diff --git a/packages/containerd-2.1/snapshotter-toml b/packages/containerd-2.1/snapshotter-toml
index 7a427fde1..a79ca55f6 100644
--- a/packages/containerd-2.1/snapshotter-toml
+++ b/packages/containerd-2.1/snapshotter-toml
@@ -6,13 +6,18 @@ std = { version = "v1" }
 {{#if (eq settings.container-runtime.snapshotter "soci" )}}
 [plugins."io.containerd.cri.v1.images"]
 snapshotter = "soci"
-disable_snapshot_annotations = false
+
+[[plugins."io.containerd.transfer.v1.local".unpack_config]]
+platform = "linux"
+snapshotter = "soci"
+
 # Plug soci snapshotter into containerd
 [proxy_plugins.soci]
 type = "snapshot"
 address = "/run/soci-snapshotter/soci-snapshotter.sock"
 [proxy_plugins.soci.exports]
 root = "/var/lib/soci-snapshotter"
+enable_remote_snapshot_annotations = "true"
 {{else}}
 [plugins."io.containerd.cri.v1.images"]
 snapshotter = "overlayfs"
diff --git a/packages/containerd-2.2/snapshotter-toml b/packages/containerd-2.2/snapshotter-toml
index 7a427fde1..a79ca55f6 100644
--- a/packages/containerd-2.2/snapshotter-toml
+++ b/packages/containerd-2.2/snapshotter-toml
@@ -6,13 +6,18 @@ std = { version = "v1" }
 {{#if (eq settings.container-runtime.snapshotter "soci" )}}
 [plugins."io.containerd.cri.v1.images"]
 snapshotter = "soci"
-disable_snapshot_annotations = false
+
+[[plugins."io.containerd.transfer.v1.local".unpack_config]]
+platform = "linux"
+snapshotter = "soci"
+
 # Plug soci snapshotter into containerd
 [proxy_plugins.soci]
 type = "snapshot"
 address = "/run/soci-snapshotter/soci-snapshotter.sock"
 [proxy_plugins.soci.exports]
 root = "/var/lib/soci-snapshotter"
+enable_remote_snapshot_annotations = "true"
 {{else}}
 [plugins."io.containerd.cri.v1.images"]
 snapshotter = "overlayfs"
diff --git a/packages/kubernetes-1.33/prestart-load-pause-ctr.conf b/packages/kubernetes-1.33/prestart-load-pause-ctr.conf
index 4e21b0d9b..0b36873c6 100644
--- a/packages/kubernetes-1.33/prestart-load-pause-ctr.conf
+++ b/packages/kubernetes-1.33/prestart-load-pause-ctr.conf
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 [Service]
+Environment=ACTIVE_SNAPSHOTTER=overlayfs
+EnvironmentFile=-/var/cache/containerd/active-snapshotter
+
 # load the built-in pause image
 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/ctr \
     --namespace=k8s.io \
     image import \
+    --snapshotter=${ACTIVE_SNAPSHOTTER} \
+    --local \
     --all-platforms \
     /usr/libexec/kubernetes/kubernetes-pause.tar
 
diff --git a/packages/kubernetes-1.34/prestart-load-pause-ctr.conf b/packages/kubernetes-1.34/prestart-load-pause-ctr.conf
index 4e21b0d9b..0b36873c6 100644
--- a/packages/kubernetes-1.34/prestart-load-pause-ctr.conf
+++ b/packages/kubernetes-1.34/prestart-load-pause-ctr.conf
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 [Service]
+Environment=ACTIVE_SNAPSHOTTER=overlayfs
+EnvironmentFile=-/var/cache/containerd/active-snapshotter
+
 # load the built-in pause image
 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/ctr \
     --namespace=k8s.io \
     image import \
+    --snapshotter=${ACTIVE_SNAPSHOTTER} \
+    --local \
     --all-platforms \
     /usr/libexec/kubernetes/kubernetes-pause.tar
 
diff --git a/packages/kubernetes-1.35/prestart-load-pause-ctr.conf b/packages/kubernetes-1.35/prestart-load-pause-ctr.conf
index 4e21b0d9b..0b36873c6 100644
--- a/packages/kubernetes-1.35/prestart-load-pause-ctr.conf
+++ b/packages/kubernetes-1.35/prestart-load-pause-ctr.conf
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 [Service]
+Environment=ACTIVE_SNAPSHOTTER=overlayfs
+EnvironmentFile=-/var/cache/containerd/active-snapshotter
+
 # load the built-in pause image
 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/ctr \
     --namespace=k8s.io \
     image import \
+    --snapshotter=${ACTIVE_SNAPSHOTTER} \
+    --local \
     --all-platforms \
     /usr/libexec/kubernetes/kubernetes-pause.tar
 
diff --git a/packages/kubernetes-1.36/prestart-load-pause-ctr.conf b/packages/kubernetes-1.36/prestart-load-pause-ctr.conf
index 4e21b0d9b..0b36873c6 100644
--- a/packages/kubernetes-1.36/prestart-load-pause-ctr.conf
+++ b/packages/kubernetes-1.36/prestart-load-pause-ctr.conf
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 [Service]
+Environment=ACTIVE_SNAPSHOTTER=overlayfs
+EnvironmentFile=-/var/cache/containerd/active-snapshotter
+
 # load the built-in pause image
 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/ctr \
     --namespace=k8s.io \
     image import \
+    --snapshotter=${ACTIVE_SNAPSHOTTER} \
+    --local \
     --all-platforms \
     /usr/libexec/kubernetes/kubernetes-pause.tar