diff --git a/srcpkgs/containerd/template b/srcpkgs/containerd/template
index 948e57aa601..1a8de6bf77c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/containerd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/containerd/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'containerd'
 pkgname=containerd
-version=1.4.4
+version=1.5.1
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path=github.com/containerd/containerd
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ maintainer="Paul Knopf <pauldotknopf@gmail.com>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/containerd/containerd"
 distfiles="https://github.com/containerd/containerd/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=ac62c64664bf62fd44df0891c896eecdb6d93def3438271d7892dca75bc069d1
+checksum=@5df4f8bd6266af55fd006d5fd388420d4369683df01bb976b75429f7a37dcc74
 make_dirs="/var/lib/containerd 0755 root root"
 
 post_build() {