diff --git a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
index 4e10e9cbf..9a9af7645 100644
--- a/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/download/defaults/main.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ kube_ovn_version: "v1.8.1"
 kube_router_version: "v1.3.2"
 multus_version: "v3.8"
 helm_version: "v3.7.1"
-nerdctl_version: "0.14.0"
+nerdctl_version: "0.15.0"
 krew_version: "v0.4.2"
 
 # Get kubernetes major version (i.e. 1.17.4 => 1.17)
@@ -527,11 +527,11 @@ gvisor_containerd_shim_binary_checksums:
 
 nerdctl_archive_checksums:
   arm:
-    0.14.0: b85b6813935d4a9f93af9fb1104cdefeb06edfcfc7e25507c32f503f222dfd5f
+    0.15.0: 4d3a2e9ecb9efd278313483e85e34e45605f4f8e61805480de440f69a298a649
   arm64:
-    0.14.0: bf00613a4d0c400e916e7ee6afdf043b9251e492527c6746ad7553cb2c646cc8
+    0.15.0: 7b79e2e8fd88b71ed4e0563c7e7dd27008b7ac7990ad2206efb012def850d150
   amd64:
-    0.14.0: 4d3a2e9ecb9efd278313483e85e34e45605f4f8e61805480de440f69a298a649
+    0.15.0: 1371da3f6bd461f331946654f6dd3ef2ef4b9da0dd7bc5f78ed1166f32ad5adc
 
 containerd_archive_checksums:
   arm:
diff --git a/roles/download/tasks/download_container.yml b/roles/download/tasks/download_container.yml
index 79e92632e..95267578f 100644
--- a/roles/download/tasks/download_container.yml
+++ b/roles/download/tasks/download_container.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
       delay: "{{ retry_stagger | random + 3 }}"
       retries: 4
       become: "{{ user_can_become_root | default(false) or not download_localhost }}"
+      environment: "{{ proxy_env if container_manager == 'containerd' else omit }}"
       when:
         - pull_required or download_run_once
         - not image_is_cached
diff --git a/roles/download/tasks/prep_download.yml b/roles/download/tasks/prep_download.yml
index e84a516dc..6fc84bc08 100644
--- a/roles/download/tasks/prep_download.yml
+++ b/roles/download/tasks/prep_download.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 - name: prep_download | Set image pull/info command for containerd
   set_fact:
     image_info_command: "{{ bin_dir }}/nerdctl -n k8s.io images --format '{% raw %}{{ '{{' }} .Repository {{ '}}' }}:{{ '{{' }} .Tag {{ '}}' }}{% endraw %}' 2>/dev/null | grep -v ^:$ | tr '\n' ','"
-    image_pull_command: "{{ bin_dir }}/nerdctl -n k8s.io pull"
+    image_pull_command: "{{ bin_dir }}/nerdctl -n k8s.io pull --quiet"
   when: container_manager == 'containerd'
 
 - name: prep_download | Set image pull/info command for crio
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 - name: prep_download | Set image pull/info command for containerd on localhost
   set_fact:
     image_info_command_on_localhost: "{{ bin_dir }}/nerdctl -n k8s.io images --format '{% raw %}{{ '{{' }} .Repository {{ '}}' }}:{{ '{{' }} .Tag {{ '}}' }}{% endraw %}' 2>/dev/null | grep -v ^:$ | tr '\n' ','"
-    image_pull_command_on_localhost: "{{ bin_dir }}/nerdctl -n k8s.io pull"
+    image_pull_command_on_localhost: "{{ bin_dir }}/nerdctl -n k8s.io pull --quiet"
   when: container_manager_on_localhost == 'containerd'
 
 - name: prep_download | Set image pull/info command for crio on localhost