diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5bec00c0..81bf944b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -335,7 +335,10 @@ jobs:
         # Recreate charts and publish charts and docker image. The "-e" is needed as we want to override the
         # default value in the makefile if called from this action, but not otherwise (i.e. when called locally).
         # This is needed for the HELM_REPO variable.
-      - uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@9614fae9e5c5eddabb09f90a270fcb487c9f7149 # tag=v3.3.0
+      - name: Install cosign
+        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@9614fae9e5c5eddabb09f90a270fcb487c9f7149 # tag=v3.3.0
+      - name: Install syft
+        uses: anchore/sbom-action/download-syft@24b0d5238516480139aa8bc6f92eeb7b54a9eb0a # tag=v0.15.5
       - name: Publish Docker image and Helm chart
         run: make -e publish
         # Output the name of the published image to the Job output for later use
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b8b70182..f4c64959 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ docker-publish:
 	fi;\
 	# This generates a signature and publishes it to the registry, next to the image\
 	# Uses the keyless signing flow with Github Actions as identity provider\
-	cosign sign -y ${DOCKER_REPO}/${ORGANIZATION}/${OPERATOR_NAME}:@$$REPO_DIGEST_OF_IMAGE
+	cosign sign -y "${DOCKER_REPO}/${ORGANIZATION}/${OPERATOR_NAME}@$$REPO_DIGEST_OF_IMAGE"
 
 	# Push to Harbor
 	# We need to use "value" here to prevent the variable from being recursively expanded by make (username contains a dollar sign, since it's a Harbor bot)
@@ -59,7 +59,18 @@ docker-publish:
 	fi;\
 	# This generates a signature and publishes it to the registry, next to the image\
 	# Uses the keyless signing flow with Github Actions as identity provider\
-	cosign sign -y ${OCI_REGISTRY_HOSTNAME}/${OCI_REGISTRY_PROJECT_IMAGES}/${OPERATOR_NAME}:@$$REPO_DIGEST_OF_IMAGE
+	cosign sign -y "${OCI_REGISTRY_HOSTNAME}/${OCI_REGISTRY_PROJECT_IMAGES}/${OPERATOR_NAME}@$$REPO_DIGEST_OF_IMAGE";\
+	# Generate the SBOM for the operator image, this leverages the already generated SBOM for the operator binary by cargo-cyclonedx\
+	syft scan --output cyclonedx-json=sbom.json --select-catalogers "-cargo-auditable-binary-cataloger" --scope all-layers --source-name "${OPERATOR_NAME}" --source-version "${VERSION}" "${OCI_REGISTRY_HOSTNAME}/${OCI_REGISTRY_PROJECT_IMAGES}/${OPERATOR_NAME}@$$REPO_DIGEST_OF_IMAGE";\
+	# Determine the PURL for the container image\
+	PURL="pkg:docker/${OCI_REGISTRY_PROJECT_IMAGES}/${OPERATOR_NAME}@$$REPO_DIGEST_OF_IMAGE?repository_url=${OCI_REGISTRY_HOSTNAME}";\
+	# Get metadata from the image\
+	IMAGE_DESCRIPTION=$$(docker inspect --format='{{.Config.Labels.description}}' "${OCI_REGISTRY_HOSTNAME}/${OCI_REGISTRY_PROJECT_IMAGES}/${OPERATOR_NAME}:${VERSION}");\
+	IMAGE_NAME=$$(docker inspect --format='{{.Config.Labels.name}}' "${OCI_REGISTRY_HOSTNAME}/${OCI_REGISTRY_PROJECT_IMAGES}/${OPERATOR_NAME}:${VERSION}");\
+	# Merge the SBOM with the metadata for the operator\
+	jq -s '{"metadata":{"component":{"description":"'"$$IMAGE_NAME. $$IMAGE_DESCRIPTION"'","supplier":{"name":"Stackable GmbH","url":"https://stackable.tech/"},"author":"Stackable GmbH","purl":"'"$$PURL"'","publisher":"Stackable GmbH"}}} * .[0]' sbom.json > sbom.merged.json;\
+	# Attest the SBOM to the image\
+	cosign attest -y --predicate sbom.merged.json --type cyclonedx "${OCI_REGISTRY_HOSTNAME}/${OCI_REGISTRY_PROJECT_IMAGES}/${OPERATOR_NAME}@$$REPO_DIGEST_OF_IMAGE"
 
 # TODO remove if not used/needed
 docker: docker-build docker-publish
@@ -85,7 +96,7 @@ helm-publish:
 	docker login --username '${value OCI_REGISTRY_SDP_CHARTS_USERNAME}' --password '${OCI_REGISTRY_SDP_CHARTS_PASSWORD}' '${OCI_REGISTRY_HOSTNAME}';\
 	# This generates a signature and publishes it to the registry, next to the chart artifact\
 	# Uses the keyless signing flow with Github Actions as identity provider\
-	cosign sign -y ${OCI_REGISTRY_HOSTNAME}/${OCI_REGISTRY_PROJECT_CHARTS}/${HELM_CHART_NAME}:@$$REPO_DIGEST_OF_ARTIFACT
+	cosign sign -y "${OCI_REGISTRY_HOSTNAME}/${OCI_REGISTRY_PROJECT_CHARTS}/${HELM_CHART_NAME}@$$REPO_DIGEST_OF_ARTIFACT"
 
 helm-package:
 	mkdir -p target/helm && helm package --destination target/helm deploy/helm/${OPERATOR_NAME}