diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2 b/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2
index 37534ff64..61e361af5 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+{% if containerd_version is version('2.3.0', '>=') %}
+version = 4
+{% else %}
 version = 3
+{% endif %}
 
 root = "{{ containerd_storage_dir }}"
 state = "{{ containerd_state_dir }}"