diff --git a/internal/common/tasks/scripts/build_image.sh b/internal/common/tasks/scripts/build_image.sh
index 85230d30..9987c7a6 100644
--- a/internal/common/tasks/scripts/build_image.sh
+++ b/internal/common/tasks/scripts/build_image.sh
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ if [ -z "$BUILDER_IMAGE" ] && { [ "$BUILD_MODE" = "bootc" ] || [ "$BUILD_MODE" =
   echo "Using builder image from cluster registry: $BUILDER_IMAGE"
 fi
 
+# Record the effective builder image used for annotation
+echo -n "${BUILDER_IMAGE:-}" > /tekton/results/builder-image
+
 if [ -n "$BUILDER_IMAGE" ] && { [ "$BUILD_MODE" = "bootc" ] || [ "$BUILD_MODE" = "disk" ]; }; then
   echo "Pulling builder image to local storage: $BUILDER_IMAGE"
 
@@ -370,11 +373,42 @@ case "$BUILD_MODE" in
         "${DISK_OUTPUT_ARGS[@]}"
 
       if [ -n "$CONTAINER_PUSH" ]; then
+        PUSH_SRC="containers-storage:$BOOTC_CONTAINER_NAME"
+
+        # Add builder-image as manifest annotation + config label
+        if [ -n "$BUILDER_IMAGE" ]; then
+          echo "Annotating bootc container with builder image: $BUILDER_IMAGE"
+          OCI_DIR="/tmp/bootc-oci"
+          rm -rf "$OCI_DIR"
+          skopeo copy "$PUSH_SRC" "oci:${OCI_DIR}:latest"
+          python3 - "$OCI_DIR" "$BUILDER_IMAGE" <<'PYEOF'
+import json, sys, hashlib, os
+KEY = "automotive.sdv.cloud.redhat.com/builder-image"
+def update_blob(d, old_dig, data):
+    content = json.dumps(data, indent=2).encode()
+    h = hashlib.sha256(content).hexdigest()
+    new_p = os.path.join(d, "blobs", "sha256", h)
+    old_p = os.path.join(d, "blobs", *old_dig.split(":", 1))
+    with open(new_p, "wb") as f: f.write(content)
+    if old_p != new_p: os.remove(old_p)
+    return f"sha256:{h}", len(content)
+d, val = sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2]
+with open(os.path.join(d, "index.json")) as f: index = json.load(f)
+entry = index["manifests"][0]
+with open(os.path.join(d, "blobs", *entry["digest"].split(":", 1))) as f: manifest = json.load(f)
+with open(os.path.join(d, "blobs", *manifest["config"]["digest"].split(":", 1))) as f: config = json.load(f)
+config.setdefault("config", {}).setdefault("Labels", {})[KEY] = val
+manifest["config"]["digest"], manifest["config"]["size"] = update_blob(d, manifest["config"]["digest"], config)
+manifest.setdefault("annotations", {})[KEY] = val
+entry["digest"], entry["size"] = update_blob(d, entry["digest"], manifest)
+with open(os.path.join(d, "index.json"), "w") as f: json.dump(index, f, indent=2)
+PYEOF
+          PUSH_SRC="oci:${OCI_DIR}:latest"
+        fi
+
         echo "Pushing container to registry: $CONTAINER_PUSH"
-        skopeo copy \
-          --authfile="$REGISTRY_AUTH_FILE" \
-          "containers-storage:$BOOTC_CONTAINER_NAME" \
-          "docker://$CONTAINER_PUSH"
+        skopeo copy --authfile="$REGISTRY_AUTH_FILE" "$PUSH_SRC" "docker://$CONTAINER_PUSH"
+        rm -rf "${OCI_DIR:-/tmp/nonexistent}" 2>/dev/null || true
         echo "Container pushed successfully to $CONTAINER_PUSH"
       fi
 
diff --git a/internal/common/tasks/scripts/push_artifact.sh b/internal/common/tasks/scripts/push_artifact.sh
index 0198e2d5..84cd50a3 100644
--- a/internal/common/tasks/scripts/push_artifact.sh
+++ b/internal/common/tasks/scripts/push_artifact.sh
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ parts_dir="${exportFile}-parts"
 distro="$(params.distro)"
 target="$(params.target)"
 arch="$(params.arch)"
+builder_image_used="$(params.builder-image)"
 
 config_file="/etc/partition-config/partition-rules.yaml"
 default_partitions=""
@@ -196,6 +197,13 @@ if [ -n "$default_partitions" ]; then
     \"automotive.sdv.cloud.redhat.com/default-partitions\": \"${default_partitions_escaped}\""
 fi
 
+builder_image_annotation=""
+if [ -n "$builder_image_used" ]; then
+  builder_image_escaped=$(json_escape "$builder_image_used")
+  builder_image_annotation=",
+    \"automotive.sdv.cloud.redhat.com/builder-image\": \"${builder_image_escaped}\""
+fi
+
 cd /workspace/shared
 
 echo "=== Artifact Push Configuration ==="
@@ -298,7 +306,7 @@ if [ -d "${parts_dir}" ] && [ -n "$(ls -A "${parts_dir}" 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
     "automotive.sdv.cloud.redhat.com/parts": "${file_list}",
     "automotive.sdv.cloud.redhat.com/distro": "${distro}",
     "automotive.sdv.cloud.redhat.com/target": "${target}",
-    "automotive.sdv.cloud.redhat.com/arch": "${arch}"${default_partitions_annotation}
+    "automotive.sdv.cloud.redhat.com/arch": "${arch}"${default_partitions_annotation}${builder_image_annotation}
   },
   ${layer_annotations_json}
 }
@@ -348,6 +356,10 @@ else
     fi
   fi
 
+  if [ -n "$builder_image_used" ]; then
+    annotation_args="${annotation_args} --annotation automotive.sdv.cloud.redhat.com/builder-image=${builder_image_used}"
+  fi
+
   echo "Pushing single-file artifact to ${repo_url}"
   echo "  File: ${exportFile}"
   echo "  Media type: ${media_type}"
diff --git a/internal/common/tasks/tasks.go b/internal/common/tasks/tasks.go
index d4865232..c7c0e3d5 100644
--- a/internal/common/tasks/tasks.go
+++ b/internal/common/tasks/tasks.go
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ func GeneratePushArtifactRegistryTask(namespace string) *tektonv1.Task {
 					Type:        tektonv1.ParamTypeString,
 					Description: "Filename of the artifact to push",
 				},
+				{
+					Name:        "builder-image",
+					Type:        tektonv1.ParamTypeString,
+					Description: "The builder image used for the build",
+					Default: &tektonv1.ParamValue{
+						Type:      tektonv1.ParamTypeString,
+						StringVal: "",
+					},
+				},
 			},
 			Workspaces: []tektonv1.WorkspaceDeclaration{
 				{
@@ -263,6 +272,10 @@ func GenerateBuildAutomotiveImageTask(namespace string, buildConfig *BuildConfig
 					Name:        "artifact-filename",
 					Description: "artifact filename placed in the shared workspace",
 				},
+				{
+					Name:        "builder-image",
+					Description: "The builder image used for the build",
+				},
 			},
 			Workspaces: []tektonv1.WorkspaceDeclaration{
 				{
@@ -667,6 +680,11 @@ func GenerateTektonPipeline(name, namespace string) *tektonv1.Pipeline {
 					Description: "The final artifact filename produced by the build",
 					Value:       tektonv1.ParamValue{Type: tektonv1.ParamTypeString, StringVal: "$(tasks.build-image.results.artifact-filename)"},
 				},
+				{
+					Name:        "builder-image",
+					Description: "The builder image reference used for the build",
+					Value:       tektonv1.ParamValue{Type: tektonv1.ParamTypeString, StringVal: "$(tasks.build-image.results.builder-image)"},
+				},
 				{
 					Name:        "lease-id",
 					Description: "The Jumpstarter lease ID acquired during flash (empty if flash not enabled)",
@@ -969,6 +987,13 @@ func GenerateTektonPipeline(name, namespace string) *tektonv1.Pipeline {
 								StringVal: "$(tasks.build-image.results.artifact-filename)",
 							},
 						},
+						{
+							Name: "builder-image",
+							Value: tektonv1.ParamValue{
+								Type:      tektonv1.ParamTypeString,
+								StringVal: "$(tasks.build-image.results.builder-image)",
+							},
+						},
 					},
 					Workspaces: []tektonv1.WorkspacePipelineTaskBinding{
 						{Name: "shared-workspace", Workspace: "shared-workspace"},
diff --git a/internal/controller/imagebuild/controller.go b/internal/controller/imagebuild/controller.go
index 32486f56..fe412413 100644
--- a/internal/controller/imagebuild/controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/imagebuild/controller.go
@@ -1354,9 +1354,9 @@ func taskRunFailureMessage(taskRun *tektonv1.TaskRun, fallback string) string {
 func extractProvenance(pipelineRun *tektonv1.PipelineRun, aibImage string) (aibImageUsed, builderImageUsed string) {
 	aibImageUsed = aibImage // Always record the AIB image that was requested
 
-	// Extract builder image from prepare-builder task result
+	// Extract builder image from pipeline result (written by build-image task)
 	for _, result := range pipelineRun.Status.Results {
-		if result.Name == "builder-image-ref" {
+		if result.Name == "builder-image" {
 			builderImageUsed = result.Value.StringVal
 			break
 		}