diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index f6f655f7403cd..24be9746c2819 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ $ script/setup/install-dev-tools
 $ make install-deps
 ```
 
+## Automated and AI-generated contributions
+
+Pull requests must be opened by a human. Any use of automation to create
+pull requests must be approved by a maintainer. Accounts creating pull requests
+using automation without prior approval may be restricted from the containerd
+organization.
+
+All AI-generated or AI-assisted submissions — whether code, PR descriptions,
+or comments — must be reviewed by the human author before being submitted.
+The human author is responsible for the correctness and quality of all content
+in their pull request and any associated comments.
+
 ## Code style
 
 - Go files adhere to standard Go formatting and styling
diff --git a/api/go.mod b/api/go.mod
index 39679c77fe68f..8f975f3e3c34d 100644
--- a/api/go.mod
+++ b/api/go.mod
@@ -1,24 +1,23 @@
 module github.com/containerd/containerd/api
 
-go 1.23.0
+go 1.24.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/containerd/ttrpc v1.2.5
 	github.com/containerd/typeurl/v2 v2.1.1
 	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.1
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240401170217-c3f982113cda
-	google.golang.org/grpc v1.59.0
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20251202230838-ff82c1b0f217
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.79.3
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.10
 )
 
 require (
 	github.com/containerd/log v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
-	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.38.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.23.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.48.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.39.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.32.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/api/go.sum b/api/go.sum
index 6c26bca0a64ab..12cfc45caba1a 100644
--- a/api/go.sum
+++ b/api/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 h1:UL815xU9SqsFlibzuggzjXhog7bL6oX9BbNZnL2UFvs=
+github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
 github.com/containerd/log v0.1.0 h1:TCJt7ioM2cr/tfR8GPbGf9/VRAX8D2B4PjzCpfX540I=
 github.com/containerd/log v0.1.0/go.mod h1:VRRf09a7mHDIRezVKTRCrOq78v577GXq3bSa3EhrzVo=
 github.com/containerd/ttrpc v1.2.5 h1:IFckT1EFQoFBMG4c3sMdT8EP3/aKfumK1msY+Ze4oLU=
@@ -7,14 +9,20 @@ github.com/containerd/typeurl/v2 v2.1.1/go.mod h1:IDp2JFvbwZ31H8dQbEIY7sDl2L3o3H
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3 h1:CjnDlHq8ikf6E492q6eKboGOC0T8CDaOvkHCIg8idEI=
+github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3/go.mod h1:9T104GzyrTigFIr8wt5mBrctHMim0Nb2HLGrmQ40KvY=
+github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 h1:hSWxHoqTgW2S2qGc0LTAI563KZ5YKYRhT3MFKZMbjag=
+github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2/go.mod h1:mMo/vtBO5dYbehREoey6XUKy/eSumjCCveDpRre4VKE=
 github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 h1:Ov1cvc58UF3b5XjBnZv7+opcTcQFZebYjWzi34vdm4Q=
 github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2/go.mod h1:P1XiOD3dCwIKUDQYPy72D8LYyHL2YPYrpS2s69NZV8Q=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.0/go.mod h1:FsONVRAS9T7sI+LIUmWTfcYkHO4aIWwzhcaSAoJOfIk=
-github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3 h1:KhyjKVUg7Usr/dYsdSqoFveMYd5ko72D+zANwlG1mmg=
-github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3/go.mod h1:XVQd3VNwM+JqD3oG2Ue2ip4fOMUkwXdXDdiuN0vRsmY=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 h1:i7eJL8qZTpSEXOPTxNKhASYpMn+8e5Q6AdndVa1dWek=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4/go.mod h1:lnTiLA8Wa4RWRcIUkrtSVa5nRhsEGBg48fD6rSs7xps=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
-github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 h1:O2Tfq5qg4qc4AmwVlvv0oLiVAGB7enBSJ2x2DqQFi38=
-github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0 h1:wk8382ETsv4JYUZwIsn6YpYiWiBsYLSJiTsyBybVuN8=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0/go.mod h1:pXiqmnSA92OHEEa9HXL2W4E7lf9JzCmGVUdgjX3N/iU=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+oQHNcck=
 github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 h1:apOUWs51W5PlhuyGyz9FCeeBIOUDA/6nW8Oi/yOhh5U=
@@ -33,6 +41,18 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.2 h1:+h33VjcLVPDHtOdpUCuF+7gSuG3yGIftsP1YvFihtJ
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.2/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.27/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.2.1/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
+go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1 h1:jXsnJ4Lmnqd11kwkBV2LgLoFMZKizbCi5fNZ/ipaZ64=
+go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1/go.mod h1:KRTj+aOaElaLi+wW1kO/DZRXwkF4C5xPbEe3ZiIhN7Y=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.39.0 h1:8yPrr/S0ND9QEfTfdP9V+SiwT4E0G7Y5MO7p85nis48=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.39.0/go.mod h1:kLlFTywNWrFyEdH0oj2xK0bFYZtHRYUdv1NklR/tgc8=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.39.0 h1:d1UzonvEZriVfpNKEVmHXbdf909uGTOQjA0HF0Ls5Q0=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.39.0/go.mod h1:jrZSWL33sD7bBxg1xjrqyDjnuzTUB0x1nBERXd7Ftcs=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.39.0 h1:nMLYcjVsvdui1B/4FRkwjzoRVsMK8uL/cj0OyhKzt18=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.39.0/go.mod h1:vDojkC4/jsTJsE+kh+LXYQlbL8CgrEcwmt1ENZszdJE=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.39.0 h1:cXMVVFVgsIf2YL6QkRF4Urbr/aMInf+2WKg+sEJTtB8=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.39.0/go.mod h1:xq9HEVH7qeX69/JnwEfp6fVq5wosJsY1mt4lLfYdVew=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.39.0 h1:2d2vfpEDmCJ5zVYz7ijaJdOF59xLomrvj7bjt6/qCJI=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.39.0/go.mod h1:88w4/PnZSazkGzz/w84VHpQafiU4EtqqlVdxWy+rNOA=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
@@ -42,8 +62,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190404232315-eb5bcb51f2a3/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190620200207-3b0461eec859/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200226121028-0de0cce0169b/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201021035429-f5854403a974/go.mod h1:sp8m0HH+o8qH0wwXwYZr8TS3Oi6o0r6Gce1SSxlDquU=
-golang.org/x/net v0.38.0 h1:vRMAPTMaeGqVhG5QyLJHqNDwecKTomGeqbnfZyKlBI8=
-golang.org/x/net v0.38.0/go.mod h1:ivrbrMbzFq5J41QOQh0siUuly180yBYtLp+CKbEaFx8=
+golang.org/x/net v0.48.0 h1:zyQRTTrjc33Lhh0fBgT/H3oZq9WuvRR5gPC70xpDiQU=
+golang.org/x/net v0.48.0/go.mod h1:+ndRgGjkh8FGtu1w1FGbEC31if4VrNVMuKTgcAAnQRY=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201020160332-67f06af15bc9/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
@@ -51,12 +71,12 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5h
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0 h1:ioabZlmFYtWhL+TRYpcnNlLwhyxaM9kWTDEmfnprqik=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.39.0 h1:CvCKL8MeisomCi6qNZ+wbb0DN9E5AATixKsvNtMoMFk=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.39.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
-golang.org/x/text v0.23.0 h1:D71I7dUrlY+VX0gQShAThNGHFxZ13dGLBHQLVl1mJlY=
-golang.org/x/text v0.23.0/go.mod h1:/BLNzu4aZCJ1+kcD0DNRotWKage4q2rGVAg4o22unh4=
+golang.org/x/text v0.32.0 h1:ZD01bjUt1FQ9WJ0ClOL5vxgxOI/sVCNgX1YtKwcY0mU=
+golang.org/x/text v0.32.0/go.mod h1:o/rUWzghvpD5TXrTIBuJU77MTaN0ljMWE47kxGJQ7jY=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191119224855-298f0cb1881e/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200619180055-7c47624df98f/go.mod h1:EkVYQZoAsY45+roYkvgYkIh4xh/qjgUK9TdY2XT94GE=
@@ -65,15 +85,16 @@ golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8T
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20200804184101-5ec99f83aff1/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240401170217-c3f982113cda h1:LI5DOvAxUPMv/50agcLLoo+AdWc1irS9Rzz4vPuD1V4=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240401170217-c3f982113cda/go.mod h1:WtryC6hu0hhx87FDGxWCDptyssuo68sk10vYjF+T9fY=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.59.0 h1:Z5Iec2pjwb+LEOqzpB2MR12/eKFhDPhuqW91O+4bwUk=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.59.0/go.mod h1:aUPDwccQo6OTjy7Hct4AfBPD1GptF4fyUjIkQ9YtF98=
+gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.16.0 h1:5+ul4Swaf3ESvrOnidPp4GZbzf0mxVQpDCYUQE7OJfk=
+gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.16.0/go.mod h1:fef3am4MQ93R2HHpKnLk4/Tbh/s0+wqD5nfa6Pnwy4E=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20251202230838-ff82c1b0f217 h1:gRkg/vSppuSQoDjxyiGfN4Upv/h/DQmIR10ZU8dh4Ww=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20251202230838-ff82c1b0f217/go.mod h1:7i2o+ce6H/6BluujYR+kqX3GKH+dChPTQU19wjRPiGk=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.79.3 h1:sybAEdRIEtvcD68Gx7dmnwjZKlyfuc61Dyo9pGXXkKE=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.79.3/go.mod h1:KmT0Kjez+0dde/v2j9vzwoAScgEPx/Bw1CYChhHLrHQ=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:jlhhOSvTdKEhbULTjvd4ARK9grFBp09yW+WbY/TyQbw=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0/go.mod h1:9q0QmTI4eRPtz6boOQmLYwt+qCgq0jsYwAQnmE0givc=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.27.1/go.mod h1:9q0QmTI4eRPtz6boOQmLYwt+qCgq0jsYwAQnmE0givc=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0 h1:uNO2rsAINq/JlFpSdYEKIZ0uKD/R9cpdv0T+yoGwGmI=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0/go.mod h1:c6P6GXX6sHbq/GpV6MGZEdwhWPcYBgnhAHhKbcUYpos=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.10 h1:AYd7cD/uASjIL6Q9LiTjz8JLcrh/88q5UObnmY3aOOE=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.10/go.mod h1:HTf+CrKn2C3g5S8VImy6tdcUvCska2kB7j23XfzDpco=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
diff --git a/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/process/exec.go b/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/process/exec.go
index c44b1f430548f..9d636c5944709 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/process/exec.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/process/exec.go
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func (e *execProcess) start(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	}
 	pid, err := pidFile.Read()
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve OCI runtime exec pi: %wd", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve OCI runtime exec pid: %w", err)
 	}
 	e.pid.pid = pid
 	return nil
diff --git a/core/unpack/unpacker.go b/core/unpack/unpacker.go
index 69015b1bc9eba..f396903ac8d07 100644
--- a/core/unpack/unpacker.go
+++ b/core/unpack/unpacker.go
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	labelSnapshotRef = "containerd.io/snapshot.ref"
-	unpackSpanPrefix = "pkg.unpack.unpacker"
+	labelSnapshotRef    = "containerd.io/snapshot.ref"
+	labelSnapshotParent = "containerd.io/snapshot/parent-chain-id"
+	labelSnapshotDiffID = "containerd.io/snapshot/diff-id"
+	unpackSpanPrefix    = "pkg.unpack.unpacker"
 )
 
 // Result returns information about the unpacks which were completed.
@@ -396,6 +398,10 @@ func (u *Unpacker) unpack(
 			snapshotLabels = make(map[string]string)
 		}
 		snapshotLabels[labelSnapshotRef] = chainID
+		snapshotLabels[labelSnapshotDiffID] = diffIDs[i].String()
+		if i > 0 {
+			snapshotLabels[labelSnapshotParent] = chainIDs[i-1].String()
+		}
 
 		var (
 			key    string
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4cc721940ffe3..a01a76bc41eaa 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0
 	golang.org/x/time v0.15.0
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20260209200024-4cfbd4190f57
-	google.golang.org/grpc v1.79.2
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.79.3
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.35.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b61498a8a8671..4babe8f9eb83b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -532,8 +532,8 @@ google.golang.org/grpc v1.23.0/go.mod h1:Y5yQAOtifL1yxbo5wqy6BxZv8vAUGQwXBOALyac
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.25.1/go.mod h1:c3i+UQWmh7LiEpx4sFZnkU36qjEYZ0imhYfXVyQciAY=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.27.0/go.mod h1:qbnxyOmOxrQa7FizSgH+ReBfzJrCY1pSN7KXBS8abTk=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.33.2/go.mod h1:JMHMWHQWaTccqQQlmk3MJZS+GWXOdAesneDmEnv2fbc=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.79.2 h1:fRMD94s2tITpyJGtBBn7MkMseNpOZU8ZxgC3MMBaXRU=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.79.2/go.mod h1:KmT0Kjez+0dde/v2j9vzwoAScgEPx/Bw1CYChhHLrHQ=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.79.3 h1:sybAEdRIEtvcD68Gx7dmnwjZKlyfuc61Dyo9pGXXkKE=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.79.3/go.mod h1:KmT0Kjez+0dde/v2j9vzwoAScgEPx/Bw1CYChhHLrHQ=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200109180630-ec00e32a8dfd/go.mod h1:DFci5gLYBciE7Vtevhsrf46CRTquxDuWsQurQQe4oz8=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200221191635-4d8936d0db64/go.mod h1:kwYJMbMJ01Woi6D6+Kah6886xMZcty6N08ah7+eCXa0=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200228230310-ab0ca4ff8a60/go.mod h1:cfTl7dwQJ+fmap5saPgwCLgHXTUD7jkjRqWcaiX5VyM=
diff --git a/plugins/transfer/plugin.go b/plugins/transfer/plugin.go
index f3d11283e3bce..7ac1086edf85f 100644
--- a/plugins/transfer/plugin.go
+++ b/plugins/transfer/plugin.go
@@ -128,8 +128,14 @@ func init() {
 							continue
 						}
 						var matched bool
-						for _, p := range plugin.Meta.Platforms {
-							if target.Match(p) {
+						for _, pd := range plugin.Meta.Platforms {
+							// Note that we must use the platforms supported by the differ to
+							// match the platform in `UnpackConfiguration`.
+							//
+							// For example, a differ might only support "linux/amd64", while
+							// the platform in `UnpackConfiguration` is "linux(+erofs)/amd64".
+							// If we reverse this logic, this wrong differ will be applied.
+							if platforms.Only(pd).Match(p) {
 								matched = true
 							}
 						}
diff --git a/script/setup/critools-version b/script/setup/critools-version
index cde949b93ccd8..099485f455d9c 100644
--- a/script/setup/critools-version
+++ b/script/setup/critools-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.33.0
+v1.35.0
diff --git a/script/setup/prepare_env_windows.ps1 b/script/setup/prepare_env_windows.ps1
index 274c74b9e9f98..ecb373acc7601 100644
--- a/script/setup/prepare_env_windows.ps1
+++ b/script/setup/prepare_env_windows.ps1
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ cat c:\Logs\go-env.txt
 go install github.com/jstemmer/go-junit-report@v0.9.1
 
 # Get critctl tool. Used for cri-integration tests
-$CRICTL_DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases/download/v1.26.0/crictl-v1.26.0-windows-amd64.tar.gz"
+$CRICTL_DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases/download/v1.35.0/crictl-v1.35.0-windows-amd64.tar.gz"
 curl.exe -L $CRICTL_DOWNLOAD_URL -o c:\crictl.tar.gz
 tar -xvf c:\crictl.tar.gz
 mv crictl.exe "${userGoBin}\crictl.exe" # Move crictl somewhere in path
diff --git a/vendor/google.golang.org/grpc/internal/envconfig/envconfig.go b/vendor/google.golang.org/grpc/internal/envconfig/envconfig.go
index e8dc791299eae..7ad6fb44ca859 100644
--- a/vendor/google.golang.org/grpc/internal/envconfig/envconfig.go
+++ b/vendor/google.golang.org/grpc/internal/envconfig/envconfig.go
@@ -88,6 +88,22 @@ var (
 	// feature can be disabled by setting the environment variable
 	// GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_PF_WEIGHTED_SHUFFLING to "false".
 	PickFirstWeightedShuffling = boolFromEnv("GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_PF_WEIGHTED_SHUFFLING", true)
+
+	// DisableStrictPathChecking indicates whether strict path checking is
+	// disabled. This feature can be disabled by setting the environment
+	// variable GRPC_GO_EXPERIMENTAL_DISABLE_STRICT_PATH_CHECKING to "true".
+	//
+	// When strict path checking is enabled, gRPC will reject requests with
+	// paths that do not conform to the gRPC over HTTP/2 specification found at
+	// https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/PROTOCOL-HTTP2.md.
+	//
+	// When disabled, gRPC will allow paths that do not contain a leading slash.
+	// Enabling strict path checking is recommended for security reasons, as it
+	// prevents potential path traversal vulnerabilities.
+	//
+	// A future release will remove this environment variable, enabling strict
+	// path checking behavior unconditionally.
+	DisableStrictPathChecking = boolFromEnv("GRPC_GO_EXPERIMENTAL_DISABLE_STRICT_PATH_CHECKING", false)
 )
 
 func boolFromEnv(envVar string, def bool) bool {
diff --git a/vendor/google.golang.org/grpc/server.go b/vendor/google.golang.org/grpc/server.go
index 1b5cefe817150..8efb29a7b95cc 100644
--- a/vendor/google.golang.org/grpc/server.go
+++ b/vendor/google.golang.org/grpc/server.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/binarylog"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/channelz"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/envconfig"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/grpcsync"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/grpcutil"
 	istats "google.golang.org/grpc/internal/stats"
@@ -149,6 +150,8 @@ type Server struct {
 
 	serverWorkerChannel      chan func()
 	serverWorkerChannelClose func()
+
+	strictPathCheckingLogEmitted atomic.Bool
 }
 
 type serverOptions struct {
@@ -1762,6 +1765,24 @@ func (s *Server) processStreamingRPC(ctx context.Context, stream *transport.Serv
 	return ss.s.WriteStatus(statusOK)
 }
 
+func (s *Server) handleMalformedMethodName(stream *transport.ServerStream, ti *traceInfo) {
+	if ti != nil {
+		ti.tr.LazyLog(&fmtStringer{"Malformed method name %q", []any{stream.Method()}}, true)
+		ti.tr.SetError()
+	}
+	errDesc := fmt.Sprintf("malformed method name: %q", stream.Method())
+	if err := stream.WriteStatus(status.New(codes.Unimplemented, errDesc)); err != nil {
+		if ti != nil {
+			ti.tr.LazyLog(&fmtStringer{"%v", []any{err}}, true)
+			ti.tr.SetError()
+		}
+		channelz.Warningf(logger, s.channelz, "grpc: Server.handleStream failed to write status: %v", err)
+	}
+	if ti != nil {
+		ti.tr.Finish()
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *Server) handleStream(t transport.ServerTransport, stream *transport.ServerStream) {
 	ctx := stream.Context()
 	ctx = contextWithServer(ctx, s)
@@ -1782,26 +1803,30 @@ func (s *Server) handleStream(t transport.ServerTransport, stream *transport.Ser
 	}
 
 	sm := stream.Method()
-	if sm != "" && sm[0] == '/' {
+	if sm == "" {
+		s.handleMalformedMethodName(stream, ti)
+		return
+	}
+	if sm[0] != '/' {
+		// TODO(easwars): Add a link to the CVE in the below log messages once
+		// published.
+		if envconfig.DisableStrictPathChecking {
+			if old := s.strictPathCheckingLogEmitted.Swap(true); !old {
+				channelz.Warningf(logger, s.channelz, "grpc: Server.handleStream received malformed method name %q. Allowing it because the environment variable GRPC_GO_EXPERIMENTAL_DISABLE_STRICT_PATH_CHECKING is set to true, but this option will be removed in a future release.", sm)
+			}
+		} else {
+			if old := s.strictPathCheckingLogEmitted.Swap(true); !old {
+				channelz.Warningf(logger, s.channelz, "grpc: Server.handleStream rejected malformed method name %q. To temporarily allow such requests, set the environment variable GRPC_GO_EXPERIMENTAL_DISABLE_STRICT_PATH_CHECKING to true. Note that this is not recommended as it may allow requests to bypass security policies.", sm)
+			}
+			s.handleMalformedMethodName(stream, ti)
+			return
+		}
+	} else {
 		sm = sm[1:]
 	}
 	pos := strings.LastIndex(sm, "/")
 	if pos == -1 {
-		if ti != nil {
-			ti.tr.LazyLog(&fmtStringer{"Malformed method name %q", []any{sm}}, true)
-			ti.tr.SetError()
-		}
-		errDesc := fmt.Sprintf("malformed method name: %q", stream.Method())
-		if err := stream.WriteStatus(status.New(codes.Unimplemented, errDesc)); err != nil {
-			if ti != nil {
-				ti.tr.LazyLog(&fmtStringer{"%v", []any{err}}, true)
-				ti.tr.SetError()
-			}
-			channelz.Warningf(logger, s.channelz, "grpc: Server.handleStream failed to write status: %v", err)
-		}
-		if ti != nil {
-			ti.tr.Finish()
-		}
+		s.handleMalformedMethodName(stream, ti)
 		return
 	}
 	service := sm[:pos]
diff --git a/vendor/google.golang.org/grpc/version.go b/vendor/google.golang.org/grpc/version.go
index f9da6c6cae36c..76c2eed773a2c 100644
--- a/vendor/google.golang.org/grpc/version.go
+++ b/vendor/google.golang.org/grpc/version.go
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
 package grpc
 
 // Version is the current grpc version.
-const Version = "1.79.2"
+const Version = "1.79.3"
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index eb799969b184f..5e9eeae8c5150 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api/httpbody
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc/code
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc/errdetails
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc/status
-# google.golang.org/grpc v1.79.2
+# google.golang.org/grpc v1.79.3
 ## explicit; go 1.24.0
 google.golang.org/grpc
 google.golang.org/grpc/attributes