diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ffe6fca41425..573f00f5e1a0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile-upstream:master
 
-ARG RUNC_VERSION=v1.3.1
+ARG RUNC_VERSION=v1.4.0-rc.2
 ARG CONTAINERD_VERSION=v2.1.4
 # CONTAINERD_ALT_VERSION_... defines fallback containerd version for integration tests
 ARG CONTAINERD_ALT_VERSION_20=v2.0.6