diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-iso-image-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/update-iso-image-versions.yml
index e8a8989a25c5..3b3159ef5a88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-iso-image-versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-iso-image-versions.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           OLD_CRICTL=$(DEP=crictl make get-dependency-version)
           OLD_DOCKER=$(DEP=docker make get-dependency-version)
           OLD_NERDCTL=$(DEP=nerdctl make get-dependency-version)
+          OLD_NERDCTLD=$(DEP=nerdctld make get-dependency-version)
           OLD_RUNC=$(DEP=runc make get-dependency-version)
           OLD_UBUNTU=$(DEP=ubuntu make get-dependency-version)
           make update-buildkit-version
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           make update-crictl-version
           make update-docker-version
           make update-nerdctl-version
+          make update-nerdctld-version
           make update-runc-version
           make update-ubuntu-version
           NEW_BUILDKIT=$(DEP=buildkit make get-dependency-version)
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           NEW_CRICTL=$(DEP=crictl make get-dependency-version)
           NEW_DOCKER=$(DEP=docker make get-dependency-version)
           NEW_NERDCTL=$(DEP=nerdctl make get-dependency-version)
+          NEW_NERDCTLD=$(DEP=nerdctld make get-dependency-version)
           NEW_RUNC=$(DEP=runc make get-dependency-version)
           NEW_UBUNTU=$(DEP=ubuntu make get-dependency-version)
           if [ "$OLD_BUILDKIT" != "$NEW_BUILDKIT" ]; then
@@ -60,6 +63,9 @@ jobs:
           if [ "$OLD_NERDCTL" != "$NEW_NERDCTL" ]; then
             echo "changelog=https://github.com/containerd/nerdctl/releases/tag/v$NEW_NERDCTL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
+          if [ "$OLD_NERDCTLD" != "$NEW_NERDCTLD" ]; then
+            echo "changelog=https://github.com/afbjorklund/nerdctld/releases/tag/v$NEW_NERDCTL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
           if [ "$OLD_RUNC" != "$NEW_RUNC" ]; then
             echo "changelog=https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/releases/tag/$NEW_RUNC" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-nerdctld-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-nerdctld-version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2eecaee1cd63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-nerdctld-version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+name: "update-nerdctld-version"
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    # every Monday at around 3 am pacific/10 am UTC
+    - cron: "0 10 * * 1"
+env:
+  GOPROXY: https://proxy.golang.org
+  GO_VERSION: '1.21.4'
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  bump-nerdctld-version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{env.GO_VERSION}}
+          cache-dependency-path: ./go.sum
+      - name: Bump nerdctld Version
+        id: bumpNerdctld
+        run: |
+          echo "OLD_VERSION=$(DEP=nerdctld make get-dependency-version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          make update-nerdctld-version
+          echo "NEW_VERSION=$(DEP=nerdctld make get-dependency-version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          # The following is to support multiline with GITHUB_OUTPUT, see https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-commands-for-github-actions#multiline-strings
+          echo "changes<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "$(git status --porcelain)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Create PR
+        id: createPR
+        if: ${{ steps.bumpNerdctld.outputs.changes != '' }}
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@153407881ec5c347639a548ade7d8ad1d6740e38
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.MINIKUBE_BOT_PAT }}
+          commit-message: 'Kicbase: Update nerdctld from ${{ steps.bumpNerdctld.outputs.OLD_VERSION }} to ${{ steps.bumpNerdctld.outputs.NEW_VERSION }}'
+          committer: minikube-bot <minikube-bot@google.com>
+          author: minikube-bot <minikube-bot@google.com>
+          branch: auto_bump_nerdctld_version
+          branch-suffix: short-commit-hash
+          push-to-fork: minikube-bot/minikube
+          base: master
+          delete-branch: true
+          title: 'Kicbase: Update nerdctld from ${{ steps.bumpNerdctld.outputs.OLD_VERSION }} to ${{ steps.bumpNerdctld.outputs.NEW_VERSION }}'
+          body: |
+            The nerdctld project released a [new version](https://github.com/afbjorklund/nerdctld/releases)
+
+            This PR was auto-generated by `make update-nerdctld-version` using [update-nerdctld-version.yml](https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/tree/master/.github/workflows/update-nerdctld-version.yml) CI Workflow.
+      - uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea
+        if: ${{ steps.bumpNerdctld.outputs.changes != '' }}
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.MINIKUBE_BOT_PAT }}
+          script: |
+            github.rest.issues.createComment({
+              issue_number: ${{ steps.createPR.outputs.pull-request-number }},
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              body: 'ok-to-build-image'
+            })
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 812bb081dc4f..2bd646aec672 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1195,6 +1195,11 @@ update-nvidia-device-plugin-version:
 	(cd hack/update/nvidia_device_plugin_version && \
 	 go run update_nvidia_device_plugin_version.go)
 
+.PHONY: update-nerctld-version
+update-nerdctld-version:
+	(cd hack/update/nerdctld_version && \
+	 go run update_nerdctld_version.go)
+
 .PHONY: get-dependency-verison
 get-dependency-version:
 	@(cd hack/update/get_version && \
diff --git a/hack/update/get_version/get_version.go b/hack/update/get_version/get_version.go
index 574b1ae59aeb..053b9b53306a 100644
--- a/hack/update/get_version/get_version.go
+++ b/hack/update/get_version/get_version.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ var dependencies = map[string]dependency{
 	"kong-ingress-controller": {addonsFile, `kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller:(.*)@`},
 	"metrics-server":          {addonsFile, `metrics-server/metrics-server:(.*)@`},
 	"nerdctl":                 {"deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile", `NERDCTL_VERSION="(.*)"`},
+	"nerdctld":                {"deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile", `NERDCTLD_VERSION="(.*)"`},
 	"nvidia-device-plugin":    {addonsFile, `nvidia/k8s-device-plugin:(.*)@`},
 	"registry":                {addonsFile, `registry:(.*)@`},
 	"runc":                    {"deploy/iso/minikube-iso/package/runc-master/runc-master.mk", `RUNC_MASTER_VERSION = (.*)`},
diff --git a/hack/update/nerdctld_version/update_nerdctld_version.go b/hack/update/nerdctld_version/update_nerdctld_version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0bcf36728031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/update/nerdctld_version/update_nerdctld_version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/hack/update"
+)
+
+var (
+	schema = map[string]update.Item{
+		"deploy/kicbase/Dockerfile": {
+			Replace: map[string]string{
+				`NERDCTLD_VERSION=.*`: `NERDCTLD_VERSION="{{.Version}}"`,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+)
+
+type Data struct {
+	Version string
+}
+
+func main() {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	stable, _, _, err := update.GHReleases(ctx, "afbjorklund", "nerdctld")
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Fatalf("Unable to get stable version: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	version := strings.TrimPrefix(stable.Tag, "v")
+
+	data := Data{Version: version}
+
+	update.Apply(schema, data)
+}