diff --git a/scripts/pre-kubeadminit.sh b/scripts/pre-kubeadminit.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 434f6abb4..ef92217ef
--- a/scripts/pre-kubeadminit.sh
+++ b/scripts/pre-kubeadminit.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -euo pipefail
-CONTAINERD_VERSION='1.7.20'
-CNI_PLUGIN_VERSIONS='1.5.1'
+DEFAULT_CONTAINERD_VERSION=1.7.24
+DEFAULT_CNI_PLUGIN_VERSIONS=1.6.1
+CONTAINERD_VERSION="${CONTAINERD_VERSION:=$DEFAULT_CONTAINERD_VERSION}"
+CNI_PLUGIN_VERSIONS="${CNI_PLUGIN_VERSIONS:=$DEFAULT_CNI_PLUGIN_VERSIONS}"
+
 # setup containerd config
 mkdir -p -m 755 /etc/containerd
 cat > /etc/containerd/config.toml << EOF