diff --git a/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables b/embedded-bins/Makefile.variables
index f8f4ddb70e7d..150000c8c335 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 e29debfd278d..0f9b330706d8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ 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 v1.0.3-0.20210326190908-1c3f411f0417 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/selinux v1.10.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.5 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d0f6cd3a23e0..5155a9dba0aa 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1181,8 +1181,8 @@ github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.0.0-rc8.0.20190926000215-3e425f80a8c9/go.mod h
 github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.0.0-rc9/go.mod h1:qT5XzbpPznkRYVz/mWwUaVBUv2rmF59PVA73FjuZG0U=
 github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.0.0-rc93/go.mod h1:3NOsor4w32B2tC0Zbl8Knk4Wg84SM2ImC1fxBuqJ/H0=
 github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.0.2/go.mod h1:aTaHFFwQXuA71CiyxOdFFIorAoemI04suvGRQFzWTD0=
-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 v0.1.2-0.20190507144316-5b71a03e2700/go.mod h1:jwyrGlmzljRJv/Fgzds9SsS/C5hL+LL3ko9hs6T5lQ0=
 github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.0.1/go.mod h1:jwyrGlmzljRJv/Fgzds9SsS/C5hL+LL3ko9hs6T5lQ0=
 github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.0.2-0.20190207185410-29686dbc5559/go.mod h1:jwyrGlmzljRJv/Fgzds9SsS/C5hL+LL3ko9hs6T5lQ0=