc, "runc", "v1.1.7", "runc version")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	bk := buildkit(opt)
diff --git a/examples/buildkit1/buildkit.go b/examples/buildkit1/buildkit.go
index 66de65ef7def..f2f9f0d9deca 100644
--- a/examples/buildkit1/buildkit.go
+++ b/examples/buildkit1/buildkit.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ type buildOpt struct {
 func main() {
 	var opt buildOpt
 	flag.BoolVar(&opt.withContainerd, "with-containerd", true, "enable containerd worker")
-	flag.StringVar(&opt.containerd, "containerd", "v1.2.9", "containerd version")
-	flag.StringVar(&opt.runc, "runc", "v1.0.0-rc8", "runc version")
+	flag.StringVar(&opt.containerd, "containerd", "v1.7.2", "containerd version")
+	flag.StringVar(&opt.runc, "runc", "v1.1.7", "runc version")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	bk := buildkit(opt)
diff --git a/examples/buildkit2/buildkit.go b/examples/buildkit2/buildkit.go
index 1d38c460792d..9a2093264f81 100644
--- a/examples/buildkit2/buildkit.go
+++ b/examples/buildkit2/buildkit.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ type buildOpt struct {
 func main() {
 	var opt buildOpt
 	flag.BoolVar(&opt.withContainerd, "with-containerd", true, "enable containerd worker")
-	flag.StringVar(&opt.containerd, "containerd", "v1.2.9", "containerd version")
-	flag.StringVar(&opt.runc, "runc", "v1.0.0-rc8", "runc version")
+	flag.StringVar(&opt.containerd, "containerd", "v1.7.2", "containerd version")
+	flag.StringVar(&opt.runc, "runc", "v1.1.7", "runc version")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	bk := buildkit(opt)
diff --git a/examples/buildkit3/buildkit.go b/examples/buildkit3/buildkit.go
index 5194917c909f..654c3ae1d238 100644
--- a/examples/buildkit3/buildkit.go
+++ b/examples/buildkit3/buildkit.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ type buildOpt struct {
 func main() {
 	var opt buildOpt
 	flag.BoolVar(&opt.withContainerd, "with-containerd", true, "enable containerd worker")
-	flag.StringVar(&opt.containerd, "containerd", "v1.2.9", "containerd version")
-	flag.StringVar(&opt.runc, "runc", "v1.0.0-rc8", "runc version")
+	flag.StringVar(&opt.containerd, "containerd", "v1.7.2", "containerd version")
+	flag.StringVar(&opt.runc, "runc", "v1.1.7", "runc version")
 	flag.StringVar(&opt.buildkit, "buildkit", "master", "buildkit version")
 	flag.Parse()
 
diff --git a/examples/buildkit4/buildkit.go b/examples/buildkit4/buildkit.go
index 0084131e403c..7fb97b2335d8 100644
--- a/examples/buildkit4/buildkit.go
+++ b/examples/buildkit4/buildkit.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ type buildOpt struct {
 func main() {
 	var opt buildOpt
 	flag.BoolVar(&opt.withContainerd, "with-containerd", true, "enable containerd worker")
-	flag.StringVar(&opt.containerd, "containerd", "v1.5.9", "containerd version")
-	flag.StringVar(&opt.runc, "runc", "v1.1.0", "runc version")
+	flag.StringVar(&opt.containerd, "containerd", "v1.7.2", "containerd version")
+	flag.StringVar(&opt.runc, "runc", "v1.1.7", "runc version")
 	flag.StringVar(&opt.buildkit, "buildkit", "master", "buildkit version")
 	flag.StringVar(&opt.installPrefix, "prefix", "/usr/local/bin", "path under which binaries should be installed")
 	flag.Parse()