diff --git a/contrib/gce/configure.sh b/contrib/gce/configure.sh
index 9be81afe4..5e3f5da82 100755
--- a/contrib/gce/configure.sh
+++ b/contrib/gce/configure.sh
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ containerd_extra_runtime_handler=${CONTAINERD_EXTRA_RUNTIME_HANDLER:-""}
 if [[ -n "${containerd_extra_runtime_handler}" ]]; then
   cat >> ${config_path} <<EOF
 [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes.${containerd_extra_runtime_handler}]
-  runtime_type = "${CONTAINERD_EXTRA_RUNTIME_TYPE:-io.containerd.runc.v1}"
+  runtime_type = "${CONTAINERD_EXTRA_RUNTIME_TYPE:-io.containerd.runc.v2}"
 
 [plugins."io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri".containerd.runtimes.${containerd_extra_runtime_handler}.options]
 ${CONTAINERD_EXTRA_RUNTIME_OPTIONS:-}