diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index e0267ce750d..33de2c78ef1 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
 
           sudo apt-get update
           export DOCKER_VERSION="5:19.03.2~3-0~ubuntu-xenial"
-          sudo apt-get install docker-ce=${DOCKER_VERSION} docker-ce-cli=${DOCKER_VERSION} containerd.io
+          sudo apt-get install docker-ce=${DOCKER_VERSION} docker-ce-cli=${DOCKER_VERSION} containerd.io=1.2.6-3
 
           # Add the package repositories
           distribution=$(. /etc/os-release;echo $ID$VERSION_ID)
diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml.in b/.circleci/config.yml.in
index 91e0e228b5b..46cacef60d4 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml.in
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml.in
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
 
           sudo apt-get update
           export DOCKER_VERSION="5:19.03.2~3-0~ubuntu-xenial"
-          sudo apt-get install docker-ce=${DOCKER_VERSION} docker-ce-cli=${DOCKER_VERSION} containerd.io
+          sudo apt-get install docker-ce=${DOCKER_VERSION} docker-ce-cli=${DOCKER_VERSION} containerd.io=1.2.6-3
 
           # Add the package repositories
           distribution=$(. /etc/os-release;echo $ID$VERSION_ID)