diff --git a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container.go b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container.go
index 188ecffa3c..b86e27e94d 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/container.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ It will be stored in sidechain when inner ring will accepts it.`,
 		cnr.SetPlacementPolicy(placementPolicy)
 		cnr.SetBasicACL(basicACL)
 		cnr.SetAttributes(attributes)
-		cnr.SetNonce(nonce[:])
+		cnr.SetNonceUUID(nonce)
 
 		id, err := cli.PutContainer(ctx, cnr, client.WithTTL(getTTL()))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -674,9 +674,11 @@ func prettyPrintContainer(cnr *container.Container, jsonEncoding bool) {
 		fmt.Printf("attribute: %s=%s\n", attribute.Key(), attribute.Value())
 	}
 
-	nonce, err := uuid.FromBytes(cnr.Nonce())
+	nonce, err := cnr.NonceUUID()
 	if err == nil {
 		fmt.Println("nonce:", nonce)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println("invalid nonce:", err)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("placement policy:")
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 62b586c356..231f163d81 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multihash v0.0.13 // indirect
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/hrw v1.0.9
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go v0.91.1-pre.0.20201030072836-71216865717b
-	github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go v1.21.1
+	github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go v1.21.2-0.20201224095453-c4f7be19ea14
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-crypto v0.3.0
 	github.com/nspcc-dev/tzhash v1.4.0
 	github.com/panjf2000/ants/v2 v2.3.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4bd103f2a9..9c267e879a 100644
Binary files a/go.sum and b/go.sum differ
diff --git a/pkg/core/container/fmt.go b/pkg/core/container/fmt.go
index 7540493318..03de5e43af 100644
--- a/pkg/core/container/fmt.go
+++ b/pkg/core/container/fmt.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package container
 
 import (
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/container"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/owner"
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ func CheckFormat(c *container.Container) error {
 		return errors.Errorf("incorrect owner identifier: expected length %d != %d", owner.NEO3WalletSize, ln)
 	}
 
-	if _, err := uuid.FromBytes(c.Nonce()); err != nil {
+	if _, err := c.NonceUUID(); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "incorrect nonce")
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/core/container/fmt_test.go b/pkg/core/container/fmt_test.go
index 61e568f9e0..34581182ab 100644
--- a/pkg/core/container/fmt_test.go
+++ b/pkg/core/container/fmt_test.go
@@ -31,16 +31,14 @@ func TestCheckFormat(t *testing.T) {
 
 	c.SetOwnerID(owner.NewIDFromNeo3Wallet(wallet))
 
-	c.SetNonce(nil)
+	// set incorrect nonce
+	cV2 := c.ToV2()
+	cV2.SetNonce([]byte{1, 2, 3})
+	c = container.NewContainerFromV2(cV2)
 
 	require.Error(t, CheckFormat(c))
 
-	uid, err := uuid.NewRandom()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	nonce, _ := uid.MarshalBinary()
-
-	c.SetNonce(nonce)
+	c.SetNonceUUID(uuid.New())
 
 	require.NoError(t, CheckFormat(c))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/container/morph/executor.go b/pkg/services/container/morph/executor.go
index 47ea3092e5..675dda8542 100644
--- a/pkg/services/container/morph/executor.go
+++ b/pkg/services/container/morph/executor.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/pkg/owner"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/container"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-api-go/v2/refs"
-	containerCore "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/core/container"
 	containerMorph "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/client/container"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/morph/client/container/wrapper"
 	containerSvc "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/services/container"
@@ -32,13 +31,13 @@ func NewExecutor(client *containerMorph.Client) containerSvc.ServiceExecutor {
 }
 
 func (s *morphExecutor) Put(ctx context.Context, body *container.PutRequestBody) (*container.PutResponseBody, error) {
-	cnr := containerSDK.NewContainerFromV2(body.GetContainer())
-	sig := body.GetSignature()
-
-	if err := containerCore.CheckFormat(cnr); err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "incorrect container format")
+	cnr, err := containerSDK.NewVerifiedFromV2(body.GetContainer())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "invalid format of the container structure")
 	}
 
+	sig := body.GetSignature()
+
 	cid, err := s.wrapper.Put(cnr, sig.GetKey(), sig.GetSign())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err