diff --git a/deployment/remote.sh b/deployment/remote.sh
index 17f00f9..626a28e 100755
--- a/deployment/remote.sh
+++ b/deployment/remote.sh
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ fi
 # install dependencies.
 ssh -t "ubuntu@$FQDN" 'sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt install htop dnsutils nano -y'
 if ! ssh "ubuntu@$FQDN" snap list | grep -q lxd; then
-    ssh -t "ubuntu@$FQDN" 'sudo snap install lxd --channel=latest/candidate'
+    ssh -t "ubuntu@$FQDN" 'sudo snap install lxd --channel=5.16/stable'
     sleep 5
 fi
 
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index cd5d672..ca043b8 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export DISK="$DISK"
 
 # install lxd snap and initialize it
 if ! snap list | grep -q lxd; then
-    sudo snap install lxd --channel=latest/candidate
+    sudo snap install lxd --channel=5.16/stable
     sleep 5
 
     # run lxd init
diff --git a/management/provision.sh b/management/provision.sh
index 5b2d5d3..20c7c45 100755
--- a/management/provision.sh
+++ b/management/provision.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ sleep 10
 # install snap
 if ! snap list | grep -q lxd; then
     sudo snap install htop
-    sudo snap install lxd --channel=latest/candidate
+    sudo snap install lxd --channel=5.16/stable
     sleep 6
 
     # We just do an auto initialization. All we are using is the LXD client inside the management environment.