diff --git a/snapcraft.yaml b/snapcraft.yaml
index 26ab42ec..e1e97574 100644
--- a/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -640,10 +640,12 @@ parts:
 
   nvidia-container:
     source: https://github.com/NVIDIA/libnvidia-container
+    source-commit: 4c2494f16573b585788a42e9c7bee76ecd48c73d # v1.16.1
     source-depth: 1
-    source-tag: v1.14.6
     source-type: git
     plugin: make
+    build-environment:
+      - GIT_TAG: "1.16.1" # Enables source-depth: 1, should match git tag without "v" prefix.
     build-packages:
       - bmake
       - curl