diff --git a/artifactory/cli/cli.go b/artifactory/cli/cli.go
index 42b72213..b2c24d98 100644
--- a/artifactory/cli/cli.go
+++ b/artifactory/cli/cli.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
 	ioutils "github.com/jfrog/gofrog/io"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-artifactory/artifactory/commands/buildinfo"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-artifactory/artifactory/commands/container"
@@ -67,9 +71,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils/errorutils"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils/log"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"os"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -483,6 +484,7 @@ func containerPushCmd(c *components.Context, containerManagerType containerutils
 	imageTag := c.GetArgumentAt(0)
 	targetRepo := c.GetArgumentAt(1)
 	skipLogin := c.GetBoolFlagValue("skip-login")
+	validateSha := c.GetBoolFlagValue("validate-sha")
 
 	buildConfiguration, err := common.CreateBuildConfigurationWithModule(c)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -494,7 +496,7 @@ func containerPushCmd(c *components.Context, containerManagerType containerutils
 		return
 	}
 	printDeploymentView, detailedSummary := log.IsStdErrTerminal(), c.GetBoolFlagValue("detailed-summary")
-	dockerPushCommand.SetThreads(threads).SetDetailedSummary(detailedSummary || printDeploymentView).SetCmdParams([]string{"push", imageTag}).SetSkipLogin(skipLogin).SetBuildConfiguration(buildConfiguration).SetRepo(targetRepo).SetServerDetails(artDetails).SetImageTag(imageTag)
+	dockerPushCommand.SetThreads(threads).SetDetailedSummary(detailedSummary || printDeploymentView).SetCmdParams([]string{"push", imageTag}).SetSkipLogin(skipLogin).SetBuildConfiguration(buildConfiguration).SetRepo(targetRepo).SetServerDetails(artDetails).SetImageTag(imageTag).SetValidateSha(validateSha)
 	err = commandWrappers.ShowDockerDeprecationMessageIfNeeded(containerManagerType, dockerPushCommand.IsGetRepoSupported)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
diff --git a/artifactory/commands/container/containermanagerbase.go b/artifactory/commands/container/containermanagerbase.go
index 9169d83d..9f690558 100644
--- a/artifactory/commands/container/containermanagerbase.go
+++ b/artifactory/commands/container/containermanagerbase.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type ContainerCommandBase struct {
 	repo               string
 	buildConfiguration *build.BuildConfiguration
 	serverDetails      *config.ServerDetails
+	validateSha        bool
 }
 
 func (ccb *ContainerCommandBase) ImageTag() string {
@@ -30,6 +31,15 @@ func (ccb *ContainerCommandBase) SetImageTag(imageTag string) *ContainerCommandB
 	return ccb
 }
 
+func (ccb *ContainerCommandBase) SetValidateSha(validateSha bool) *ContainerCommandBase {
+	ccb.validateSha = validateSha
+	return ccb
+}
+
+func (ccb *ContainerCommandBase) IsValidateSha() bool {
+	return ccb.validateSha
+}
+
 // Returns the repository name that contains this image.
 func (ccb *ContainerCommandBase) GetRepo() (string, error) {
 	// The repository name is saved after first calling this function.
diff --git a/artifactory/commands/container/push.go b/artifactory/commands/container/push.go
index 1179c4f4..2af33e82 100644
--- a/artifactory/commands/container/push.go
+++ b/artifactory/commands/container/push.go
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 package container
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"path"
 
 	commandsutils "github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2/artifactory/commands/utils"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2/artifactory/utils"
-	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2/artifactory/utils/container"
+	containerutils "github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2/artifactory/utils/container"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2/common/build"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2/utils/config"
 	servicesutils "github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/artifactory/services/utils"
 	clientutils "github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils/errorutils"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils/io/content"
+	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go/utils/log"
 )
 
 type PushCommand struct {
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ type PushCommand struct {
 	result          *commandsutils.Result
 }
 
-func NewPushCommand(containerManagerType container.ContainerManagerType) *PushCommand {
+func NewPushCommand(containerManagerType containerutils.ContainerManagerType) *PushCommand {
 	return &PushCommand{
 		ContainerCommand: ContainerCommand{
 			containerManagerType: containerManagerType,
@@ -47,6 +49,15 @@ func (pc *PushCommand) IsDetailedSummary() bool {
 	return pc.detailedSummary
 }
 
+func (pc *PushCommand) SetValidateSha(validateSha bool) *PushCommand {
+	pc.ContainerCommandBase.SetValidateSha(validateSha)
+	return pc
+}
+
+func (pc *PushCommand) IsValidateSha() bool {
+	return pc.ContainerCommandBase.IsValidateSha()
+}
+
 func (pc *PushCommand) Result() *commandsutils.Result {
 	return pc.result
 }
@@ -60,8 +71,8 @@ func (pc *PushCommand) Run() error {
 	if err := pc.init(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if pc.containerManagerType == container.DockerClient {
-		err := container.ValidateClientApiVersion()
+	if pc.containerManagerType == containerutils.DockerClient {
+		err := containerutils.ValidateClientApiVersion()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -75,11 +86,12 @@ func (pc *PushCommand) Run() error {
 		return err
 	}
 	// Perform push.
-	cm := container.NewManager(pc.containerManagerType)
+	cm := containerutils.NewManager(pc.containerManagerType)
 	err = cm.RunNativeCmd(pc.cmdParams)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	toCollect, err := pc.buildConfiguration.IsCollectBuildInfo()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -103,10 +115,57 @@ func (pc *PushCommand) Run() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	builder, err := container.NewLocalAgentBuildInfoBuilder(pc.image, repo, buildName, buildNumber, pc.BuildConfiguration().GetProject(), serviceManager, container.Push, cm)
+
+	// If SHA validation is enabled, log it
+	if pc.IsValidateSha() {
+		log.Info("Performing SHA-based validation for Docker push...")
+		// Get image SHA from the container manager
+		imageSha256, err := cm.Id(pc.image)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		log.Debug("Using image SHA256 for validation: " + imageSha256)
+
+		// Use RemoteAgentBuildInfoBuilder for SHA-based validation
+		remoteBuilder, err := containerutils.NewRemoteAgentBuildInfoBuilder(pc.image, repo, buildName, buildNumber, pc.BuildConfiguration().GetProject(), serviceManager, imageSha256)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if toCollect {
+			if err := build.SaveBuildGeneralDetails(buildName, buildNumber, pc.buildConfiguration.GetProject()); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			buildInfoModule, err := remoteBuilder.Build(pc.BuildConfiguration().GetModule())
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if buildInfoModule == nil {
+				return errorutils.CheckError(fmt.Errorf("failed to create build info module: module is nil"))
+			}
+			if err = build.SaveBuildInfo(buildName, buildNumber, pc.BuildConfiguration().GetProject(), buildInfoModule); err != nil {
+				return errorutils.CheckError(fmt.Errorf("failed to save build info: %w", err))
+			}
+		}
+
+		if pc.IsDetailedSummary() {
+			if !toCollect {
+				// No build info collection triggered yet, build it now for the summary
+				if _, err = remoteBuilder.Build(""); err != nil {
+					return errorutils.CheckError(fmt.Errorf("failed to build summary info: %w", err))
+				}
+			}
+			return pc.layersMapToFileTransferDetails(serverDetails.ArtifactoryUrl, remoteBuilder.GetLayers())
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Standard path: use LocalAgentBuildInfoBuilder for tag-based validation
+	builder, err := containerutils.NewLocalAgentBuildInfoBuilder(pc.image, repo, buildName, buildNumber, pc.BuildConfiguration().GetProject(), serviceManager, containerutils.Push, cm)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
 	if toCollect {
 		if err := build.SaveBuildGeneralDetails(buildName, buildNumber, pc.buildConfiguration.GetProject()); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -119,10 +178,11 @@ func (pc *PushCommand) Run() error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+
 	if pc.IsDetailedSummary() {
 		if !toCollect {
 			// The build-info collection hasn't been triggered at this point, and we do need it for handling the detailed summary.
-			// We are therefore skipping setting mage build name/number props before running build-info collection.
+			// We are therefore skipping setting image build name/number props before running build-info collection.
 			builder.SetSkipTaggingLayers(true)
 			_, err = builder.Build("")
 			if err != nil {
@@ -131,6 +191,7 @@ func (pc *PushCommand) Run() error {
 		}
 		return pc.layersMapToFileTransferDetails(serverDetails.ArtifactoryUrl, builder.GetLayers())
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -163,3 +224,5 @@ func (pc *PushCommand) CommandName() string {
 func (pc *PushCommand) ServerDetails() (*config.ServerDetails, error) {
 	return pc.serverDetails, nil
 }
+
+// Backward compatibility: If --validate-sha is not set, the legacy tag-based validation path is used, ensuring no change for existing users.
diff --git a/cliutils/flagkit/flags.go b/cliutils/flagkit/flags.go
index 7b3c1bcd..a7ce503a 100644
--- a/cliutils/flagkit/flags.go
+++ b/cliutils/flagkit/flags.go
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package flagkit
 
 import (
+	"strconv"
+
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-artifactory/cliutils/cmddefs"
 	commonCliUtils "github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2/common/cliutils"
 	pluginsCommon "github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2/plugins/common"
 	"github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2/plugins/components"
-	"strconv"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -323,6 +324,7 @@ const (
 	// Build tool flags
 	deploymentThreads = "deployment-threads"
 	skipLogin         = "skip-login"
+	validateSha       = "validate-sha"
 
 	// Unique docker promote flags
 	dockerPromotePrefix = "docker-promote-"
@@ -654,7 +656,7 @@ var commandFlags = map[string][]string{
 	},
 	ContainerPush: {
 		BuildName, BuildNumber, module, url, user, password, accessToken, sshPassphrase, sshKeyPath,
-		serverId, skipLogin, threads, Project, detailedSummary,
+		serverId, skipLogin, threads, Project, detailedSummary, validateSha,
 	},
 	ContainerPull: {
 		BuildName, BuildNumber, module, url, user, password, accessToken, sshPassphrase, sshKeyPath,
@@ -972,6 +974,7 @@ var flagsMap = map[string]components.Flag{
 
 	// Docker specific commands flags
 	skipLogin:           components.NewBoolFlag(skipLogin, "[Default: false] Set to true if you'd like the command to skip performing docker login.", components.WithBoolDefaultValueFalse()),
+	validateSha:         components.NewBoolFlag(validateSha, "[Default: false] Set to true to enable SHA validation during Docker push.", components.WithBoolDefaultValueFalse()),
 	watches:             components.NewStringFlag(watches, "[Optional] A comma-separated(,) list of Xray watches, to determine Xray's violations creation.", components.SetMandatoryFalse()),
 	repoPath:            components.NewStringFlag(repoPath, "[Optional] Target repo path, to enable Xray to determine watches accordingly.", components.SetMandatoryFalse()),
 	licenses:            components.NewBoolFlag(licenses, "[Default: false] Set to true if you'd like to receive licenses from Xray scanning.", components.WithBoolDefaultValueFalse()),
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bbf543fe..c16eccc7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 // indirect
 )
 
-//replace github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2 => github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2 v2.31.1-0.20250429081008-4c70b8d467b9
+replace github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2 => github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2 v2.31.1-0.20250527091824-60a3b4b741aa
 
 //replace github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go => github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go v1.28.1-0.20250508130334-f159cff9b11a
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 00b5e308..68f187c6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ github.com/jfrog/froggit-go v1.17.0 h1:20Ie787WO27SwB2MOHDvsR6yN7fA5WfRnuAbmUqz1
 github.com/jfrog/froggit-go v1.17.0/go.mod h1:HvDkfFfJwIdsXFdqaB+utvD2cLDRmaC3kF8otYb6Chw=
 github.com/jfrog/gofrog v1.7.6 h1:QmfAiRzVyaI7JYGsB7cxfAJePAZTzFz0gRWZSE27c6s=
 github.com/jfrog/gofrog v1.7.6/go.mod h1:ntr1txqNOZtHplmaNd7rS4f8jpA5Apx8em70oYEe7+4=
-github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2 v2.58.7 h1:njRlkJjNZ1cvG25S/6T4h+ouI+ZRABN6xZN87UIzB/M=
-github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2 v2.58.7/go.mod h1:ZXcipUeTTEQ/phqHdbCh4wJ5Oo4QVDxzQBREQ0J9mDc=
+github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2 v2.31.1-0.20250527091824-60a3b4b741aa h1:ybm7alLNcgeVRaM4a4Ma1kjzFN5jxe5yIMvdmDATEWM=
+github.com/jfrog/jfrog-cli-core/v2 v2.31.1-0.20250527091824-60a3b4b741aa/go.mod h1:ZXcipUeTTEQ/phqHdbCh4wJ5Oo4QVDxzQBREQ0J9mDc=
 github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go v1.53.1 h1:GDRLUDs6hhfGNjqbI+bjc3ApgBHnpVwURM+f26PVfyw=
 github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go v1.53.1/go.mod h1:XxYs2QtlTm92yqJ5O4j4vzWI8d4sDtKQUT1miNHMgnw=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 h1:PV8peI4a0ysnczrg+LtxykD8LfKY9ML6u2jnxaEnrnM=