diff --git a/roles/container-engine/kata-containers/defaults/main.yml b/roles/container-engine/kata-containers/defaults/main.yml
index e1443d777..f75dd6b57 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/kata-containers/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/kata-containers/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 
-kata_containers_version: 1.11.1
+kata_containers_version: 1.11.3
 kata_containers_release_url: https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/releases/download/{{ kata_containers_version }}/kata-static-{{ kata_containers_version }}-{{ ansible_architecture }}.tar.xz
 kata_containers_dir: /opt/kata
 kata_containers_config_dir: /etc/kata-containers