Answer: The latest version of containerd is 2.4.2, released on 2026-10-13.
Status: Confirmed
Entry: version/containerd
Revision: 1
Digest: sha256:30b408587b2e59b6 (changes whenever the content changes)

Timeline:
  Created: 2026-11-12T12:45:03Z
  Last changed: 2026-11-12T12:45:03Z
  Last verified: 2026-11-12T12:45:03Z
  Next check: 2026-11-13T12:45:03Z
  Check interval: Daily
  Expected change: New releases are published at no fixed schedule.

Data:
  Field | Value | Source | As of
  Latest version | 2.4.2 | [1] | 2026-11-12
  Release tag | v2.4.2 | [1] | 2026-11-12
  Released | 2026-10-13T22:35:06Z | [1] | 2026-11-12
  Release notes | https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v2.4.2 | [1] | 2026-11-12

Sources:
  [1] GitHub (containerd/containerd). "containerd: release information". https://api.github.com/repos/containerd/containerd/releases/latest
      Role: primary. Accessed: 2026-11-12T12:45:03Z
      Quote: ""tag_name":"v2.4.2"" (Supports: Latest version, Release tag)
      Quote: ""published_at":"2026-10-13T22:35:06Z"" (Supports: Released)
      Quote: ""html_url":"https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v2.4.2"" (Supports: Release notes)
      Published: 2026-10-13T22:35:06Z
      Snapshot SHA-256: 1cc1af88b5249e288c4fc42e454cf8e0e14109bf7668866b27b5b935a662c05b (captured 2026-11-12T12:45:03Z)

Verification:
  Method: Read by code directly from the structured data published at [1]; no language model was involved. Every value appears verbatim in a quoted passage of [1].
  Cross-check: not-available at 2026-11-12T12:45:03Z. No independent second source is configured for this entry
  Last successful check: 2026-11-12T12:45:03Z
  Last attempt: 2026-11-12T12:45:03Z

Notes and limitations:
  "Latest version" is the newest release marked as latest on GitHub; pre-releases and drafts are excluded.

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Change log:
  Time | Event | Change | Source
  2026-11-12T12:45:03Z | added | Entry created | —
  Changes for this entry as a feed: https://latestn.com/version/containerd/latest

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How to cite:
    latestN. (2026). What is the latest version of containerd? Revision 1, last verified 2026-11-12T12:45:03Z. https://latestn.com/version/containerd (accessed 2026-11-12T13:52:49Z).

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      note         = {Revision 1; digest sha256:30b408587b2e59b6; last verified 2026-11-12T12:45:03Z; accessed 2026-11-12T13:52:49Z}
    }

URL: https://latestn.com/version/containerd