diff --git a/snapcraft.yaml b/snapcraft.yaml
index b832119c..9f1aa659 100644
--- a/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -634,10 +634,12 @@ parts:
 
   nvidia-container:
     source: https://github.com/NVIDIA/libnvidia-container
+    source-commit: 63d366ee3b4183513c310ac557bf31b05b83328f # v1.17.1
     source-depth: 1
-    source-tag: v1.14.6
     source-type: git
     plugin: make
+    build-environment:
+      - GIT_TAG: "1.17.1" # Enables source-depth: 1, should match git tag without "v" prefix.
     build-packages:
       - bmake
       - curl