diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index 6bc525a5a..4e2491ce8 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ kube_ovn_version: "v1.8.1"
 kube_router_version: "v1.4.0"
 multus_version: "v3.8"
 helm_version: "v3.8.0"
-nerdctl_version: "0.17.1"
+nerdctl_version: "0.18.0"
 krew_version: "v0.4.2"
 
 # Get kubernetes major version (i.e. 1.17.4 => 1.17)
@@ -720,13 +720,13 @@ gvisor_containerd_shim_binary_checksums:
 
 nerdctl_archive_checksums:
   arm:
-    0.17.1: 0fa2da009be79e6d45e34e4c53da194f9c69bb59f3d12c21df80d4ace8461af1
+    0.18.0: a9832ad756d624d1cb39bd55a328956553890b00e081ccccef4da5c34e4b8671
   arm64:
-    0.17.1: 8828b59c95398556d11be4684929fc975c25cb794c31d41d57baf489efb2ad2d
+    0.18.0: 4f73a20d4872da3771a1f7088cae707bf119d35c2e97ea33c9d31b9d167ad956
   amd64:
-    0.17.1: 6d18d3eaa74cd2f8e36e51f551282355d0bb1dd962ecd2d1dfecee161d0bd39a
+    0.18.0: ea44e112d3365c8d86f9189b6fae250767e383dfa7c01a8c05f3de2a7b7c8720
   ppc64le:
-    0.17.1: e34ba71e37855211bbd7d563a2c89d4686f553d1100e59401d95493614b278a7
+    0.18.0: 2a3d61e0d2e121c3b86677f3470f18b8bd7aa12a8b04b91a2faeddd95215c7e0
 
 containerd_archive_checksums:
   arm: