diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-action.yml b/.github/workflows/test-action.yml
index 702ae8d..25635d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-action.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,31 @@ jobs:
           fi
         shell: bash
 
+  test_cosign_action_0_5_0:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
+    permissions: {}
+    name: Install Cosign v0.5.0 and test presence in path
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+      - name: Install Cosign
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          cosign-release: 'v0.5.0'
+      - name: Check install!
+        run: cosign version
+      - name: Check root directory
+        run: |
+          if [[ $(git diff --stat) != '' ]]; then
+            echo 'should be clean'
+            exit 1
+          else
+            exit 0
+          fi
+        shell: bash
+
   test_cosign_action_0_6_0:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 6ac9c26..3bc3467 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ runs:
 
         expected_bootstrap_version_digest=${bootstrap_sha}
         log_info "Downloading bootstrap version '${bootstrap_version}' of cosign to verify version to be installed...\n      https://github.com/sigstore/cosign/releases/download/${bootstrap_version}/${bootstrap_filename}"
-        $SUDO curl -sL https://github.com/sigstore/cosign/releases/download/${bootstrap_version}/${bootstrap_filename} -o ${cosign_executable_name}
+        $SUDO curl -fsL https://github.com/sigstore/cosign/releases/download/${bootstrap_version}/${bootstrap_filename} -o ${cosign_executable_name}
         shaBootstrap=$(shaprog ${cosign_executable_name});
         if [[ $shaBootstrap != ${expected_bootstrap_version_digest} ]]; then
           log_error "Unable to validate cosign version: '${{ inputs.cosign-release }}'"
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ runs:
 
         # Download custom cosign
         log_info "Downloading platform-specific version '${{ inputs.cosign-release }}' of cosign...\n      https://github.com/sigstore/cosign/releases/download/${{ inputs.cosign-release }}/${desired_cosign_filename}"
-        $SUDO curl -sL https://github.com/sigstore/cosign/releases/download/${{ inputs.cosign-release }}/${desired_cosign_filename} -o cosign_${{ inputs.cosign-release }}
+        $SUDO curl -fsL https://github.com/sigstore/cosign/releases/download/${{ inputs.cosign-release }}/${desired_cosign_filename} -o cosign_${{ inputs.cosign-release }}
         shaCustom=$(shaprog cosign_${{ inputs.cosign-release }});
 
         # same hash means it is the same release
@@ -228,22 +228,32 @@ runs:
 
           if [[ ${{ inputs.cosign-release }} == 'v0.6.0' ]]; then
             log_info "Downloading detached signature for platform-specific '${{ inputs.cosign-release }}' of cosign...\n      https://github.com/sigstore/cosign/releases/download/${{ inputs.cosign-release }}/${desired_cosign_v060_signature}"
-            $SUDO curl -sL https://github.com/sigstore/cosign/releases/download/${{ inputs.cosign-release }}/${desired_cosign_v060_signature} -o ${desired_cosign_filename}.sig
+            $SUDO curl -fsL https://github.com/sigstore/cosign/releases/download/${{ inputs.cosign-release }}/${desired_cosign_v060_signature} -o ${desired_cosign_filename}.sig
           else
             log_info "Downloading detached signature for platform-specific '${{ inputs.cosign-release }}' of cosign...\n      https://github.com/sigstore/cosign/releases/download/${{ inputs.cosign-release }}/${desired_cosign_filename}.sig"
-            $SUDO curl -sLO https://github.com/sigstore/cosign/releases/download/${{ inputs.cosign-release }}/${desired_cosign_filename}.sig
+            $SUDO curl -fsLO https://github.com/sigstore/cosign/releases/download/${{ inputs.cosign-release }}/${desired_cosign_filename}.sig
           fi
 
           if [[ ${{ inputs.cosign-release }} < 'v0.6.0' ]]; then
             log_info "Downloading cosign public key '${{ inputs.cosign-release }}' of cosign...\n    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sigstore/cosign/${{ inputs.cosign-release }}/.github/workflows/cosign.pub"
             RELEASE_COSIGN_PUB_KEY=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sigstore/cosign/${{ inputs.cosign-release }}/.github/workflows/cosign.pub
+            RELEASE_COSIGN_PUB_KEY_SHA='4aa4bd19530a4929d758a9896255aef2c82f1a3a9f4b000034c6df4307c14f9e'
           else
             log_info "Downloading cosign public key '${{ inputs.cosign-release }}' of cosign...\n    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sigstore/cosign/${{ inputs.cosign-release }}/release/release-cosign.pub"
             RELEASE_COSIGN_PUB_KEY=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sigstore/cosign/${{ inputs.cosign-release }}/release/release-cosign.pub
+            RELEASE_COSIGN_PUB_KEY_SHA='f4cea466e5e887a45da5031757fa1d32655d83420639dc1758749b744179f126'
+          fi
+
+          log_info "Verifying public key matches expected value"
+          $SUDO curl -fsL $RELEASE_COSIGN_PUB_KEY -o public.key
+          sha_fetched_key=$(shaprog public.key)
+          if [[ $sha_fetched_key != $RELEASE_COSIGN_PUB_KEY_SHA ]]; then
+            log_error "Fetched public key does not match expected digest, exiting"
+            exit 1
           fi
 
           log_info "Using bootstrap cosign to verify signature of desired cosign version"
-          ./cosign verify-blob --insecure-ignore-tlog --key $RELEASE_COSIGN_PUB_KEY --signature ${desired_cosign_filename}.sig cosign_${{ inputs.cosign-release }}
+          ./cosign verify-blob --insecure-ignore-tlog --key public.key --signature ${desired_cosign_filename}.sig cosign_${{ inputs.cosign-release }}
 
           $SUDO rm cosign
           $SUDO mv cosign_${{ inputs.cosign-release }} ${cosign_executable_name}