diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d654341a..aea423fd0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -262,6 +262,28 @@ The only requirement is that the provenance file covers all artifacts passed as
 
 To verify a container image, you need to pass a container image name that is _immutable_ by providing its digest, in order to avoid [TOCTOU attacks](#toctou-attacks).
 
+#### The verify-image command
+
+```bash
+$ slsa-verifier verify-image --help
+Verifies SLSA provenance for an image
+
+Usage:
+  slsa-verifier verify-image [flags] tarball
+
+Flags:
+      --build-workflow-input map[]    [optional] a workflow input provided by a user at trigger time in the format 'key=value'. (Only for 'workflow_dispatch' events on GitHub Actions). (default map[])
+      --builder-id string             [optional] the unique builder ID who created the provenance
+  -h, --help                          help for verify-npm-package
+      --print-provenance              [optional] print the verified provenance to stdout
+      --provenance-path string        path to a provenance file
+      --provenance-repository  string [optional] provenance repository when stored different from image repository. When set, overrides COSIGN_REPOSITORY environment variable
+      --source-branch string          [optional] expected branch the binary was compiled from
+      --source-tag string             [optional] expected tag the binary was compiled from
+      --source-uri string             expected source repository that should have produced the binary, e.g. github.com/some/repo
+      --source-versioned-tag string   [optional] expected version the binary was compiled from. Uses semantic version to match the tag
+```
+
 First set the image name:
 
 ```shell
diff --git a/cli/slsa-verifier/verify.go b/cli/slsa-verifier/verify.go
index 7d5a95be5..fcaaaf870 100644
--- a/cli/slsa-verifier/verify.go
+++ b/cli/slsa-verifier/verify.go
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ func verifyImageCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			if cmd.Flags().Changed("provenance-path") {
 				v.ProvenancePath = &o.ProvenancePath
 			}
+			if cmd.Flags().Changed("provenance-repository") {
+				v.ProvenanceRepository = &o.ProvenanceRepository
+			}
 			if cmd.Flags().Changed("source-branch") {
 				v.SourceBranch = &o.SourceBranch
 			}
diff --git a/cli/slsa-verifier/verify/options.go b/cli/slsa-verifier/verify/options.go
index c21e3fcc4..e9079ea44 100644
--- a/cli/slsa-verifier/verify/options.go
+++ b/cli/slsa-verifier/verify/options.go
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ type VerifyOptions struct {
 	BuildWorkflowInputs workflowInputs
 	BuilderID           string
 	/* Other */
-	ProvenancePath  string
-	PrintProvenance bool
+	ProvenancePath       string
+	ProvenanceRepository string
+	PrintProvenance      bool
 }
 
 var _ Interface = (*VerifyOptions)(nil)
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ func (o *VerifyOptions) AddFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.ProvenancePath, "provenance-path", "",
 		"path to a provenance file")
 
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.ProvenanceRepository, "provenance-repository", "",
+		"image repository for provenance with format: <registry>/<repository>")
+
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&o.PrintProvenance, "print-provenance", false,
 		"[optional] print the verified provenance to stdout")
 
diff --git a/cli/slsa-verifier/verify/verify_image.go b/cli/slsa-verifier/verify/verify_image.go
index 9bf8c50e3..3dd5650a9 100644
--- a/cli/slsa-verifier/verify/verify_image.go
+++ b/cli/slsa-verifier/verify/verify_image.go
@@ -30,14 +30,15 @@ type ComputeDigestFn func(string) (string, error)
 // Note: nil branch, tag, version-tag and builder-id means we ignore them during verification.
 type VerifyImageCommand struct {
 	// May be nil if supplied alongside in the registry
-	ProvenancePath      *string
-	BuilderID           *string
-	SourceURI           string
-	SourceBranch        *string
-	SourceTag           *string
-	SourceVersionTag    *string
-	BuildWorkflowInputs map[string]string
-	PrintProvenance     bool
+	ProvenancePath       *string
+	ProvenanceRepository *string
+	BuilderID            *string
+	SourceURI            string
+	SourceBranch         *string
+	SourceTag            *string
+	SourceVersionTag     *string
+	BuildWorkflowInputs  map[string]string
+	PrintProvenance      bool
 }
 
 func (c *VerifyImageCommand) Exec(ctx context.Context, artifacts []string) (*utils.TrustedBuilderID, error) {
@@ -50,12 +51,13 @@ func (c *VerifyImageCommand) Exec(ctx context.Context, artifacts []string) (*uti
 	}
 
 	provenanceOpts := &options.ProvenanceOpts{
-		ExpectedSourceURI:      c.SourceURI,
-		ExpectedBranch:         c.SourceBranch,
-		ExpectedDigest:         digest,
-		ExpectedVersionedTag:   c.SourceVersionTag,
-		ExpectedTag:            c.SourceTag,
-		ExpectedWorkflowInputs: c.BuildWorkflowInputs,
+		ExpectedSourceURI:            c.SourceURI,
+		ExpectedBranch:               c.SourceBranch,
+		ExpectedDigest:               digest,
+		ExpectedVersionedTag:         c.SourceVersionTag,
+		ExpectedTag:                  c.SourceTag,
+		ExpectedProvenanceRepository: c.ProvenanceRepository,
+		ExpectedWorkflowInputs:       c.BuildWorkflowInputs,
 	}
 
 	builderOpts := &options.BuilderOpts{
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ func (c *VerifyImageCommand) Exec(ctx context.Context, artifacts []string) (*uti
 	}
 
 	verifiedProvenance, outBuilderID, err := verifiers.VerifyImage(ctx, artifacts[0], provenance, provenanceOpts, builderOpts)
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/options/options.go b/options/options.go
index 11ef9fb4a..c3b68442f 100644
--- a/options/options.go
+++ b/options/options.go
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ type ProvenanceOpts struct {
 	ExpectedPackageName *string
 
 	ExpectedPackageVersion *string
+
+	// ExpectedProvenanceRepository is the provenance repository that is passed from user and not verified
+	ExpectedProvenanceRepository *string
 }
 
 // BuildOpts are the options for checking the builder.
diff --git a/verifiers/internal/gha/verifier.go b/verifiers/internal/gha/verifier.go
index 62b0cb1cf..68dd86f08 100644
--- a/verifiers/internal/gha/verifier.go
+++ b/verifiers/internal/gha/verifier.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/name"
 	"github.com/secure-systems-lab/go-securesystemslib/dsse"
 	"github.com/sigstore/cosign/v2/pkg/cosign"
 	"github.com/sigstore/rekor/pkg/client"
@@ -245,8 +246,7 @@ func (v *GHAVerifier) VerifyArtifact(ctx context.Context,
 
 // VerifyImage verifies provenance for an OCI image.
 func (v *GHAVerifier) VerifyImage(ctx context.Context,
-	provenance []byte, artifactImage string,
-	provenanceOpts *options.ProvenanceOpts,
+	provenance []byte, artifactImage string, provenanceOpts *options.ProvenanceOpts,
 	builderOpts *options.BuilderOpts,
 ) ([]byte, *utils.TrustedBuilderID, error) {
 	/* Retrieve any valid signed attestations that chain up to Fulcio root CA. */
@@ -255,10 +255,13 @@ func (v *GHAVerifier) VerifyImage(ctx context.Context,
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	// Parse any provenance target repository set using environment variable COSIGN_REPOSITORY
-	provenanceTargetRepository, err := ociremote.GetEnvTargetRepository()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
+	var provenanceTargetRepository name.Repository
+	// Consume input for --provenance-repository when set
+	if provenanceOpts.ExpectedProvenanceRepository != nil {
+		provenanceTargetRepository, err = name.NewRepository(*provenanceOpts.ExpectedProvenanceRepository)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	registryClientOpts := []ociremote.Option{}
@@ -276,6 +279,7 @@ func (v *GHAVerifier) VerifyImage(ctx context.Context,
 		RekorPubKeys:       trustedRoot.RekorPubKeys,
 		CTLogPubKeys:       trustedRoot.CTPubKeys,
 	}
+
 	atts, _, err := container.RunCosignImageVerification(ctx,
 		artifactImage, opts)
 	if err != nil {