diff --git a/artifactory/commands/utils/templateutils.go b/artifactory/commands/utils/templateutils.go
index 08d1be79a..f88f5854c 100644
--- a/artifactory/commands/utils/templateutils.go
+++ b/artifactory/commands/utils/templateutils.go
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ type TemplateUserCommand interface {
 	Vars() string
 }
 
-func ConvertTemplateToMap(tuc TemplateUserCommand) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+func ConvertTemplateToMap(templateUserCommand TemplateUserCommand) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	// Read the template file
-	content, err := fileutils.ReadFile(tuc.TemplatePath())
+	content, err := fileutils.ReadFile(templateUserCommand.TemplatePath())
 	if errorutils.CheckError(err) != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// Replace vars string-by-string if needed
-	if len(tuc.Vars()) > 0 {
-		templateVars := coreutils.SpecVarsStringToMap(tuc.Vars())
+	if len(templateUserCommand.Vars()) > 0 {
+		templateVars := coreutils.SpecVarsStringToMap(templateUserCommand.Vars())
 		content = coreutils.ReplaceVars(content, templateVars)
 	}
 	// Unmarshal template to a map
@@ -38,6 +38,36 @@ func ConvertTemplateToMap(tuc TemplateUserCommand) (map[string]interface{}, erro
 	return configMap, errorutils.CheckError(err)
 }
 
+func ConvertTemplateToMaps(templateUserCommand TemplateUserCommand) (interface{}, error) {
+	content, err := fileutils.ReadFile(templateUserCommand.TemplatePath())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errorutils.CheckError(err)
+	}
+	// Replace vars string-by-string if needed
+	if len(templateUserCommand.Vars()) > 0 {
+		templateVars := coreutils.SpecVarsStringToMap(templateUserCommand.Vars())
+		content = coreutils.ReplaceVars(content, templateVars)
+	}
+
+	var multiRepoCreateEntities []map[string]interface{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(content, &multiRepoCreateEntities)
+	if err == nil {
+		return multiRepoCreateEntities, nil
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := err.(*json.SyntaxError); ok {
+		return nil, errorutils.CheckError(err)
+	}
+
+	var repoCreateEntity map[string]interface{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(content, &repoCreateEntity)
+	if err == nil {
+		return repoCreateEntity, nil
+	}
+
+	return nil, errorutils.CheckError(err)
+}
+
 func ValidateMapEntry(key string, value interface{}, writersMap map[string]ioutils.AnswerWriter) error {
 	if _, ok := writersMap[key]; !ok {
 		return errorutils.CheckErrorf("template syntax error: unknown key: \"" + key + "\".")
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0f1ca2dad..41c311cb2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ require (
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 // indirect
 )
 
-// replace github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go => github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go v1.28.1-0.20250707095624-7062538a0961
+replace github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go => github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go v1.28.1-0.20250717041744-d3ea4d99f4e7
 
 // replace github.com/jfrog/build-info-go => github.com/jfrog/build-info-go v1.8.9-0.20250611113558-c1a092f216fd
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6a280e965..502fb5b70 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ github.com/jfrog/build-info-go v1.10.14 h1:PWnw+rBwiQTHZ5q+84+E8MHFjtAQkB3+Oc2sK
 github.com/jfrog/build-info-go v1.10.14/go.mod h1:JcISnovFXKx3wWf3p1fcMmlPdt6adxScXvoJN4WXqIE=
 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-client-go v1.54.2 h1:z7GjCyIbV5Wx35USVDCF/0vf/fCWki++pZ7lcKt0gj0=
-github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go v1.54.2/go.mod h1:1v0eih4thdPA4clBo9TuvAMT25sGDr1IQJ81DXQ/lBY=
+github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go v1.28.1-0.20250717041744-d3ea4d99f4e7 h1:IHClKKEHPZMR1UWTTVYjqf3asYrCuEq1wd4lI/ASHRQ=
+github.com/jfrog/jfrog-client-go v1.28.1-0.20250717041744-d3ea4d99f4e7/go.mod h1:1v0eih4thdPA4clBo9TuvAMT25sGDr1IQJ81DXQ/lBY=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 h1:PV8peI4a0ysnczrg+LtxykD8LfKY9ML6u2jnxaEnrnM=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12/go.mod h1:e30LSqwooZae/UwlEbR2852Gd8hjQvJoHmT4TnhNGBo=
 github.com/kevinburke/ssh_config v1.2.0 h1:x584FjTGwHzMwvHx18PXxbBVzfnxogHaAReU4gf13a4=