diff --git a/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables b/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
index 1f047c8f8290..3cf87673b548 100644
--- a/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
+++ b/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ alpine_patch_version = $(alpine_version).4
 golang_buildimage=docker.io/library/golang:$(go_version)-alpine$(alpine_version)
 go_version = 1.20.7
 
-runc_version = 1.1.8
+runc_version = 1.1.9
 runc_buildimage = $(golang_buildimage)
 runc_build_go_tags = "seccomp"
 #runc_build_go_cgo_enabled =
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6ad9016e57be..483e041413e0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
 	github.com/mxk/go-flowrate v0.0.0-20140419014527-cca7078d478f // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.8 // indirect
+	github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.9 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.1.0-rc.1 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/selinux v1.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/peterbourgon/diskv v2.0.1+incompatible // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4f1c7996b5ae..b8a989866b24 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -685,8 +685,8 @@ github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 h1:apOUWs51W5PlhuyGyz9FCeeBIOUDA/6nW8
 github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0JzlMkj0TRzQZfJkVvzbP0HBR3IKzErnv2BNG4W4MAM=
 github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.0-rc2.0.20221005185240-3a7f492d3f1b h1:YWuSjZCQAPM8UUBLkYUk1e+rZcvWHJmFb6i6rM44Xs8=
 github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.0-rc2.0.20221005185240-3a7f492d3f1b/go.mod h1:3OVijpioIKYWTqjiG0zfF6wvoJ4fAXGbjdZuI2NgsRQ=
-github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.8 h1:zICRlc+C1XzivLc3nzE+cbJV4LIi8tib6YG0MqC6OqA=
-github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.8/go.mod h1:CbUumNnWCuTGFukNXahoo/RFBZvDAgRh/smNYNOhA50=
+github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.9 h1:XR0VIHTGce5eWPkaPesqTBrhW2yAcaraWfsEalNwQLM=
+github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.9/go.mod h1:CbUumNnWCuTGFukNXahoo/RFBZvDAgRh/smNYNOhA50=
 github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.0.2/go.mod h1:jwyrGlmzljRJv/Fgzds9SsS/C5hL+LL3ko9hs6T5lQ0=
 github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.1.0-rc.1 h1:wHa9jroFfKGQqFHj0I1fMRKLl0pfj+ynAqBxo3v6u9w=
 github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.1.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:jwyrGlmzljRJv/Fgzds9SsS/C5hL+LL3ko9hs6T5lQ0=