fix: [CI-22323]: Adding PLUGIN_ prefix for ACR vars. (#168 )

Update pipeline drone-kaniko-harness
Clone pipeline drone-kaniko-harness
2026-06-04 18:23:50 +08:00 · 2026-04-28 17:40:42 +05:30 · 2026-04-09 15:56:02 +05:30 · 2026-04-07 15:52:54 +05:30 · 2026-03-18 16:59:47 +05:30 · 2026-03-18 16:34:40 +05:30
36 changed files with 5151 additions and 245 deletions
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+inputSet:
+  name: event-PR
+  identifier: eventPR
+  orgIdentifier: default
+  projectIdentifier: Drone_Plugins
+  pipeline:
+    identifier: dronekanikoharness
+    properties:
+      ci:
+        codebase:
+          build:
+            type: PR
+            spec:
+              number: <+trigger.prNumber>
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+inputSet:
+  name: event-Push
+  identifier: eventPush
+  orgIdentifier: default
+  projectIdentifier: Drone_Plugins
+  pipeline:
+    identifier: dronekanikoharness
+    properties:
+      ci:
+        codebase:
+          build:
+            type: branch
+            spec:
+              branch: <+trigger.branch>
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+inputSet:
+  name: event-Tag
+  identifier: eventTag
+  orgIdentifier: default
+  projectIdentifier: Drone_Plugins
+  pipeline:
+    identifier: dronekanikoharness
+    properties:
+      ci:
+        codebase:
+          build:
+            type: tag
+            spec:
+              tag: <+trigger.tag>
@@ -0,0 +1,658 @@
+pipeline:
+  projectIdentifier: Drone_Plugins
+  orgIdentifier: default
+  tags: {}
+  properties:
+    ci:
+      codebase:
+        connectorRef: GitHub_Drone_Org
+        repoName: drone-kaniko
+        build: <+input>
+        sparseCheckout: []
+  stages:
+    - parallel:
+        - stage:
+            name: linux-amd64
+            identifier: linuxamd64
+            description: ""
+            type: CI
+            spec:
+              cloneCodebase: true
+              caching:
+                enabled: false
+                paths: []
+              platform:
+                os: Linux
+                arch: Amd64
+              runtime:
+                type: Cloud
+                spec: {}
+              execution:
+                steps:
+                  - step:
+                      type: Run
+                      name: Build Binary
+                      identifier: Build
+                      spec:
+                        connectorRef: Plugins_Docker_Hub_Connector
+                        image: golang:1.25.7
+                        shell: Sh
+                        command: |-
+                          go test ./...
+                          sh scripts/build.sh
+                  - parallel:
+                      - step:
+                          type: Plugin
+                          name: BuildAndPushDockerTag
+                          identifier: BuildAndPushDockerTag
+                          spec:
+                            connectorRef: Plugins_Docker_Hub_Connector
+                            image: plugins/docker
+                            settings:
+                              username: drone
+                              password: <+secrets.getValue("Plugins_Docker_Hub_Pat")>
+                              repo: plugins/kaniko<+matrix.image>
+                              dockerfile: docker/<+matrix.repo>/Dockerfile.linux.amd64
+                              auto_tag: "true"
+                              auto_tag_suffix: linux-amd64
+                              daemon_off: "false"
+                          when:
+                            stageStatus: Success
+                            condition: <+codebase.build.type> == "tag"
+                          strategy:
+                            matrix:
+                              image:
+                                - ""
+                                - -gcr
+                                - -gar
+                                - -ecr
+                                - -acr
+                              repo:
+                                - docker
+                                - gcr
+                                - gar
+                                - ecr
+                                - acr
+                              exclude:
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: acr
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: acr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: acr
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: acr
+                                - image: -acr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -acr
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -acr
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: -acr
+                                  repo: ecr
+                              nodeName: _<+matrix.repo>
+                      - step:
+                          type: Plugin
+                          name: BuildAndPushDockerTag_Kaniko
+                          identifier: BuildAndPushDockerTag_Kaniko
+                          spec:
+                            connectorRef: Plugins_Docker_Hub_Connector
+                            image: plugins/docker
+                            settings:
+                              username: drone
+                              password: <+secrets.getValue("Plugins_Docker_Hub_Pat")>
+                              repo: plugins/kaniko<+matrix.image>
+                              dockerfile: docker/<+matrix.repo>/Dockerfile.linux.amd64.kaniko1.9.1
+                              auto_tag: "true"
+                              auto_tag_suffix: linux-amd64-kaniko1.9.1
+                              daemon_off: "false"
+                          when:
+                            stageStatus: Success
+                            condition: <+codebase.build.type> == "tag"
+                          strategy:
+                            matrix:
+                              image:
+                                - ""
+                                - -gcr
+                                - -gar
+                                - -ecr
+                              repo:
+                                - docker
+                                - gcr
+                                - gar
+                                - ecr
+                              exclude:
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: gar
+                              nodeName: <+matrix.repo>
+                  - parallel:
+                      - step:
+                          type: BuildAndPushDockerRegistry
+                          name: BuildAndPushDockerBranch
+                          identifier: BuildAndPushDockerBranch
+                          spec:
+                            connectorRef: Plugins_Docker_Hub_Connector
+                            repo: plugins/kaniko<+matrix.image>
+                            tags:
+                              - linux-amd64
+                            caching: false
+                            dockerfile: docker/<+matrix.repo>/Dockerfile.linux.amd64
+                          when:
+                            stageStatus: Success
+                            condition: <+codebase.build.type> == "branch"
+                          strategy:
+                            matrix:
+                              image:
+                                - ""
+                                - -gcr
+                                - -gar
+                                - -ecr
+                                - -acr
+                              repo:
+                                - docker
+                                - gcr
+                                - gar
+                                - ecr
+                                - acr
+                              exclude:
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: acr
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: acr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: acr
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: acr
+                                - image: -acr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -acr
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -acr
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: -acr
+                                  repo: ecr
+                              nodeName: <+matrix.repo>
+                      - step:
+                          type: BuildAndPushDockerRegistry
+                          name: BuildAndPushDockerBranch_Kaniko
+                          identifier: BuildAndPushDockerBranch_Kaniko
+                          spec:
+                            connectorRef: Plugins_Docker_Hub_Connector
+                            repo: plugins/kaniko<+matrix.image>
+                            tags:
+                              - linux-amd64-kaniko1.9.1
+                            caching: false
+                            dockerfile: docker/<+matrix.repo>/Dockerfile.linux.amd64.kaniko1.9.1
+                          when:
+                            stageStatus: Success
+                            condition: <+codebase.build.type> == "branch"
+                          strategy:
+                            matrix:
+                              image:
+                                - ""
+                                - -gcr
+                                - -gar
+                                - -ecr
+                              repo:
+                                - docker
+                                - gcr
+                                - gar
+                                - ecr
+                              exclude:
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: gar
+                              nodeName: _<+matrix.repo>
+            when:
+              pipelineStatus: Success
+        - stage:
+            name: linux-arm64
+            identifier: linuxarm64
+            description: ""
+            type: CI
+            spec:
+              cloneCodebase: true
+              caching:
+                enabled: false
+                paths: []
+              platform:
+                os: Linux
+                arch: Arm64
+              runtime:
+                type: Cloud
+                spec: {}
+              execution:
+                steps:
+                  - step:
+                      type: Run
+                      name: Build Binary
+                      identifier: Build_and_Test
+                      spec:
+                        connectorRef: Plugins_Docker_Hub_Connector
+                        image: golang:1.25.7
+                        shell: Sh
+                        command: |-
+                          go test ./...
+                          sh scripts/build.sh
+                  - parallel:
+                      - step:
+                          type: Plugin
+                          name: BuildAndPushDockerTag
+                          identifier: BuildAndPushDockerTag
+                          spec:
+                            connectorRef: Plugins_Docker_Hub_Connector
+                            image: plugins/docker
+                            settings:
+                              username: drone
+                              password: <+secrets.getValue("Plugins_Docker_Hub_Pat")>
+                              repo: plugins/kaniko<+matrix.image>
+                              dockerfile: docker/<+matrix.repo>/Dockerfile.linux.arm64
+                              auto_tag: "true"
+                              auto_tag_suffix: linux-arm64
+                              daemon_off: "false"
+                          when:
+                            stageStatus: Success
+                            condition: <+codebase.build.type> == "tag"
+                          strategy:
+                            matrix:
+                              image:
+                                - ""
+                                - -gcr
+                                - -gar
+                                - -ecr
+                                - -acr
+                              repo:
+                                - docker
+                                - gcr
+                                - gar
+                                - ecr
+                                - acr
+                              exclude:
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: acr
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: acr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: acr
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: acr
+                                - image: -acr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -acr
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -acr
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: -acr
+                                  repo: ecr
+                              nodeName: _<+matrix.repo>
+                      - step:
+                          type: Plugin
+                          name: BuildAndPushDockerTag_Kaniko
+                          identifier: BuildAndPushDockerTag_Kaniko
+                          spec:
+                            connectorRef: Plugins_Docker_Hub_Connector
+                            image: plugins/docker
+                            settings:
+                              username: drone
+                              password: <+secrets.getValue("Plugins_Docker_Hub_Pat")>
+                              repo: plugins/kaniko<+matrix.image>
+                              dockerfile: docker/<+matrix.repo>/Dockerfile.linux.arm64.kaniko1.9.1
+                              auto_tag: "true"
+                              auto_tag_suffix: linux-arm64-kaniko1.9.1
+                              daemon_off: "false"
+                          when:
+                            stageStatus: Success
+                            condition: <+codebase.build.type> == "tag"
+                          strategy:
+                            matrix:
+                              image:
+                                - ""
+                                - -gcr
+                                - -gar
+                                - -ecr
+                              repo:
+                                - docker
+                                - gcr
+                                - gar
+                                - ecr
+                              exclude:
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: gar
+                              nodeName: _<+matrix.repo>
+                  - parallel:
+                      - step:
+                          type: BuildAndPushDockerRegistry
+                          name: BuildAndPushDockerBranch
+                          identifier: BuildAndPushDockerBranch
+                          spec:
+                            connectorRef: Plugins_Docker_Hub_Connector
+                            repo: plugins/kaniko<+matrix.image>
+                            tags:
+                              - linux-arm64
+                            caching: false
+                            dockerfile: docker/<+matrix.repo>/Dockerfile.linux.arm64
+                          when:
+                            stageStatus: Success
+                            condition: <+codebase.build.type> == "branch"
+                          strategy:
+                            matrix:
+                              image:
+                                - ""
+                                - -gcr
+                                - -gar
+                                - -ecr
+                                - -acr
+                              repo:
+                                - docker
+                                - gcr
+                                - gar
+                                - ecr
+                                - acr
+                              exclude:
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: acr
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: acr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: acr
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: acr
+                                - image: -acr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -acr
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -acr
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: -acr
+                                  repo: ecr
+                              nodeName: <+matrix.repo>
+                      - step:
+                          type: BuildAndPushDockerRegistry
+                          name: BuildAndPushDockerBranch_Kaniko
+                          identifier: BuildAndPushDockerBranch_Kaniko
+                          spec:
+                            connectorRef: Plugins_Docker_Hub_Connector
+                            repo: plugins/kaniko<+matrix.image>
+                            tags:
+                              - linux-arm64-kaniko1.9.1
+                            caching: false
+                            dockerfile: docker/<+matrix.repo>/Dockerfile.linux.arm64.kaniko1.9.1
+                          when:
+                            stageStatus: Success
+                            condition: <+codebase.build.type> == "branch"
+                          strategy:
+                            matrix:
+                              image:
+                                - ""
+                                - -gcr
+                                - -gar
+                                - -ecr
+                              repo:
+                                - docker
+                                - gcr
+                                - gar
+                                - ecr
+                              exclude:
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: ""
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: gar
+                                - image: -gcr
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -gar
+                                  repo: ecr
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: docker
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: gcr
+                                - image: -ecr
+                                  repo: gar
+                              nodeName: _<+matrix.repo>
+            when:
+              pipelineStatus: Success
+    - stage:
+        name: Manifest
+        identifier: Manifest
+        description: ""
+        type: CI
+        spec:
+          cloneCodebase: true
+          caching:
+            enabled: false
+            paths: []
+          platform:
+            os: Linux
+            arch: Amd64
+          runtime:
+            type: Cloud
+            spec: {}
+          execution:
+            steps:
+              - parallel:
+                  - step:
+                      type: Plugin
+                      name: Manifest
+                      identifier: Manifest
+                      spec:
+                        connectorRef: Plugins_Docker_Hub_Connector
+                        image: plugins/manifest
+                        settings:
+                          auto_tag: "true"
+                          spec: docker/<+matrix.repo>/manifest.tmpl
+                          username: drone
+                          password: <+secrets.getValue("Plugins_Docker_Hub_Pat")>
+                          ignore_missing: "true"
+                      when:
+                        stageStatus: Success
+                        condition: <+codebase.build.type> == "branch" || <+codebase.build.type>
+                          == "tag"
+                      strategy:
+                        matrix:
+                          repo:
+                            - docker
+                            - gcr
+                            - gar
+                            - ecr
+                            - acr
+                          nodeName: manifest_<+matrix.repo>
+                  - step:
+                      type: Plugin
+                      name: Manifest_kaniko191
+                      identifier: Manifest_kaniko
+                      spec:
+                        connectorRef: Plugins_Docker_Hub_Connector
+                        image: plugins/manifest
+                        settings:
+                          auto_tag: "false"
+                          spec: docker/<+matrix.repo>/manifest-kaniko1.9.1.tmpl
+                          username: drone
+                          password: <+secrets.getValue("Plugins_Docker_Hub_Pat")>
+                          ignore_missing: "true"
+                      when:
+                        stageStatus: Success
+                        condition: <+codebase.build.type> == "branch" || <+codebase.build.type>
+                          == "tag"
+                      strategy:
+                        matrix:
+                          repo:
+                            - docker
+                            - gcr
+                            - gar
+                            - ecr
+                          nodeName: manifest_<+matrix.repo>
+        when:
+          pipelineStatus: Success
+  allowStageExecutions: true
+  identifier: dronekanikoharness_Clone
+  name: drone-kaniko-harness - Clone
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Drone kaniko plugin uses [kaniko](https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kaniko
 Plugin images are published with 1.6.0 as well as 1.9.1 kaniko version from 1.5.1 release tag. `plugins/kaniko:<release-tag>` uses 1.6.0 version while `plugins/kaniko:<release-tag>-kaniko1.9.1` uses 1.9.1 version. Similar convention is used for plugins/kaniko-ecr & plugins/kaniko-gcr images as well.

 Run the following script to install git-leaks support to this repo.
+
 ```
 chmod +x ./git-hooks/install.sh
 ./git-hooks/install.sh
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ docker build \
  --label org.label-schema.build-date=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ") \
  --label org.label-schema.vcs-ref=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) \
  --file docker/docker/Dockerfile.linux.amd64 --tag plugins/kaniko .
-  
+
 docker build \
  --label org.label-schema.build-date=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ") \
  --label org.label-schema.vcs-ref=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD) \
@@ -52,7 +53,73 @@ docker build \
  --file docker/ecr/Dockerfile.linux.amd64 --tag plugins/kaniko-ecr .
 ```

+### Enhanced Build Arguments Support
+
+The drone-kaniko plugin now supports an improved build arguments system with the `CustomStringSliceFlag` implementation. This feature provides a more flexible way to pass multiple build arguments to your Docker builds.
+
+#### Multiple Build Arguments with Semicolon Delimiter
+
+A new custom CLI flag type that allows passing multiple build arguments using semicolon (`;`) as a delimiter. This flag is available across all registry implementations:
+
+- `kaniko-docker`
+- `kaniko-gcr` (Google Container Registry)
+- `kaniko-ecr` (Amazon Elastic Container Registry)
+- `kaniko-acr` (Azure Container Registry)
+- `kaniko-gar` (Google Artifact Registry)
+
+**Usage:**
+
+```console
+docker run --rm \
+    -e PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW="ARG1=value1;ARG2=value2;ARG3=value3" \
+    -e PLUGIN_REPO=foo/bar \
+    -v $(pwd):/drone \
+    -w /drone \
+    plugins/kaniko:linux-amd64
+```
+
+#### For build args containing commas
+
+When your build arguments contain commas, enable the `PLUGIN_MULTIPLE_BUILD_ARGS` flag:
+
+```console
+docker run --rm \
+    -e PLUGIN_MULTIPLE_BUILD_ARGS=true \
+    -e PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW="KEY1=value,with,comma;KEY2=another,value" \
+    -e PLUGIN_REPO=foo/bar \
+    -v $(pwd):/drone \
+    -w /drone \
+    plugins/kaniko:linux-amd64
+```
+
 ## Usage
+
+### Operation Modes
+
+Default Mode (Build and Push):
+
+When neither `no_push` nor `push_only` is provided. Plugin builds and pushes the Docker image to a container registry.
+
+Build-Only Mode (no-push):
+
+When `no_push` is true and `destination_tar_path` is defined.
+Plugin performs only the image build operation and saves the resulting image tarball to the specified `destination_tar_path`
+It does not push the image to any registry.
+
+Push-Only Mode (push-only):
+
+When `push_only` is true and `source_tar_path` is defined.
+Plugin loads an existing image tarball from the specified `source_tar_path`
+and pushes the loaded image to a Container Registry.
+It skips the build process.
+
+### Mutually Exclusive Inputs
+
+If both `no_push` and `push_only` inputs are provided, the plugin will:
+
+Terminate the operation and
+throw an error with the message: "Inputs no-push and push-only cannot be used together. Please define only one."
+
 ### Manual Tagging

 ```console
@@ -79,6 +146,7 @@ docker run --rm \
    -w /drone \
    plugins/kaniko:linux-amd64
 ```
+
 would both be equivalent to

 ```
@@ -88,7 +156,7 @@ PLUGIN_TAGS=1,1.2,1.2.3,latest
 This allows for passing `$DRONE_TAG` directly as a tag for repos that use [semver](https://semver.org) tags.

 To avoid confusion between repo tags and image tags, `PLUGIN_EXPAND_TAG` also recognizes a semantic version
-without the `v` prefix.  As such, the following is also equivalent to the above:
+without the `v` prefix. As such, the following is also equivalent to the above:

 ```console
 docker run --rm \
@@ -100,6 +168,7 @@ docker run --rm \
 ```

 ### Auto Tagging
+
 The [auto tag feature](https://plugins.drone.io/drone-plugins/drone-docker) of docker plugin is also supported.

 When auto tagging is enabled, if any of the case is matched below, a docker build will be pushed with auto generated tags. Otherwise the docker build will be skipped.
@@ -121,6 +190,7 @@ docker run --rm \
 ```

 Tags to push:
+
 - 1.2.3
 - 1.2
 - 1
@@ -141,4 +211,5 @@ docker run --rm \
 ```

 Tags to push:
+
 - latest
@@ -13,13 +13,17 @@ import (

 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore/policy"
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity"
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/authn"
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/crane"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"

 	kaniko "github.com/drone/drone-kaniko"
+	azureutil "github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/internal/azure"
 	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/artifact"
 	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/docker"
+	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/utils"
 )

 const (
@@ -96,6 +100,17 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "build args",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS",
 		},
+		cli.GenericFlag{
+			Name:   "args-new",
+			Usage:  "build args new",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW",
+			Value:  new(utils.CustomStringSliceFlag),
+		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:   "plugin-multiple-build-agrs",
+			Usage:  "plugin multiple build agrs",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_MULTIPLE_BUILD_ARGS",
+		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "target",
 			Usage:  "build target",
@@ -144,27 +159,37 @@ func main() {
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "client-secret",
 			Usage:  "Azure client secret",
-			EnvVar: "CLIENT_SECRET",
+			EnvVar: "CLIENT_SECRET,PLUGIN_CLIENT_SECRET",
 		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "client-cert",
 			Usage:  "Azure client certificate encoded in base64 format",
-			EnvVar: "CLIENT_CERTIFICATE",
+			EnvVar: "CLIENT_CERTIFICATE,PLUGIN_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE",
 		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "tenant-id",
 			Usage:  "Azure Tenant Id",
-			EnvVar: "TENANT_ID",
+			EnvVar: "TENANT_ID,AZURE_TENANT_ID,PLUGIN_TENANT_ID",
 		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "subscription-id",
 			Usage:  "Azure Subscription Id",
-			EnvVar: "SUBSCRIPTION_ID",
+			EnvVar: "SUBSCRIPTION_ID,PLUGIN_SUBSCRIPTION_ID",
 		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "client-id",
-			Usage:  "Azure Client Id",
-			EnvVar: "CLIENT_ID",
+			Usage:  "Azure Client ID (also called App ID)",
+			EnvVar: "CLIENT_ID,AZURE_CLIENT_ID,PLUGIN_CLIENT_ID,AZURE_APP_ID",
+		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:   "oidc-token-id",
+			Usage:  "OIDC ID token to exchange for Azure AD access token (federated credentials)",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_OIDC_TOKEN_ID",
+		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:   "azure-authority-host",
+			Usage:  "Azure authority host base URL (e.g., https://login.microsoftonline.com, https://login.microsoftonline.us)",
+			EnvVar: "AZURE_AUTHORITY_HOST",
 		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "snapshot-mode",
@@ -206,6 +231,21 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "Set this flag if you only want to build the image, without pushing to a registry",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_NO_PUSH",
 		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:   "push-only",
+			Usage:  "Set this flag if you only want to push a pre-built image from a tarball",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_PUSH_ONLY",
+		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:   "source-tar-path",
+			Usage:  "Path to the local tarball to be pushed when push-only is set",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_SOURCE_TAR_PATH",
+		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:   "tar-path",
+			Usage:  "Set this flag to save the image as a tarball at path",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_TAR_PATH,PLUGIN_DESTINATION_TAR_PATH",
+		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "verbosity",
 			Usage:  "Set this flag with value as oneof <panic|fatal|error|warn|info|debug|trace> to set the logging level for kaniko. Defaults to info.",
@@ -214,7 +254,7 @@ func main() {
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "platform",
 			Usage:  "Allows to build with another default platform than the host, similarly to docker build --platform",
-			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_PLATFORM",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_PLATFORM,PLUGIN_CUSTOM_PLATFORM",
 		},
 		cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:   "skip-unused-stages",
@@ -252,11 +292,6 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "Sub-path within the context to build.",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_CONTEXT_SUB_PATH",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "custom-platform",
-			Usage:  "Platform to use for building.",
-			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_CUSTOM_PLATFORM",
-		},
 		cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:   "force",
 			Usage:  "Force building the image even if it already exists.",
@@ -380,12 +415,25 @@ func main() {
 }

 func run(c *cli.Context) error {
+	// Check if push-only flag is set
+	if c.Bool("push-only") {
+		return handlePushOnly(c)
+	}
+
 	registry := c.String("registry")
 	noPush := c.Bool("no-push")

-	publicUrl, err := setupAuth(
-		c.String("tenant-id"),
-		c.String("client-id"),
+	clientID := c.String("client-id")
+	tenantID := c.String("tenant-id")
+	oidcIdToken := c.String("oidc-token-id")
+	authorityHost := c.String("azure-authority-host")
+
+	var publicUrl string
+	var err error
+	publicUrl, err = setupAuth(
+		tenantID,
+		clientID,
+		oidcIdToken,
 		c.String("client-cert"),
 		c.String("client-secret"),
 		c.String("subscription-id"),
@@ -393,6 +441,7 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 		c.String("base-image-username"),
 		c.String("base-image-password"),
 		c.String("base-image-registry"),
+		authorityHost,
 		noPush,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -410,6 +459,8 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			AutoTagSuffix:               c.String("auto-tag-suffix"),
 			ExpandTag:                   c.Bool("expand-tag"),
 			Args:                        c.StringSlice("args"),
+			ArgsNew:                     c.Generic("args-new").(*utils.CustomStringSliceFlag).GetValue(),
+			IsMultipleBuildArgs:         c.Bool("plugin-multiple-build-agrs"),
 			Target:                      c.String("target"),
 			Repo:                        c.String("repo"),
 			Mirrors:                     c.StringSlice("registry-mirrors"),
@@ -421,14 +472,13 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			DigestFile:                  defaultDigestFile,
 			NoPush:                      noPush,
 			Verbosity:                   c.String("verbosity"),
-			Platform:                    c.String("platform"),
+			CustomPlatform:              c.String("platform"),
 			SkipUnusedStages:            c.Bool("skip-unused-stages"),
 			CacheDir:                    c.String("cache-dir"),
 			CacheCopyLayers:             c.Bool("cache-copy-layers"),
 			CacheRunLayers:              c.Bool("cache-run-layers"),
 			Cleanup:                     c.Bool("cleanup"),
 			ContextSubPath:              c.String("context-sub-path"),
-			CustomPlatform:              c.String("custom-platform"),
 			Force:                       c.Bool("force"),
 			ImageNameWithDigestFile:     c.String("image-name-with-digest-file"),
 			ImageNameTagWithDigestFile:  c.String("image-name-tag-with-digest-file"),
@@ -451,6 +501,7 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			SkipTLSVerifyRegistry:       c.Bool("skip-tls-verify-registry"),
 			UseNewRun:                   c.Bool("use-new-run"),
 			IgnorePath:                  c.String("ignore-path"),
+			IgnorePaths:                 c.StringSlice("ignore-paths"),
 			ImageFSExtractRetry:         c.Int("image-fs-extract-retry"),
 			ImageDownloadRetry:          c.Int("image-download-retry"),
 		},
@@ -470,43 +521,123 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 		flag := c.Bool("ignore-var-run")
 		plugin.Build.IgnoreVarRun = &flag
 	}
+
+	// Set tar-path if provided
+	if c.IsSet("tar-path") {
+		plugin.Build.TarPath = c.String("tar-path")
+	}
+
 	return plugin.Exec()
 }

-func setupAuth(tenantId, clientId, cert,
-	clientSecret, subscriptionId, registry, dockerUsername, dockerPassword, dockerRegistry string, noPush bool) (string, error) {
+func setupAuth(tenantId, clientId, oidcIdToken, cert,
+	clientSecret, subscriptionId, registry, dockerUsername, dockerPassword, dockerRegistry, authorityHost string, noPush bool) (string, error) {
 	if registry == "" {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("registry must be specified")
 	}

+	var aadAccessToken string
+	var acrToken string
+	var publicUrl string
+	var err error
+
+	if oidcIdToken != "" {
+		// OIDC authentication flow requires tenantId and clientId
+		if tenantId == "" || clientId == "" {
+			if noPush {
+				logrus.Warnf("NO_PUSH mode: tenantId or clientId not provided for OIDC")
+				return "", nil
+			}
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("tenantId and clientId must be provided for OIDC authentication")
+		}
+		logrus.Debug("Using OIDC authentication flow")
+		// Exchange OIDC ID token for AAD access token via client_assertion
+		aadAccessToken, err = azureutil.GetAADAccessTokenViaClientAssertion(context.Background(), tenantId, clientId, oidcIdToken, authorityHost)
+		if err != nil {
+			return handleError(noPush, err, "failed to get AAD token via OIDC")
+		}
+		publicUrl, err = getPublicUrl(aadAccessToken, registry, subscriptionId)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to get public url with error: %s\n", err)
+		}
+		// Exchange AAD access token to ACR refresh token
+		acrToken, err = fetchACRToken(tenantId, aadAccessToken, registry)
+		if err != nil {
+			return handleError(noPush, err, "failed to fetch ACR token")
+		}
+	} else {
+		logrus.Debug("Using traditional Azure AD authentication flow")
+		// Validate that if tenantId is provided, clientId must also be provided
+		// (unless using managed identity with no explicit tenantId)
+		if tenantId != "" && clientId == "" && clientSecret == "" && cert == "" {
+			if noPush {
+				logrus.Warnf("NO_PUSH mode: tenantId provided but clientId is missing")
+				return "", nil
+			}
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("tenantId and clientId must be provided")
+		}
+		acrToken, publicUrl, err = getACRToken(subscriptionId, tenantId, clientId, clientSecret, cert, registry)
+		if err != nil {
+			return handleError(noPush, err, "failed to fetch ACR Token")
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := setDockerAuth(username, acrToken, registry, dockerUsername, dockerPassword, dockerRegistry); err != nil {
+		return handleError(noPush, err, "failed to create docker config")
+	}
+	return publicUrl, nil
+}
+
+// Error handling
+func handleError(noPush bool, err error, msg string) (string, error) {
 	if noPush {
+		logrus.Warnf("NO_PUSH mode: %s: %v", msg, err)
 		return "", nil
 	}
-
-	// case of client secret or cert based auth
-	if clientId != "" {
-		// only setup auth when pushing or credentials are defined
-
-		token, publicUrl, err := getACRToken(subscriptionId, tenantId, clientId, clientSecret, cert, registry)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", errors.Wrap(err, "failed to fetch ACR Token")
-		}
-
-		// setup docker config for azure registry and base image docker registry
-		if err := setDockerAuth(username, token, registry, dockerUsername, dockerPassword, dockerRegistry); err != nil {
-			return "", errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create docker config")
-		}
-		return publicUrl, nil
-	} else {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("managed authentication is not supported")
-	}
+	return "", errors.Wrap(err, msg)
 }

 func getACRToken(subscriptionId, tenantId, clientId, clientSecret, cert, registry string) (string, string, error) {
+	// Handle managed identity (when no clientSecret or cert provided)
+	if clientSecret == "" && cert == "" {
+		if tenantId == "" {
+			tenantId = os.Getenv("AZURE_TENANT_ID")
+			if tenantId == "" {
+				tenantId = os.Getenv("TENANT_ID")
+			}
+		}
+		opts := &azidentity.DefaultAzureCredentialOptions{}
+		if tenantId != "" {
+			opts.TenantID = tenantId
+		}
+		cred, err := azidentity.NewDefaultAzureCredential(opts)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", "", errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get credentials")
+		}
+		policy := policy.TokenRequestOptions{
+			Scopes: []string{"https://management.azure.com/.default"},
+		}
+		azToken, err := cred.GetToken(context.Background(), policy)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", "", errors.Wrap(err, "failed to fetch access token")
+		}
+		publicUrl, err := getPublicUrl(azToken.Token, registry, subscriptionId)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to get public url with error: %s\n", err)
+		}
+		if tenantId == "" {
+			return "", "", fmt.Errorf("tenantId cannot be empty for ACR token exchange")
+		}
+		ACRToken, err := fetchACRToken(tenantId, azToken.Token, registry)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", "", errors.Wrap(err, "failed to fetch ACR token")
+		}
+		return ACRToken, publicUrl, nil
+	}
+
 	if tenantId == "" {
 		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("tenantId can't be empty for AAD authentication")
 	}
-
 	if clientId == "" {
 		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("clientId can't be empty for AAD authentication")
 	}
@@ -675,21 +806,123 @@ func setDockerAuth(username, password, registry, dockerUsername, dockerPassword,
 		Password: password,
 	}

-	pullFromRegistryCreds := docker.RegistryCredentials{
-		Registry: dockerRegistry,
-		Username: dockerUsername,
-		Password: dockerPassword,
+	credentials := []docker.RegistryCredentials{pushToRegistryCreds}
+
+	if dockerRegistry != "" {
+		pullFromRegistryCreds := docker.RegistryCredentials{
+			Registry: dockerRegistry,
+			Username: dockerUsername,
+			Password: dockerPassword,
+		}
+		credentials = append(credentials, pullFromRegistryCreds)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println("\033[33mTo ensure consistent and reliable pipeline execution, we recommend setting up a Base Image Connector.\033[0m\n" +
+			"\033[33mWhile optional at this time, configuring it helps prevent failures caused by Docker Hub's rate limits.\033[0m")
 	}
-
-	credentials := []docker.RegistryCredentials{pushToRegistryCreds, pullFromRegistryCreds}
 	return dockerConfig.CreateDockerConfig(credentials, dockerConfigPath)
-
 }

 func encodeParam(s string) string {
 	return url.QueryEscape(s)
 }

+func handlePushOnly(c *cli.Context) error {
+	// Validate inputs for push-only operation
+	sourceTarPath := c.String("source-tar-path")
+	if sourceTarPath == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("source_tar_path is required when push_only is set")
+	}
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(sourceTarPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("image tarball does not exist at path: %s", sourceTarPath)
+	}
+
+	repo := c.String("repo")
+	registry := c.String("registry")
+	if repo == "" || registry == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("repository and registry must be specified for push-only operation")
+	}
+
+	// Resolve Azure client/tenant and OIDC via CLI flags
+	clientID := c.String("client-id")
+	tenantID := c.String("tenant-id")
+	oidcIdToken := c.String("oidc-token-id")
+	authorityHost := c.String("azure-authority-host")
+
+	var publicUrl string
+	var err error
+	publicUrl, err = setupAuth(
+		tenantID,
+		clientID,
+		oidcIdToken,
+		c.String("client-cert"),
+		c.String("client-secret"),
+		c.String("subscription-id"),
+		registry,
+		c.String("base-image-username"),
+		c.String("base-image-password"),
+		c.String("base-image-registry"),
+		authorityHost,
+		false,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Load the image from the tarball
+	logrus.Infof("Loading image from tarball: %s", sourceTarPath)
+
+	img, err := crane.Load(sourceTarPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to load image from tarball: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Check if the Docker config directory exists (should have been created by setupAuth)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(dockerConfigPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Docker config directory does not exist: %v", err)
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error checking Docker config directory: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Explicitly set DOCKER_CONFIG environment variable to ensure crane finds the config
+	if err := os.Setenv("DOCKER_CONFIG", dockerConfigPath); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set DOCKER_CONFIG environment variable: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Setup crane options
+	opts := []crane.Option{
+		crane.WithAuthFromKeychain(authn.DefaultKeychain),
+	}
+
+	// Push for each tag
+	tags := c.StringSlice("tags")
+	if len(tags) == 0 {
+		tags = []string{"latest"}
+	}
+
+	// Use the registry from setupAuth if publicUrl is available, otherwise use the provided registry
+	pushRegistry := registry
+	if publicUrl != "" {
+		logrus.Infof("Using public URL for pushing: %s", publicUrl)
+		// Extract just the registry part from the full URL if needed
+		// This depends on the format of publicUrl, adjust parsing as needed
+		pushRegistry = publicUrl
+	}
+
+	for _, tag := range tags {
+		dest := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s:%s", pushRegistry, repo, tag)
+		logrus.Infof("Pushing image to: %s", dest)
+
+		if err := crane.Push(img, dest, opts...); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to push image to %s: %v", dest, err)
+		}
+
+		logrus.Infof("Successfully pushed image to %s", dest)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 type strct struct {
 	Value []struct {
 		ID string `json:"id"`
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"

 	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/docker"
+	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 )

 const (
@@ -153,4 +155,284 @@ func TestCreateDockerConfigWithoutBaseRegistry(t *testing.T) {
 	// Check if the public Docker Hub auth is not set
 	_, exists := config.Auths[""]
 	assert.False(t, exists)
-}
+}
+
+func TestCustomStringSliceFlagIntegration(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    string
+		expected []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "single build arg",
+			input:    "ARG1=value1",
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value1"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "multiple build args with semicolon",
+			input:    "ARG1=value1;ARG2=value2;ARG3=value3",
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value1", "ARG2=value2", "ARG3=value3"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "build args with spaces",
+			input:    "ARG1=value with spaces;ARG2=another value",
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value with spaces", "ARG2=another value"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Test the CustomStringSliceFlag directly
+			flag := &utils.CustomStringSliceFlag{}
+			err := flag.Set(tt.input)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Set() error = %v, want nil", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			result := flag.GetValue()
+			if len(result) != len(tt.expected) {
+				t.Errorf("Got %d args, want %d", len(result), len(tt.expected))
+				return
+			}
+
+			for i, expected := range tt.expected {
+				if result[i] != expected {
+					t.Errorf("Got arg[%d] = %v, want %v", i, result[i], expected)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCLIIntegrationWithCustomFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test CLI integration with proper flag setup
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		args     []string
+		expected []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "CLI with single arg",
+			args:     []string{"acr-test", "--args-new", "ARG1=value1"},
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value1"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "CLI with multiple args",
+			args:     []string{"acr-test", "--args-new", "ARG1=value1;ARG2=value2"},
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value1", "ARG2=value2"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			app := cli.NewApp()
+			app.Name = "acr-test"
+
+			var capturedArgs []string
+
+			app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
+				cli.GenericFlag{
+					Name:   "args-new",
+					Usage:  "build args new",
+					EnvVar: "PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW",
+					Value:  new(utils.CustomStringSliceFlag),
+				},
+			}
+
+			app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) error {
+				if genericFlag := c.Generic("args-new"); genericFlag != nil {
+					if customFlag, ok := genericFlag.(*utils.CustomStringSliceFlag); ok {
+						capturedArgs = customFlag.GetValue()
+					}
+				}
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			err := app.Run(tt.args)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("CLI run error = %v, want nil", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if len(capturedArgs) != len(tt.expected) {
+				t.Errorf("Got %d args, want %d", len(capturedArgs), len(tt.expected))
+				return
+			}
+
+			for i, expected := range tt.expected {
+				if capturedArgs[i] != expected {
+					t.Errorf("Got arg[%d] = %v, want %v", i, capturedArgs[i], expected)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestACRBuildArgsProcessing(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that build args are correctly processed in the context of ACR plugin
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		argsNew       string
+		expectedCount int
+		expectedFirst string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "docker build args format",
+			argsNew:       "GOOS=linux;GOARCH=amd64;CGO_ENABLED=0",
+			expectedCount: 3,
+			expectedFirst: "GOOS=linux",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "azure specific args",
+			argsNew:       "AZURE_TENANT_ID=tenant123;AZURE_CLIENT_ID=client456",
+			expectedCount: 2,
+			expectedFirst: "AZURE_TENANT_ID=tenant123",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "single complex arg with special characters",
+			argsNew:       "BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')",
+			expectedCount: 1,
+			expectedFirst: "BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			flag := &utils.CustomStringSliceFlag{}
+			err := flag.Set(tt.argsNew)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Set() error = %v, want nil", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			args := flag.GetValue()
+			if len(args) != tt.expectedCount {
+				t.Errorf("Got %d args, want %d", len(args), tt.expectedCount)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if len(args) > 0 && args[0] != tt.expectedFirst {
+				t.Errorf("Got first arg = %v, want %v", args[0], tt.expectedFirst)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestACRAuthenticationFlow(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that ACR authentication works with build args
+	tests := []struct {
+		name         string
+		tenantId     string
+		clientId     string
+		clientSecret string
+		expectError  bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:         "missing tenant id",
+			tenantId:     "",
+			clientId:     "client123",
+			clientSecret: "secret456",
+			expectError:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "missing client id",
+			tenantId:     "tenant123",
+			clientId:     "",
+			clientSecret: "secret456",
+			expectError:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "missing client secret",
+			tenantId:     "tenant123",
+			clientId:     "client456",
+			clientSecret: "",
+			expectError:  true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// This test validates the parameter validation logic
+			// without actually making network calls
+			if tt.tenantId == "" && !tt.expectError {
+				t.Error("Expected error for missing tenant ID")
+			}
+			if tt.clientId == "" && !tt.expectError {
+				t.Error("Expected error for missing client ID")
+			}
+			if tt.clientSecret == "" && !tt.expectError {
+				t.Error("Expected error for missing client secret")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSetupAuth_RegistryMustBeSpecified(t *testing.T) {
+	pub, err := setupAuth("tenant", "client", "", "", "", "sub", "", "", "", "", "", false)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "registry must be specified")
+	assert.Equal(t, "", pub)
+}
+
+func TestSetupAuth_MissingTenantOrClient(t *testing.T) {
+	pub, err := setupAuth("tenant", "", "", "", "", "sub", "myregistry.azurecr.io", "", "", "", "", false)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "tenantId and clientId must be provided")
+	assert.Equal(t, "", pub)
+}
+
+func TestSetupAuth_NoCreds_NoPushTrue(t *testing.T) {
+	pub, err := setupAuth("tenant", "client", "", "", "", "sub", "myregistry.azurecr.io", "", "", "", "", true)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "", pub)
+}
+
+// Test cases for managed identity support
+
+func TestSetupAuth_ManagedIdentity_NoPush_Positive(t *testing.T) {
+	// Positive test: Managed identity flow with noPush=true should succeed
+	// This tests the new managed identity support when no credentials are provided
+	pub, err := setupAuth("tenant123", "", "", "", "", "sub", "myregistry.azurecr.io", "", "", "", "", true)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "", pub)
+}
+
+func TestSetupAuth_TenantIdButNoClientId_ManagedIdentity(t *testing.T) {
+	// Negative test: When tenantId is provided but clientId is missing for managed identity,
+	// it should fail (unless noPush is true)
+	pub, err := setupAuth("tenant123", "", "", "", "", "sub", "myregistry.azurecr.io", "", "", "", "", false)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "tenantId and clientId must be provided")
+	assert.Equal(t, "", pub)
+}
+
+func TestGetACRToken_ManagedIdentity_NoTenantId(t *testing.T) {
+	// Negative test: Managed identity requires tenantId for ACR token exchange
+	// Clear environment variables to ensure tenantId is not available
+	originalTenantId := os.Getenv("AZURE_TENANT_ID")
+	originalTenantId2 := os.Getenv("TENANT_ID")
+	defer func() {
+		if originalTenantId != "" {
+			os.Setenv("AZURE_TENANT_ID", originalTenantId)
+		} else {
+			os.Unsetenv("AZURE_TENANT_ID")
+		}
+		if originalTenantId2 != "" {
+			os.Setenv("TENANT_ID", originalTenantId2)
+		} else {
+			os.Unsetenv("TENANT_ID")
+		}
+	}()
+	os.Unsetenv("AZURE_TENANT_ID")
+	os.Unsetenv("TENANT_ID")
+
+	// Managed identity path without tenantId should fail
+	// The failure occurs when DefaultAzureCredential tries to acquire a token
+	// since tenantId is required for ACR token exchange but not available
+	_, _, err := getACRToken("sub", "", "", "", "", "myregistry.azurecr.io")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	// The error will be from DefaultAzureCredential failing to acquire a token
+	// because tenantId is missing and no credentials are available
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed to fetch access token")
+}
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main

 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"

@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	kaniko "github.com/drone/drone-kaniko"
 	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/artifact"
 	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/docker"
+	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/utils"
 )

 const (
@@ -101,6 +103,17 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "build args",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS",
 		},
+		cli.GenericFlag{
+			Name:   "args-new",
+			Usage:  "build args new",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW",
+			Value:  new(utils.CustomStringSliceFlag),
+		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:   "plugin-multiple-build-agrs",
+			Usage:  "plugin multiple build agrs",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_MULTIPLE_BUILD_ARGS",
+		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "target",
 			Usage:  "build target",
@@ -190,7 +203,7 @@ func main() {
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "tar-path",
 			Usage:  "Set this flag to save the image as a tarball at path",
-			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_TAR_PATH",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_TAR_PATH, PLUGIN_DESTINATION_TAR_PATH",
 		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "verbosity",
@@ -200,7 +213,7 @@ func main() {
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "platform",
 			Usage:  "Allows to build with another default platform than the host, similarly to docker build --platform",
-			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_PLATFORM",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_PLATFORM,PLUGIN_CUSTOM_PLATFORM",
 		},
 		cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:   "skip-unused-stages",
@@ -238,16 +251,12 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "Enable or disable compressed caching.",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_COMPRESSED_CACHING",
 		},
+
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "context-sub-path",
 			Usage:  "Sub-path within the context to build.",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_CONTEXT_SUB_PATH",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "custom-platform",
-			Usage:  "Platform to use for building.",
-			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_CUSTOM_PLATFORM",
-		},
 		cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:   "force",
 			Usage:  "Force building the image even if it already exists.",
@@ -353,6 +362,11 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "Path to ignore during the build.",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_IGNORE_PATH",
 		},
+		cli.StringSliceFlag{
+			Name:   "ignore-paths",
+			Usage:  "Path to ignore during the build.",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_IGNORE_PATHS",
+		},
 		cli.IntFlag{
 			Name:   "image-fs-extract-retry",
 			Usage:  "Number of retries for extracting filesystem layers.",
@@ -363,6 +377,16 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "Number of retries for downloading base images.",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_IMAGE_DOWNLOAD_RETRY",
 		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:   "source-tar-path",
+			Usage:  "Set this flag for the source tarball during push operations.",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_SOURCE_TAR_PATH",
+		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:   "push-only",
+			Usage:  "Specify if the operation is push-only",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_PUSH_ONLY",
+		},
 	}

 	if err := app.Run(os.Args); err != nil {
@@ -405,6 +429,8 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			AutoTagSuffix:               c.String("auto-tag-suffix"),
 			ExpandTag:                   c.Bool("expand-tag"),
 			Args:                        c.StringSlice("args"),
+			ArgsNew:                     c.Generic("args-new").(*utils.CustomStringSliceFlag).GetValue(),
+			IsMultipleBuildArgs:         c.Bool("plugin-multiple-build-agrs"),
 			Target:                      c.String("target"),
 			Repo:                        buildRepo(c.String("registry"), c.String("repo"), c.Bool("expand-repo")),
 			Mirrors:                     c.StringSlice("registry-mirrors"),
@@ -418,14 +444,14 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			NoPush:                      noPush,
 			TarPath:                     c.String("tar-path"),
 			Verbosity:                   c.String("verbosity"),
-			Platform:                    c.String("platform"),
+			CustomPlatform:              c.String("platform"),
+			PushOnly:                    c.Bool("push-only"),
 			SkipUnusedStages:            c.Bool("skip-unused-stages"),
 			CacheDir:                    c.String("cache-dir"),
 			CacheCopyLayers:             c.Bool("cache-copy-layers"),
 			CacheRunLayers:              c.Bool("cache-run-layers"),
 			Cleanup:                     c.Bool("cleanup"),
 			ContextSubPath:              c.String("context-sub-path"),
-			CustomPlatform:              c.String("custom-platform"),
 			Force:                       c.Bool("force"),
 			ImageNameWithDigestFile:     c.String("image-name-with-digest-file"),
 			ImageNameTagWithDigestFile:  c.String("image-name-tag-with-digest-file"),
@@ -446,8 +472,10 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			SkipPushPermissionCheck:     c.Bool("skip-push-permission-check"),
 			SkipTLSVerifyPull:           c.Bool("skip-tls-verify-pull"),
 			SkipTLSVerifyRegistry:       c.Bool("skip-tls-verify-registry"),
+			SourceTarPath:               c.String("source-tar-path"),
 			UseNewRun:                   c.Bool("use-new-run"),
 			IgnorePath:                  c.String("ignore-path"),
+			IgnorePaths:                 c.StringSlice("ignore-paths"),

 			ImageFSExtractRetry: c.Int("image-fs-extract-retry"),
 			ImageDownloadRetry:  c.Int("image-download-retry"),
@@ -490,6 +518,9 @@ func setDockerAuth(username, password, registry, baseImageUsername, baseImagePas
 			Password: baseImagePassword,
 		}
 		credentials = append(credentials, pullFromRegistryCreds)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println("\033[33mTo ensure consistent and reliable pipeline execution, we recommend setting up a Base Image Connector.\033[0m\n" +
+			"\033[33mWhile optional at this time, configuring it helps prevent failures caused by Docker Hub's rate limits.\033[0m")
 	}
 	// Creates docker config for both the regustries used for authentication
 	return dockerConfig.CreateDockerConfig(credentials, dockerPath)
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"

 	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/docker"
+	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 )

 func Test_buildRepo(t *testing.T) {
@@ -42,6 +44,226 @@ func Test_buildRepo(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

+func TestCustomStringSliceFlagIntegration(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    string
+		expected []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "single build arg",
+			input:    "ARG1=value1",
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value1"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "multiple build args with semicolon",
+			input:    "ARG1=value1;ARG2=value2;ARG3=value3",
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value1", "ARG2=value2", "ARG3=value3"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "build args with spaces",
+			input:    "ARG1=value with spaces;ARG2=another value",
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value with spaces", "ARG2=another value"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Test the CustomStringSliceFlag directly
+			flag := &utils.CustomStringSliceFlag{}
+			err := flag.Set(tt.input)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Set() error = %v, want nil", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			result := flag.GetValue()
+			if len(result) != len(tt.expected) {
+				t.Errorf("Got %d args, want %d", len(result), len(tt.expected))
+				return
+			}
+
+			for i, expected := range tt.expected {
+				if result[i] != expected {
+					t.Errorf("Got arg[%d] = %v, want %v", i, result[i], expected)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCLIIntegrationWithCustomFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test CLI integration with proper flag setup
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		args     []string
+		expected []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "CLI with single arg",
+			args:     []string{"docker-test", "--args-new", "ARG1=value1"},
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value1"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "CLI with multiple args",
+			args:     []string{"docker-test", "--args-new", "ARG1=value1;ARG2=value2"},
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value1", "ARG2=value2"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			app := cli.NewApp()
+			app.Name = "docker-test"
+
+			var capturedArgs []string
+
+			app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
+				cli.GenericFlag{
+					Name:   "args-new",
+					Usage:  "build args new",
+					EnvVar: "PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW",
+					Value:  new(utils.CustomStringSliceFlag),
+				},
+			}
+
+			app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) error {
+				if genericFlag := c.Generic("args-new"); genericFlag != nil {
+					if customFlag, ok := genericFlag.(*utils.CustomStringSliceFlag); ok {
+						capturedArgs = customFlag.GetValue()
+					}
+				}
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			err := app.Run(tt.args)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("CLI run error = %v, want nil", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if len(capturedArgs) != len(tt.expected) {
+				t.Errorf("Got %d args, want %d", len(capturedArgs), len(tt.expected))
+				return
+			}
+
+			for i, expected := range tt.expected {
+				if capturedArgs[i] != expected {
+					t.Errorf("Got arg[%d] = %v, want %v", i, capturedArgs[i], expected)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDockerBuildArgsProcessing(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that build args are correctly processed in the context of Docker plugin
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		argsNew       string
+		expectedCount int
+		expectedFirst string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "docker build args format",
+			argsNew:       "GOOS=linux;GOARCH=amd64;CGO_ENABLED=0",
+			expectedCount: 3,
+			expectedFirst: "GOOS=linux",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "single complex arg with special characters",
+			argsNew:       "BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')",
+			expectedCount: 1,
+			expectedFirst: "BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "args with equals and semicolons",
+			argsNew:       "API_URL=https://api.example.com;DEBUG=true;VERSION=1.0.0",
+			expectedCount: 3,
+			expectedFirst: "API_URL=https://api.example.com",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			flag := &utils.CustomStringSliceFlag{}
+			err := flag.Set(tt.argsNew)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Set() error = %v, want nil", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			args := flag.GetValue()
+			if len(args) != tt.expectedCount {
+				t.Errorf("Got %d args, want %d", len(args), tt.expectedCount)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if len(args) > 0 && args[0] != tt.expectedFirst {
+				t.Errorf("Got first arg = %v, want %v", args[0], tt.expectedFirst)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPlatformEnvVarMapping(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		envVar        string
+		envValue      string
+		expectedValue string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "PLUGIN_PLATFORM env var",
+			envVar:        "PLUGIN_PLATFORM",
+			envValue:      "linux/amd64",
+			expectedValue: "linux/amd64",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "PLUGIN_CUSTOM_PLATFORM env var",
+			envVar:        "PLUGIN_CUSTOM_PLATFORM",
+			envValue:      "linux/arm64",
+			expectedValue: "linux/arm64",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Set the environment variable
+			os.Setenv(tt.envVar, tt.envValue)
+			defer os.Unsetenv(tt.envVar)
+
+			app := cli.NewApp()
+			app.Name = "kaniko-docker-test"
+
+			var capturedPlatform string
+
+			app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
+				cli.StringFlag{
+					Name:   "platform",
+					Usage:  "Allows to build with another default platform than the host",
+					EnvVar: "PLUGIN_PLATFORM,PLUGIN_CUSTOM_PLATFORM",
+				},
+			}
+
+			app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) error {
+				capturedPlatform = c.String("platform")
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			err := app.Run([]string{"kaniko-docker-test"})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("CLI run error = %v, want nil", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if capturedPlatform != tt.expectedValue {
+				t.Errorf("Got platform = %v, want %v", capturedPlatform, tt.expectedValue)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCreateDockerConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	config := docker.NewConfig()
 	tempDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "docker-config-test")
@@ -7,16 +7,19 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"time"

 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ecr"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ecrpublic"
 	awsv1 "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/credentials"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/credentials/stscreds"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
 	ecrv1 "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ecr"
 	ecrpublicv1 "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ecrpublic"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/sts"
 	"github.com/aws/smithy-go"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
 	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
@@ -27,6 +30,9 @@ import (
 	kaniko "github.com/drone/drone-kaniko"
 	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/artifact"
 	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/docker"
+	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/authn"
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/crane"
 )

 const (
@@ -35,6 +41,7 @@ const (
 	secretKeyEnv     string = "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"
 	ecrPublicDomain  string = "public.ecr.aws"
 	kanikoVersionEnv string = "KANIKO_VERSION"
+	sessionKeyEnv    string = "AWS_SESSION_TOKEN"

 	oneDotEightVersion string = "1.8.0"
 	defaultDigestFile  string = "/kaniko/digest-file"
@@ -122,6 +129,17 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "build args",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS",
 		},
+		cli.GenericFlag{
+			Name:   "args-new",
+			Usage:  "build args new",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW",
+			Value:  new(utils.CustomStringSliceFlag),
+		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:   "plugin-multiple-build-agrs",
+			Usage:  "plugin multiple build agrs",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_MULTIPLE_BUILD_ARGS",
+		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "target",
 			Usage:  "build target",
@@ -226,7 +244,7 @@ func main() {
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "platform",
 			Usage:  "Allows to build with another default platform than the host, similarly to docker build --platform",
-			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_PLATFORM",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_PLATFORM,PLUGIN_CUSTOM_PLATFORM",
 		},
 		cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:   "skip-unused-stages",
@@ -264,11 +282,6 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "Sub-path within the context to build.",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_CONTEXT_SUB_PATH",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "custom-platform",
-			Usage:  "Platform to use for building.",
-			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_CUSTOM_PLATFORM",
-		},
 		cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:   "force",
 			Usage:  "Force building the image even if it already exists.",
@@ -384,6 +397,26 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "Number of retries for downloading base images.",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_IMAGE_DOWNLOAD_RETRY",
 		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:   "oidc-token-id",
+			Usage:  "OIDC token for assuming role via web identity",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_OIDC_TOKEN_ID",
+		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:   "tar-path",
+			Usage:  "Set this flag to save the image as a tarball at path",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_TAR_PATH, PLUGIN_DESTINATION_TAR_PATH",
+		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:   "source-tar-path",
+			Usage:  "Set this flag for the source tarball during push operations.",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_SOURCE_TAR_PATH",
+		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:   "push-only",
+			Usage:  "Specify if the operation is push-only",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_PUSH_ONLY",
+		},
 	}

 	if err := app.Run(os.Args); err != nil {
@@ -396,8 +429,20 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 	registry := c.String("registry")
 	region := c.String("region")
 	noPush := c.Bool("no-push")
+	pushOnly := c.Bool("push-only")
 	assumeRole := c.String("assume-role")
 	externalId := c.String("external-id")
+	oidcToken := c.String("oidc-token-id")
+
+	// Validate flags
+	if noPush && pushOnly {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no-push and push-only flags cannot be used together")
+	}
+
+	// Handle push-only operation
+	if pushOnly {
+		return handlePushOnly(c)
+	}

 	// setup docker config for azure registry and base image docker registry
 	err := setDockerAuth(
@@ -411,6 +456,7 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 		externalId,
 		region,
 		noPush,
+		oidcToken,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create docker config")
@@ -454,6 +500,8 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			AutoTagSuffix:               c.String("auto-tag-suffix"),
 			ExpandTag:                   c.Bool("expand-tag"),
 			Args:                        c.StringSlice("args"),
+			ArgsNew:                     c.Generic("args-new").(*utils.CustomStringSliceFlag).GetValue(),
+			IsMultipleBuildArgs:         c.Bool("plugin-multiple-build-agrs"),
 			Target:                      c.String("target"),
 			Repo:                        fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", c.String("registry"), c.String("repo")),
 			Mirrors:                     c.StringSlice("registry-mirrors"),
@@ -465,14 +513,13 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			DigestFile:                  defaultDigestFile,
 			NoPush:                      noPush,
 			Verbosity:                   c.String("verbosity"),
-			Platform:                    c.String("platform"),
+			CustomPlatform:              c.String("platform"),
 			SkipUnusedStages:            c.Bool("skip-unused-stages"),
 			CacheDir:                    c.String("cache-dir"),
 			CacheCopyLayers:             c.Bool("cache-copy-layers"),
 			CacheRunLayers:              c.Bool("cache-run-layers"),
 			Cleanup:                     c.Bool("cleanup"),
 			ContextSubPath:              c.String("context-sub-path"),
-			CustomPlatform:              c.String("custom-platform"),
 			Force:                       c.Bool("force"),
 			ImageNameWithDigestFile:     c.String("image-name-with-digest-file"),
 			ImageNameTagWithDigestFile:  c.String("image-name-tag-with-digest-file"),
@@ -495,8 +542,12 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			SkipTLSVerifyRegistry:       c.Bool("skip-tls-verify-registry"),
 			UseNewRun:                   c.Bool("use-new-run"),
 			IgnorePath:                  c.String("ignore-path"),
+			IgnorePaths:                 c.StringSlice("ignore-paths"),
 			ImageFSExtractRetry:         c.Int("image-fs-extract-retry"),
 			ImageDownloadRetry:          c.Int("image-download-retry"),
+			TarPath:                     c.String("tar-path"),
+			SourceTarPath:               c.String("source-tar-path"),
+			PushOnly:                    c.Bool("push-only"),
 		},
 		Artifact: kaniko.Artifact{
 			Tags:         c.StringSlice("tags"),
@@ -518,7 +569,7 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 }

 func setDockerAuth(dockerRegistry, dockerUsername, dockerPassword, accessKey, secretKey,
-	registry, assumeRole, externalId, region string, noPush bool) error {
+	registry, assumeRole, externalId, region string, noPush bool, oidcToken string) error {
 	dockerConfig := docker.NewConfig()
 	credentials := []docker.RegistryCredentials{}
 	// set docker credentials for base image registry
@@ -529,9 +580,29 @@ func setDockerAuth(dockerRegistry, dockerUsername, dockerPassword, accessKey, se
 			Password: dockerPassword,
 		}
 		credentials = append(credentials, pullFromRegistryCreds)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println("\033[33mTo ensure consistent and reliable pipeline execution, we recommend setting up a Base Image Connector.\033[0m\n" +
+			"\033[33mWhile optional at this time, configuring it helps prevent failures caused by Docker Hub's rate limits.\033[0m")
 	}

-	if assumeRole != "" {
+	if assumeRole != "" && oidcToken != "" {
+		oidcAccessKey, oidcSecretKey, oidcSessionKey, err := getOidcCreds(oidcToken, assumeRole)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		_ = os.Setenv(accessKeyEnv, oidcAccessKey)
+		_ = os.Setenv(secretKeyEnv, oidcSecretKey)
+		_ = os.Setenv(sessionKeyEnv, oidcSessionKey)
+
+		// kaniko-executor >=1.8.0 does not require additional cred helper logic for ECR,
+		// as it discovers ECR repositories automatically and acts accordingly.
+		if isKanikoVersionBelowOneDotEight(os.Getenv(kanikoVersionEnv)) {
+			dockerConfig.SetCredHelper(ecrPublicDomain, "ecr-login")
+			dockerConfig.SetCredHelper(registry, "ecr-login")
+		}
+
+	} else if assumeRole != "" {
 		var err error
 		username, password, registry, err := getAssumeRoleCreds(region, assumeRole, externalId, "")
 		if err != nil {
@@ -771,3 +842,164 @@ func isKanikoVersionBelowOneDotEight(v string) bool {

 	return currVer.LessThan(oneEightVer)
 }
+
+func getOidcCreds(oidcToken, assumeRole string) (string, string, string, error) {
+	// Create a new session
+	sess, err := session.NewSession()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create AWS session: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create a new STS client
+	svc := sts.New(sess)
+
+	// Prepare the input parameters for the STS call
+	duration := int64(time.Hour / time.Second)
+	input := &sts.AssumeRoleWithWebIdentityInput{
+		RoleArn:          aws.String(assumeRole),
+		RoleSessionName:  aws.String("kaniko-ecr-oidc"),
+		WebIdentityToken: aws.String(oidcToken),
+		DurationSeconds:  aws.Int64(duration),
+	}
+
+	// Call the AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity function
+	result, err := svc.AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity(input)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to assume role with web identity: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Check if credentials exist in the result
+	if result.Credentials == nil {
+		return "", "", "", errors.New("no credentials returned by AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity")
+	}
+
+	// Return the credentials
+	return *result.Credentials.AccessKeyId, *result.Credentials.SecretAccessKey, *result.Credentials.SessionToken, nil
+}
+
+func createECRSession(region, accessKey, secretKey, sessionToken string) *ecrv1.ECR {
+	sess := session.Must(session.NewSession(&awsv1.Config{
+		Region: awsv1.String(region),
+		Credentials: credentials.NewStaticCredentials(
+			accessKey,
+			secretKey,
+			sessionToken,
+		),
+	}))
+	return ecrv1.New(sess)
+}
+
+func getECRCredentials(region, registry, assumeRole, externalId, accessKey, secretKey, oidcToken string) (string, string, error) {
+	if assumeRole != "" && oidcToken != "" {
+		// For OIDC auth with assume role
+		awsAccessKey, awsSecretKey, awsSessionToken, err := getOidcCreds(oidcToken, assumeRole)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get OIDC credentials: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		// Create ECR session and get auth info
+		svc := createECRSession(region, awsAccessKey, awsSecretKey, awsSessionToken)
+		username, password, _, err := getAuthInfo(svc)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get ECR credentials: %w", err)
+		}
+		return username, password, nil
+	} else if assumeRole != "" {
+		// For assume role auth
+		username, password, _, err := getAssumeRoleCreds(region, assumeRole, externalId, "")
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get ECR credentials: %w", err)
+		}
+		return username, password, nil
+	} else if accessKey != "" && secretKey != "" {
+		// For direct credentials
+		sess := session.Must(session.NewSession(&awsv1.Config{
+			Region: awsv1.String(region),
+			Credentials: credentials.NewStaticCredentials(
+				accessKey,
+				secretKey,
+				"",
+			),
+		}))
+		svc := ecrv1.New(sess)
+
+		username, password, _, err := getAuthInfo(svc)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get ECR credentials: %w", err)
+		}
+		return username, password, nil
+	} else {
+		// For IAM role auth (default credentials)
+		sess := session.Must(session.NewSession(&awsv1.Config{
+			Region: awsv1.String(region),
+		}))
+		svc := ecrv1.New(sess)
+
+		username, password, _, err := getAuthInfo(svc)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get ECR credentials: %w", err)
+		}
+		return username, password, nil
+	}
+}
+
+func handlePushOnly(c *cli.Context) error {
+	sourceTarPath := c.String("source-tar-path")
+	if sourceTarPath == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("source_tar_path is required when push_only is set")
+	}
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(sourceTarPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("image tarball does not exist at path: %s", sourceTarPath)
+	}
+
+	repo := c.String("repo")
+	registry := c.String("registry")
+	if repo == "" || registry == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("repository and registry must be specified for push-only operation")
+	}
+
+	// Load the image from the tarball
+	img, err := crane.Load(sourceTarPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to load image from tarball: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Get ECR credentials using the common function
+	username, password, err := getECRCredentials(
+		c.String("region"),
+		registry,
+		c.String("assume-role"),
+		c.String("external-id"),
+		c.String("access-key"),
+		c.String("secret-key"),
+		c.String("oidc-token-id"),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Setup crane auth
+	opts := []crane.Option{
+		crane.WithAuth(&authn.Basic{
+			Username: username,
+			Password: password,
+		}),
+	}
+
+	// Push for each tag
+	tags := c.StringSlice("tags")
+	if len(tags) == 0 {
+		tags = []string{"latest"}
+	}
+
+	for _, tag := range tags {
+		dest := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s:%s", registry, repo, tag)
+		if err := crane.Push(img, dest, opts...); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to push image to %s: %v", dest, err)
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("Successfully pushed image to %s\n", dest)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"

 	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/docker"
+	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 )

 func TestCreateDockerConfigForECRWithBaseRegistry(t *testing.T) {
@@ -42,4 +44,166 @@ func TestCreateDockerConfigForECRWithBaseRegistry(t *testing.T) {

 	expectedDockerAuth := docker.Auth{Auth: base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(dockerUsername + ":" + dockerPassword))}
 	assert.Equal(t, expectedDockerAuth, config.Auths[dockerRegistry])
-}
+}
+
+func TestCustomStringSliceFlagIntegration(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    string
+		expected []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "single build arg",
+			input:    "ARG1=value1",
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value1"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "multiple build args with semicolon",
+			input:    "ARG1=value1;ARG2=value2;ARG3=value3",
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value1", "ARG2=value2", "ARG3=value3"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "build args with spaces",
+			input:    "ARG1=value with spaces;ARG2=another value",
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value with spaces", "ARG2=another value"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Test the CustomStringSliceFlag directly
+			flag := &utils.CustomStringSliceFlag{}
+			err := flag.Set(tt.input)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Set() error = %v, want nil", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			result := flag.GetValue()
+			if len(result) != len(tt.expected) {
+				t.Errorf("Got %d args, want %d", len(result), len(tt.expected))
+				return
+			}
+
+			for i, expected := range tt.expected {
+				if result[i] != expected {
+					t.Errorf("Got arg[%d] = %v, want %v", i, result[i], expected)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCLIIntegrationWithCustomFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test CLI integration with proper flag setup
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		args     []string
+		expected []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "CLI with single arg",
+			args:     []string{"ecr-test", "--args-new", "ARG1=value1"},
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value1"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "CLI with multiple args",
+			args:     []string{"ecr-test", "--args-new", "ARG1=value1;ARG2=value2"},
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value1", "ARG2=value2"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			app := cli.NewApp()
+			app.Name = "ecr-test"
+
+			var capturedArgs []string
+
+			app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
+				cli.GenericFlag{
+					Name:   "args-new",
+					Usage:  "build args new",
+					EnvVar: "PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW",
+					Value:  new(utils.CustomStringSliceFlag),
+				},
+			}
+
+			app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) error {
+				if genericFlag := c.Generic("args-new"); genericFlag != nil {
+					if customFlag, ok := genericFlag.(*utils.CustomStringSliceFlag); ok {
+						capturedArgs = customFlag.GetValue()
+					}
+				}
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			err := app.Run(tt.args)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("CLI run error = %v, want nil", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if len(capturedArgs) != len(tt.expected) {
+				t.Errorf("Got %d args, want %d", len(capturedArgs), len(tt.expected))
+				return
+			}
+
+			for i, expected := range tt.expected {
+				if capturedArgs[i] != expected {
+					t.Errorf("Got arg[%d] = %v, want %v", i, capturedArgs[i], expected)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestECRBuildArgsProcessing(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that build args are correctly processed in the context of ECR plugin
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		argsNew       string
+		expectedCount int
+		expectedFirst string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "docker build args format",
+			argsNew:       "GOOS=linux;GOARCH=amd64;CGO_ENABLED=0",
+			expectedCount: 3,
+			expectedFirst: "GOOS=linux",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "aws specific args",
+			argsNew:       "AWS_REGION=us-west-2;AWS_ACCOUNT_ID=123456789012",
+			expectedCount: 2,
+			expectedFirst: "AWS_REGION=us-west-2",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "single complex arg with special characters",
+			argsNew:       "BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')",
+			expectedCount: 1,
+			expectedFirst: "BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			flag := &utils.CustomStringSliceFlag{}
+			err := flag.Set(tt.argsNew)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Set() error = %v, want nil", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			args := flag.GetValue()
+			if len(args) != tt.expectedCount {
+				t.Errorf("Got %d args, want %d", len(args), tt.expectedCount)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if len(args) > 0 && args[0] != tt.expectedFirst {
+				t.Errorf("Got first arg = %v, want %v", args[0], tt.expectedFirst)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package main

 import (
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"

 	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -13,13 +16,17 @@ import (
 	kaniko "github.com/drone/drone-kaniko"
 	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/artifact"
 	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/docker"
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/authn"
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/crane"
+	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/utils"
+
 )

 const (
 	dockerConfigPath string = "/kaniko/.docker"
 	// GAR JSON key file path
-	garKeyPath       string = "/kaniko/config.json"
-	garEnvVariable   string = "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS"
+	garKeyPath     string = "/kaniko/config.json"
+	garEnvVariable string = "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS"

 	defaultDigestFile string = "/kaniko/digest-file"
 )
@@ -91,6 +98,17 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "build args",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS",
 		},
+		cli.GenericFlag{
+			Name:   "args-new",
+			Usage:  "build args new",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW",
+			Value:  new(utils.CustomStringSliceFlag),
+		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:   "plugin-multiple-build-agrs",
+			Usage:  "plugin multiple build agrs",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_MULTIPLE_BUILD_ARGS",
+		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "target",
 			Usage:  "build target",
@@ -166,6 +184,21 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "Set this flag if you only want to build the image, without pushing to a registry",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_NO_PUSH",
 		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:   "push-only",
+			Usage:  "Set this flag if you only want to push a pre-built image from a tarball",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_PUSH_ONLY",
+		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:   "source-tar-path",
+			Usage:  "Path to the local tarball to be pushed when push-only is set",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_SOURCE_TAR_PATH",
+		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:   "tar-path",
+			Usage:  "Set this flag to save the image as a tarball at path",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_TAR_PATH,PLUGIN_DESTINATION_TAR_PATH",
+		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "verbosity",
 			Usage:  "Set this flag as --verbosity=<panic|fatal|error|warn|info|debug|trace> to set the logging level for kaniko. Defaults to info.",
@@ -174,7 +207,7 @@ func main() {
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "platform",
 			Usage:  "Allows to build with another default platform than the host, similarly to docker build --platform",
-			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_PLATFORM",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_PLATFORM,PLUGIN_CUSTOM_PLATFORM",
 		},
 		cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:   "skip-unused-stages",
@@ -212,11 +245,6 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "Sub-path within the context to build.",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_CONTEXT_SUB_PATH",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "custom-platform",
-			Usage:  "Platform to use for building.",
-			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_CUSTOM_PLATFORM",
-		},
 		cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:   "force",
 			Usage:  "Force building the image even if it already exists.",
@@ -340,6 +368,11 @@ func main() {
 }

 func run(c *cli.Context) error {
+	// Check if this is a push-only operation
+	if c.Bool("push-only") {
+		return handlePushOnly(c)
+	}
+
 	noPush := c.Bool("no-push")
 	jsonKey := c.String("json-key")
 	// JSON key may not be set in the following cases:
@@ -351,7 +384,7 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 		}

 		// setup docker config only when base image registry is specified
-		if c.String("base-image-registry") != ""{
+		if c.String("base-image-registry") != "" {
 			if err := setDockerAuth(
 				c.String("base-image-username"),
 				c.String("base-image-password"),
@@ -359,6 +392,9 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			); err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create docker config")
 			}
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("\033[33mTo ensure consistent and reliable pipeline execution, we recommend setting up a Base Image Connector.\033[0m\n" +
+				"\033[33mWhile optional at this time, configuring it helps prevent failures caused by Docker Hub's rate limits.\033[0m")
 		}
 	}

@@ -373,6 +409,8 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			AutoTagSuffix:               c.String("auto-tag-suffix"),
 			ExpandTag:                   c.Bool("expand-tag"),
 			Args:                        c.StringSlice("args"),
+			ArgsNew:                     c.Generic("args-new").(*utils.CustomStringSliceFlag).GetValue(),
+			IsMultipleBuildArgs:         c.Bool("plugin-multiple-build-agrs"),
 			Target:                      c.String("target"),
 			Repo:                        fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", c.String("registry"), c.String("repo")),
 			Mirrors:                     c.StringSlice("registry-mirrors"),
@@ -383,15 +421,17 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			CacheTTL:                    c.Int("cache-ttl"),
 			DigestFile:                  defaultDigestFile,
 			NoPush:                      noPush,
+			PushOnly:                    c.Bool("push-only"),
+			SourceTarPath:               c.String("source-tar-path"),
+			TarPath:                     c.String("tar-path"),
 			Verbosity:                   c.String("verbosity"),
-			Platform:                    c.String("platform"),
+			CustomPlatform:              c.String("platform"),
 			SkipUnusedStages:            c.Bool("skip-unused-stages"),
 			CacheDir:                    c.String("cache-dir"),
 			CacheCopyLayers:             c.Bool("cache-copy-layers"),
 			CacheRunLayers:              c.Bool("cache-run-layers"),
 			Cleanup:                     c.Bool("cleanup"),
 			ContextSubPath:              c.String("context-sub-path"),
-			CustomPlatform:              c.String("custom-platform"),
 			Force:                       c.Bool("force"),
 			ImageNameWithDigestFile:     c.String("image-name-with-digest-file"),
 			ImageNameTagWithDigestFile:  c.String("image-name-tag-with-digest-file"),
@@ -414,6 +454,7 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			SkipTLSVerifyRegistry:       c.Bool("skip-tls-verify-registry"),
 			UseNewRun:                   c.Bool("use-new-run"),
 			IgnorePath:                  c.String("ignore-path"),
+			IgnorePaths:                 c.StringSlice("ignore-paths"),
 			ImageFSExtractRetry:         c.Int("image-fs-extract-retry"),
 			ImageDownloadRetry:          c.Int("image-download-retry"),
 		},
@@ -436,7 +477,7 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 	return plugin.Exec()
 }

-func setDockerAuth(dockerUsername, dockerPassword, dockerRegistry string) (error) {
+func setDockerAuth(dockerUsername, dockerPassword, dockerRegistry string) error {
 	dockerConfig := docker.NewConfig()
 	dockerRegistryCreds := docker.RegistryCredentials{
 		Registry: dockerRegistry,
@@ -460,3 +501,113 @@ func setupGARAuth(jsonKey string) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func handlePushOnly(c *cli.Context) error {
+	// Validate inputs for push-only operation
+	sourceTarPath := c.String("source-tar-path")
+	if sourceTarPath == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("source_tar_path is required when push_only is set")
+	}
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(sourceTarPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("image tarball does not exist at path: %s", sourceTarPath)
+	}
+
+	repo := c.String("repo")
+	registry := c.String("registry")
+	if repo == "" || registry == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("repository and registry must be specified for push-only operation")
+	}
+
+	// Authentication options for crane
+	var opts []crane.Option
+
+	// Setup GAR authentication
+	jsonKey := c.String("json-key")
+	if jsonKey != "" {
+		if err := setupGARAuth(jsonKey); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		logrus.Info("Setting up authentication for GAR")
+
+		// Create Docker config directory if it doesn't exist
+		dockerConfigDir := "/kaniko/.docker"
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(dockerConfigDir, 0755); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create Docker config directory: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// Generate a Docker config with GAR auth
+		type DockerAuth struct {
+			Username string `json:"username"`
+			Password string `json:"password"`
+			Auth     string `json:"auth"`
+		}
+
+		type DockerConfig struct {
+			Auths map[string]DockerAuth `json:"auths"`
+		}
+
+		// Create proper Auth field (base64 encoded username:password)
+		username := "_json_key"
+		authString := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(username + ":" + jsonKey))
+
+		// Use _json_key as username and the key content as password for GAR
+		config := DockerConfig{
+			Auths: map[string]DockerAuth{
+				registry: {
+					Username: username,
+					Password: jsonKey,
+					Auth:     authString,
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		// Write the Docker config
+		configBytes, err := json.Marshal(config)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal Docker config: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		dockerConfigPath := filepath.Join(dockerConfigDir, "config.json")
+		if err := ioutil.WriteFile(dockerConfigPath, configBytes, 0644); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to write Docker config: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// Explicitly set DOCKER_CONFIG environment variable to ensure crane finds the config
+		if err := os.Setenv("DOCKER_CONFIG", dockerConfigDir); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set DOCKER_CONFIG environment variable: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// Set up crane to use basic auth with docker config
+		opts = append(opts, crane.WithAuthFromKeychain(authn.DefaultKeychain))
+	} else {
+		logrus.Warn("No JSON key provided, authentication may fail if not running with workload identity")
+	}
+
+	// Load the image from the tarball
+	logrus.Infof("Loading image from tarball: %s", sourceTarPath)
+	img, err := crane.Load(sourceTarPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to load image from tarball: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Push for each tag
+	tags := c.StringSlice("tags")
+	if len(tags) == 0 {
+		tags = []string{"latest"}
+	}
+
+	for _, tag := range tags {
+		dest := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s:%s", registry, repo, tag)
+		logrus.Infof("Pushing image to: %s", dest)
+
+		if err := crane.Push(img, dest, opts...); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to push image to %s: %v", dest, err)
+		}
+
+		logrus.Infof("Successfully pushed image to %s", dest)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,286 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+)
+
+func TestCustomStringSliceFlagIntegration(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    string
+		expected []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "single build arg",
+			input:    "ARG1=value1",
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value1"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "multiple build args with semicolon",
+			input:    "ARG1=value1;ARG2=value2;ARG3=value3",
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value1", "ARG2=value2", "ARG3=value3"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "build args with spaces",
+			input:    "ARG1=value with spaces;ARG2=another value",
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value with spaces", "ARG2=another value"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Test the CustomStringSliceFlag directly
+			flag := &utils.CustomStringSliceFlag{}
+			err := flag.Set(tt.input)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Set() error = %v, want nil", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			result := flag.GetValue()
+			if len(result) != len(tt.expected) {
+				t.Errorf("Got %d args, want %d", len(result), len(tt.expected))
+				return
+			}
+
+			for i, expected := range tt.expected {
+				if result[i] != expected {
+					t.Errorf("Got arg[%d] = %v, want %v", i, result[i], expected)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCLIIntegrationWithCustomFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test CLI integration with proper flag setup
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		args     []string
+		expected []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "CLI with single arg",
+			args:     []string{"gar-test", "--args-new", "ARG1=value1"},
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value1"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "CLI with multiple args",
+			args:     []string{"gar-test", "--args-new", "ARG1=value1;ARG2=value2"},
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value1", "ARG2=value2"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			app := cli.NewApp()
+			app.Name = "gar-test"
+
+			var capturedArgs []string
+
+			app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
+				cli.GenericFlag{
+					Name:   "args-new",
+					Usage:  "build args new",
+					EnvVar: "PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW",
+					Value:  new(utils.CustomStringSliceFlag),
+				},
+			}
+
+			app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) error {
+				if genericFlag := c.Generic("args-new"); genericFlag != nil {
+					if customFlag, ok := genericFlag.(*utils.CustomStringSliceFlag); ok {
+						capturedArgs = customFlag.GetValue()
+					}
+				}
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			err := app.Run(tt.args)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("CLI run error = %v, want nil", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if len(capturedArgs) != len(tt.expected) {
+				t.Errorf("Got %d args, want %d", len(capturedArgs), len(tt.expected))
+				return
+			}
+
+			for i, expected := range tt.expected {
+				if capturedArgs[i] != expected {
+					t.Errorf("Got arg[%d] = %v, want %v", i, capturedArgs[i], expected)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEnvironmentVariableIntegration(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that environment variables work with CustomStringSliceFlag
+	originalEnv := os.Getenv("PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW")
+	defer func() {
+		if originalEnv != "" {
+			os.Setenv("PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW", originalEnv)
+		} else {
+			os.Unsetenv("PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW")
+		}
+	}()
+
+	os.Setenv("PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW", "ENV_ARG1=env_value1;ENV_ARG2=env_value2")
+
+	app := cli.NewApp()
+	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
+		cli.GenericFlag{
+			Name:   "args-new",
+			Usage:  "build args new",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW",
+			Value:  new(utils.CustomStringSliceFlag),
+		},
+	}
+
+	var capturedArgs []string
+	app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) error {
+		if flag := c.Generic("args-new"); flag != nil {
+			if customFlag, ok := flag.(*utils.CustomStringSliceFlag); ok {
+				capturedArgs = customFlag.GetValue()
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	err := app.Run([]string{"test"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("App.Run() error = %v, want nil", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	expected := []string{"ENV_ARG1=env_value1", "ENV_ARG2=env_value2"}
+	if len(capturedArgs) != len(expected) {
+		t.Errorf("Environment variable test: got %d args, want %d", len(capturedArgs), len(expected))
+		return
+	}
+
+	for i, exp := range expected {
+		if capturedArgs[i] != exp {
+			t.Errorf("Environment variable test: got arg[%d] = %v, want %v", i, capturedArgs[i], exp)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGARBuildArgsProcessing(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that build args are correctly processed in the context of GAR plugin
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		argsNew       string
+		expectedCount int
+		expectedFirst string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "docker build args format",
+			argsNew:       "GOOS=linux;GOARCH=amd64;CGO_ENABLED=0",
+			expectedCount: 3,
+			expectedFirst: "GOOS=linux",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "google cloud specific args",
+			argsNew:       "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/path/to/creds.json;PROJECT_ID=my-project",
+			expectedCount: 2,
+			expectedFirst: "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/path/to/creds.json",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "single complex arg with special characters",
+			argsNew:       "BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')",
+			expectedCount: 1,
+			expectedFirst: "BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			flag := &utils.CustomStringSliceFlag{}
+			err := flag.Set(tt.argsNew)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Set() error = %v, want nil", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			args := flag.GetValue()
+			if len(args) != tt.expectedCount {
+				t.Errorf("Got %d args, want %d", len(args), tt.expectedCount)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if len(args) > 0 && args[0] != tt.expectedFirst {
+				t.Errorf("Got first arg = %v, want %v", args[0], tt.expectedFirst)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGARRegistryFormatting(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test GAR-specific registry formatting
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		registry string
+		repo     string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "standard GAR format",
+			registry: "us-central1-docker.pkg.dev",
+			repo:     "my-project/my-repo/my-image",
+			expected: "us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/my-project/my-repo/my-image",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "different region",
+			registry: "europe-west1-docker.pkg.dev",
+			repo:     "project123/repo456/image789",
+			expected: "europe-west1-docker.pkg.dev/project123/repo456/image789",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// This would be the format used in the GAR plugin
+			result := tt.registry + "/" + tt.repo
+			if result != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("GAR formatting: got %v, want %v", result, tt.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGARAuthSetup(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test GAR authentication setup
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		jsonKey        string
+		expectAuthFile bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:           "with json key",
+			jsonKey:        `{"type":"service_account","project_id":"test"}`,
+			expectAuthFile: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "without json key (workload identity)",
+			jsonKey:        "",
+			expectAuthFile: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// This simulates the auth setup logic
+			hasAuthFile := tt.jsonKey != ""
+			if hasAuthFile != tt.expectAuthFile {
+				t.Errorf("Auth file expectation: got %v, want %v", hasAuthFile, tt.expectAuthFile)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ import (
 	kaniko "github.com/drone/drone-kaniko"
 	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/artifact"
 	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/docker"
+	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/utils"
 )

 const (
 	dockerConfigPath string = "/kaniko/.docker"
 	// GCR JSON key file path
-	gcrKeyPath       string = "/kaniko/config.json"
-	gcrEnvVariable   string = "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS"
+	gcrKeyPath     string = "/kaniko/config.json"
+	gcrEnvVariable string = "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS"

 	defaultDigestFile string = "/kaniko/digest-file"
 )
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ func main() {
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   "platform",
 			Usage:  "Allows to build with another default platform than the host, similarly to docker build --platform",
-			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_PLATFORM",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_PLATFORM,PLUGIN_CUSTOM_PLATFORM",
 		},
 		cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:   "skip-unused-stages",
@@ -213,11 +214,6 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "Sub-path within the context to build.",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_CONTEXT_SUB_PATH",
 		},
-		cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:   "custom-platform",
-			Usage:  "Platform to use for building.",
-			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_CUSTOM_PLATFORM",
-		},
 		cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:   "force",
 			Usage:  "Force building the image even if it already exists.",
@@ -333,6 +329,18 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "Number of retries for downloading base images.",
 			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_IMAGE_DOWNLOAD_RETRY",
 		},
+		cli.GenericFlag{
+			Name:   "args-new",
+			Usage:  "build args new",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW",
+			Value:  new(utils.CustomStringSliceFlag),
+		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:   "plugin-multiple-build-agrs",
+			Usage:  "plugin multiple build agrs",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_MULTIPLE_BUILD_ARGS",
+		},
+		
 	}

 	if err := app.Run(os.Args); err != nil {
@@ -353,7 +361,7 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 		}

 		// setup docker config only when base image registry is specified
-		if c.String("base-image-registry") != ""{
+		if c.String("base-image-registry") != "" {
 			if err := setDockerAuth(
 				c.String("base-image-username"),
 				c.String("base-image-password"),
@@ -361,6 +369,9 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			); err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to create docker config")
 			}
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println("\033[33mTo ensure consistent and reliable pipeline execution, we recommend setting up a Base Image Connector.\033[0m\n" +
+				"\033[33mWhile optional at this time, configuring it helps prevent failures caused by Docker Hub's rate limits.\033[0m")
 		}
 	}

@@ -375,6 +386,8 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			AutoTagSuffix:               c.String("auto-tag-suffix"),
 			ExpandTag:                   c.Bool("expand-tag"),
 			Args:                        c.StringSlice("args"),
+			ArgsNew:                     c.Generic("args-new").(*utils.CustomStringSliceFlag).GetValue(),
+			IsMultipleBuildArgs:         c.Bool("plugin-multiple-build-agrs"),
 			Target:                      c.String("target"),
 			Repo:                        fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", c.String("registry"), c.String("repo")),
 			Mirrors:                     c.StringSlice("registry-mirrors"),
@@ -386,14 +399,13 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			DigestFile:                  defaultDigestFile,
 			NoPush:                      noPush,
 			Verbosity:                   c.String("verbosity"),
-			Platform:                    c.String("platform"),
+			CustomPlatform:              c.String("platform"),
 			SkipUnusedStages:            c.Bool("skip-unused-stages"),
 			CacheDir:                    c.String("cache-dir"),
 			CacheCopyLayers:             c.Bool("cache-copy-layers"),
 			CacheRunLayers:              c.Bool("cache-run-layers"),
 			Cleanup:                     c.Bool("cleanup"),
 			ContextSubPath:              c.String("context-sub-path"),
-			CustomPlatform:              c.String("custom-platform"),
 			Force:                       c.Bool("force"),
 			ImageNameWithDigestFile:     c.String("image-name-with-digest-file"),
 			ImageNameTagWithDigestFile:  c.String("image-name-tag-with-digest-file"),
@@ -416,6 +428,7 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			SkipTLSVerifyRegistry:       c.Bool("skip-tls-verify-registry"),
 			UseNewRun:                   c.Bool("use-new-run"),
 			IgnorePath:                  c.String("ignore-path"),
+			IgnorePaths:                 c.StringSlice("ignore-paths"),
 			ImageFSExtractRetry:         c.Int("image-fs-extract-retry"),
 			ImageDownloadRetry:          c.Int("image-download-retry"),
 		},
@@ -438,7 +451,7 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 	return plugin.Exec()
 }

-func setDockerAuth(dockerUsername, dockerPassword, dockerRegistry string) (error) {
+func setDockerAuth(dockerUsername, dockerPassword, dockerRegistry string) error {
 	dockerConfig := docker.NewConfig()
 	dockerRegistryCreds := docker.RegistryCredentials{
 		Registry: dockerRegistry,
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+)
+
+func TestCustomStringSliceFlagIntegration(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    string
+		expected []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "single build arg",
+			input:    "ARG1=value1",
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value1"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "multiple build args with semicolon",
+			input:    "ARG1=value1;ARG2=value2;ARG3=value3",
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value1", "ARG2=value2", "ARG3=value3"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "build args with spaces",
+			input:    "ARG1=value with spaces;ARG2=another value",
+			expected: []string{"ARG1=value with spaces", "ARG2=another value"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Test the CustomStringSliceFlag directly
+			flag := &utils.CustomStringSliceFlag{}
+			err := flag.Set(tt.input)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Set() error = %v, want nil", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			result := flag.GetValue()
+			if len(result) != len(tt.expected) {
+				t.Errorf("Got %d args, want %d", len(result), len(tt.expected))
+				return
+			}
+
+			for i, expected := range tt.expected {
+				if result[i] != expected {
+					t.Errorf("Got arg[%d] = %v, want %v", i, result[i], expected)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEnvironmentVariableIntegration(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that environment variables work with CustomStringSliceFlag
+	originalEnv := os.Getenv("PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW")
+	defer func() {
+		if originalEnv != "" {
+			os.Setenv("PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW", originalEnv)
+		} else {
+			os.Unsetenv("PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW")
+		}
+	}()
+
+	os.Setenv("PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW", "ENV_ARG1=env_value1;ENV_ARG2=env_value2")
+
+	app := cli.NewApp()
+	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
+		cli.GenericFlag{
+			Name:   "args-new",
+			Usage:  "build args new",
+			EnvVar: "PLUGIN_BUILD_ARGS_NEW",
+			Value:  new(utils.CustomStringSliceFlag),
+		},
+	}
+
+	var capturedArgs []string
+	app.Action = func(c *cli.Context) error {
+		if flag := c.Generic("args-new"); flag != nil {
+			if customFlag, ok := flag.(*utils.CustomStringSliceFlag); ok {
+				capturedArgs = customFlag.GetValue()
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	err := app.Run([]string{"test"})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("App.Run() error = %v, want nil", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	expected := []string{"ENV_ARG1=env_value1", "ENV_ARG2=env_value2"}
+	if len(capturedArgs) != len(expected) {
+		t.Errorf("Environment variable test: got %d args, want %d", len(capturedArgs), len(expected))
+		return
+	}
+
+	for i, exp := range expected {
+		if capturedArgs[i] != exp {
+			t.Errorf("Environment variable test: got arg[%d] = %v, want %v", i, capturedArgs[i], exp)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGCRBuildArgsProcessing(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that build args are correctly processed in the context of GCR plugin
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		argsNew       string
+		expectedCount int
+		expectedFirst string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "docker build args format",
+			argsNew:       "GOOS=linux;GOARCH=amd64;CGO_ENABLED=0",
+			expectedCount: 3,
+			expectedFirst: "GOOS=linux",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "google cloud specific args",
+			argsNew:       "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/path/to/creds.json;PROJECT_ID=my-project",
+			expectedCount: 2,
+			expectedFirst: "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=/path/to/creds.json",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "single complex arg with special characters",
+			argsNew:       "BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')",
+			expectedCount: 1,
+			expectedFirst: "BUILD_DATE=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			flag := &utils.CustomStringSliceFlag{}
+			err := flag.Set(tt.argsNew)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Set() error = %v, want nil", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			args := flag.GetValue()
+			if len(args) != tt.expectedCount {
+				t.Errorf("Got %d args, want %d", len(args), tt.expectedCount)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if len(args) > 0 && args[0] != tt.expectedFirst {
+				t.Errorf("Got first arg = %v, want %v", args[0], tt.expectedFirst)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGCRRegistryFormatting(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test GCR-specific registry formatting
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		registry string
+		repo     string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "standard GCR format",
+			registry: "gcr.io",
+			repo:     "my-project/my-image",
+			expected: "gcr.io/my-project/my-image",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "regional GCR",
+			registry: "us.gcr.io",
+			repo:     "project123/image456",
+			expected: "us.gcr.io/project123/image456",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "european GCR",
+			registry: "eu.gcr.io",
+			repo:     "my-eu-project/my-app",
+			expected: "eu.gcr.io/my-eu-project/my-app",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// This would be the format used in the GCR plugin
+			result := tt.registry + "/" + tt.repo
+			if result != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("GCR formatting: got %v, want %v", result, tt.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGCRJSONKeyValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test JSON key validation for GCR authentication
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		jsonKey   string
+		expectErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:      "empty json key",
+			jsonKey:   "",
+			expectErr: false, // Empty is allowed (workload identity)
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "valid json structure",
+			jsonKey:   `{"type":"service_account","project_id":"test","private_key_id":"123"}`,
+			expectErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "invalid json",
+			jsonKey:   `{invalid json}`,
+			expectErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// This simulates the JSON key validation that would happen in GCR
+			if tt.jsonKey != "" {
+				var data map[string]interface{}
+				err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(tt.jsonKey), &data)
+				if err != nil && !tt.expectErr {
+					t.Errorf("Expected no error for JSON key, got %v", err)
+				}
+				if err == nil && tt.expectErr {
+					t.Errorf("Expected error for JSON key, got nil")
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGCRAuthSetup(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test GCR authentication setup
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		jsonKey        string
+		expectAuthFile bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:           "with json key",
+			jsonKey:        `{"type":"service_account","project_id":"test"}`,
+			expectAuthFile: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "without json key (workload identity)",
+			jsonKey:        "",
+			expectAuthFile: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// This simulates the auth setup logic
+			hasAuthFile := tt.jsonKey != ""
+			if hasAuthFile != tt.expectAuthFile {
+				t.Errorf("Auth file expectation: got %v, want %v", hasAuthFile, tt.expectAuthFile)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-FROM gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.23.2
+FROM harnesscommunity/kaniko-executor:1.25.0-linux-amd64

-ENV KANIKO_VERSION=1.23.2
+ENV KANIKO_VERSION=1.25.0
 ADD release/linux/amd64/kaniko-acr /kaniko/
 ENTRYPOINT ["/kaniko/kaniko-acr"]
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-FROM gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.23.0
+FROM harnesscommunity/kaniko-executor:1.25.0-linux-arm64

 ENV HOME /root
 ENV USER root

-ENV KANIKO_VERSION=1.23.0
+ENV KANIKO_VERSION=1.25.0
 ADD release/linux/arm64/kaniko-acr /kaniko/
 ENTRYPOINT ["/kaniko/kaniko-acr"]
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-FROM gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.23.2
+FROM harnesscommunity/kaniko-executor:1.25.0-linux-amd64

-ENV KANIKO_VERSION=1.23.2
+ENV KANIKO_VERSION=1.25.0
 ADD release/linux/amd64/kaniko-docker /kaniko/
 ENTRYPOINT ["/kaniko/kaniko-docker"]
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-FROM gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.23.2
+FROM harnesscommunity/kaniko-executor:1.25.0-linux-arm64

 ENV HOME /root
 ENV USER root

-ENV KANIKO_VERSION=1.23.2
+ENV KANIKO_VERSION=1.25.0
 ADD release/linux/arm64/kaniko-docker /kaniko/
 ENTRYPOINT ["/kaniko/kaniko-docker"]
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-FROM gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.23.2
+FROM harnesscommunity/kaniko-executor:1.25.0-linux-amd64

-ENV KANIKO_VERSION=1.23.2
+ENV KANIKO_VERSION=1.25.0
 ADD release/linux/amd64/kaniko-ecr /kaniko/
 ENTRYPOINT ["/kaniko/kaniko-ecr"]
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-FROM gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.23.2
+FROM harnesscommunity/kaniko-executor:1.25.0-linux-arm64

 ENV HOME /root
 ENV USER root
-ENV KANIKO_VERSION=1.23.2
+ENV KANIKO_VERSION=1.25.0

 ADD release/linux/arm64/kaniko-ecr /kaniko/
 ENTRYPOINT ["/kaniko/kaniko-ecr"]
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-FROM gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.23.2
+FROM harnesscommunity/kaniko-executor:1.25.0-linux-amd64

-ENV KANIKO_VERSION=1.23.2
+ENV KANIKO_VERSION=1.25.0
 ADD release/linux/amd64/kaniko-gar /kaniko/
 ENTRYPOINT ["/kaniko/kaniko-gar"]
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-FROM gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.23.2
+FROM harnesscommunity/kaniko-executor:1.25.0-linux-arm64

 ENV HOME /root
 ENV USER root
-ENV KANIKO_VERSION=1.23.2
+ENV KANIKO_VERSION=1.25.0

 ADD release/linux/arm64/kaniko-gar /kaniko/
 ENTRYPOINT ["/kaniko/kaniko-gar"]
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.23.2
+FROM harnesscommunity/kaniko-executor:1.25.0-linux-amd64

 ENV KANIKO_VERSION=1.23.2
 ADD release/linux/amd64/kaniko-gcr /kaniko/
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:v1.23.2
+FROM harnesscommunity/kaniko-executor:1.25.0-linux-arm64

 ENV HOME /root
 ENV USER root
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module github.com/drone/drone-kaniko

 require (
-	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore v1.1.1
-	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity v1.1.0
+	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore v1.20.0
+	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity v1.13.1
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.44.52
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.16.7
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.15.14
@@ -10,19 +10,20 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/ecrpublic v1.13.8
 	github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.12.0
 	github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.3.0
-	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9
+	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0
+	github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.20.3
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.6.0
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.4.0
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4
-	github.com/urfave/cli v1.22.9
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.17.0
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
+	github.com/urfave/cli v1.22.15
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.26.0
 )

 require (
-	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/internal v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-go v0.5.3 // indirect
+	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/internal v1.11.2 // indirect
+	github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-go v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.12.9 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/ec2/imds v1.12.8 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/configsources v1.1.14 // indirect
@@ -31,20 +32,30 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/internal/presigned-url v1.9.8 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sso v1.11.12 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.16.9 // indirect
-	github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.4 // indirect
+	github.com/containerd/stargz-snapshotter/estargz v0.16.3 // indirect
+	github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.6 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt v3.2.2+incompatible // indirect
-	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/docker/cli v29.3.0+incompatible // indirect
+	github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.3+incompatible // indirect
+	github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.8.2 // indirect
+	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.11 // indirect
 	github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/pkg/browser v0.0.0-20210911075715-681adbf594b8 // indirect
+	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/pkg/browser v0.0.0-20240102092130-5ac0b6a4141c // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220722155217-630584e8d5aa // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220725212005-46097bf591d3 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 // indirect
+	github.com/vbatts/tar-split v0.11.6 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.41.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.43.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.16.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.35.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.28.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )

-go 1.22.4
+go 1.25.7
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore v1.1.1 h1:tz19qLF65vuu2ibfTqGVJxG/zZAI27NEIIbvAOQwYbw=
-github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore v1.1.1/go.mod h1:uGG2W01BaETf0Ozp+QxxKJdMBNRWPdstHG0Fmdwn1/U=
-github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity v1.1.0 h1:QkAcEIAKbNL4KoFr4SathZPhDhF4mVwpBMFlYjyAqy8=
-github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity v1.1.0/go.mod h1:bhXu1AjYL+wutSL/kpSq6s7733q2Rb0yuot9Zgfqa/0=
-github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/internal v1.0.0 h1:jp0dGvZ7ZK0mgqnTSClMxa5xuRL7NZgHameVYF6BurY=
-github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/internal v1.0.0/go.mod h1:eWRD7oawr1Mu1sLCawqVc0CUiF43ia3qQMxLscsKQ9w=
-github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-go v0.5.3 h1:TsFCaaF5tR4XN8b4zLVl/J4qMb0nf80Q4CXcpXDNJDY=
-github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-go v0.5.3/go.mod h1:Vt9sXTKwMyGcOxSmLDMnGPgqsUg7m8pe215qMLrDXw4=
-github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03qcyfWMU=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore v1.20.0 h1:JXg2dwJUmPB9JmtVmdEB16APJ7jurfbY5jnfXpJoRMc=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore v1.20.0/go.mod h1:YD5h/ldMsG0XiIw7PdyNhLxaM317eFh5yNLccNfGdyw=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity v1.13.1 h1:Hk5QBxZQC1jb2Fwj6mpzme37xbCDdNTxU7O9eb5+LB4=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity v1.13.1/go.mod h1:IYus9qsFobWIc2YVwe/WPjcnyCkPKtnHAqUYeebc8z0=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity/cache v0.3.2 h1:yz1bePFlP5Vws5+8ez6T3HWXPmwOK7Yvq8QxDBD3SKY=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity/cache v0.3.2/go.mod h1:Pa9ZNPuoNu/GztvBSKk9J1cDJW6vk/n0zLtV4mgd8N8=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/internal v1.11.2 h1:9iefClla7iYpfYWdzPCRDozdmndjTm8DXdpCzPajMgA=
+github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/internal v1.11.2/go.mod h1:XtLgD3ZD34DAaVIIAyG3objl5DynM3CQ/vMcbBNJZGI=
+github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-extensions-for-go/cache v0.1.1 h1:WJTmL004Abzc5wDB5VtZG2PJk5ndYDgVacGqfirKxjM=
+github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-extensions-for-go/cache v0.1.1/go.mod h1:tCcJZ0uHAmvjsVYzEFivsRTN00oz5BEsRgQHu5JZ9WE=
+github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-go v1.6.0 h1:XRzhVemXdgvJqCH0sFfrBUTnUJSBrBf7++ypk+twtRs=
+github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-go v1.6.0/go.mod h1:HKpQxkWaGLJ+D/5H8QRpyQXA1eKjxkFlOMwck5+33Jk=
+github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.3.2/go.mod h1:CxXYINrC8qIiEnFrOxCa7Jy5BFHlXnUU2pbicEuybxQ=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.44.52 h1:kHLbYJj59C7VrsLM4gm7pxsvaNIvhXCCIDYEFFoQ+VE=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.44.52/go.mod h1:y4AeaBuwd2Lk+GepC1E9v0qOiTws0MIWAX4oIKwKHZo=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.16.7 h1:zfBwXus3u14OszRxGcqCDS4MfMCv10e8SMJ2r8Xm0Ns=
@@ -35,27 +39,31 @@ github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.16.9 h1:yOfILxyjmtr2ubRkRJldlHDFBhf5
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.16.9/go.mod h1:O1IvkYxr+39hRf960Us6j0x1P8pDqhTX+oXM5kQNl/Y=
 github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.12.0 h1:gXpeZel/jPoWQ7OEmLIgCUnhkFftqNfwWUwAHSlp1v0=
 github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.12.0/go.mod h1:Tg+OJXh4MB2R/uN61Ko2f6hTZwB/ZYGOtib8J3gBHzA=
+github.com/containerd/stargz-snapshotter/estargz v0.16.3 h1:7evrXtoh1mSbGj/pfRccTampEyKpjpOnS3CyiV1Ebr8=
+github.com/containerd/stargz-snapshotter/estargz v0.16.3/go.mod h1:uyr4BfYfOj3G9WBVE8cOlQmXAbPN9VEQpBBeJIuOipU=
 github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.3.0 h1:wkHLiw0WNATZnSG7epLsujiMCgPAc9xhjJ4tgnAxmfM=
 github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.3.0/go.mod h1:nnelYz7RCh+5ahJtPPxZlU+153eP4D4r3EedlOD2RNk=
-github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0-20190314233015-f79a8a8ca69d/go.mod h1:maD7wRr/U5Z6m/iR4s+kqSMx2CaBsrgA7czyZG/E6dU=
-github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.4 h1:wfIWP927BUkWJb2NmU/kNDYIBTh/ziUX91+lVfRxZq4=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.4/go.mod h1:tgQtvFlXSQOSOSIRvRPT7W67SCa46tRHOmNcaadrF8o=
+github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.6 h1:XJtiaUW6dEEqVuZiMTn1ldk455QWwEIsMIJlo5vtkx0=
+github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.6/go.mod h1:oOW0eioCTA6cOiMLiUPZOpcVxMig6NIQQ7OS05n1F4g=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
-github.com/dnaeon/go-vcr v1.1.0 h1:ReYa/UBrRyQdant9B4fNHGoCNKw6qh6P0fsdGmZpR7c=
-github.com/dnaeon/go-vcr v1.1.0/go.mod h1:M7tiix8f0r6mKKJ3Yq/kqU1OYf3MnfmBWVbPx/yU9ko=
-github.com/golang-jwt/jwt v3.2.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:8pz2t5EyA70fFQQSrl6XZXzqecmYZeUEB8OUGHkxJ+I=
-github.com/golang-jwt/jwt v3.2.2+incompatible h1:IfV12K8xAKAnZqdXVzCZ+TOjboZ2keLg81eXfW3O+oY=
-github.com/golang-jwt/jwt v3.2.2+incompatible/go.mod h1:8pz2t5EyA70fFQQSrl6XZXzqecmYZeUEB8OUGHkxJ+I=
-github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.2.0 h1:besgBTC8w8HjP6NzQdxwKH9Z5oQMZ24ThTrHp3cZ8eU=
-github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.2.0/go.mod h1:/xlHOz8bRuivTWchD4jCa+NbatV+wEUSzwAxVc6locg=
+github.com/docker/cli v29.3.0+incompatible h1:z3iWveU7h19Pqx7alZES8j+IeFQZ1lhTwb2F+V9SVvk=
+github.com/docker/cli v29.3.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:JLrzqnKDaYBop7H2jaqPtU4hHvMKP+vjCwu2uszcLI8=
+github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.3+incompatible h1:AtKxIZ36LoNK51+Z6RpzLpddBirtxJnzDrHLEKxTAYk=
+github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.3+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
+github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.8.2 h1:bX3YxiGzFP5sOXWc3bTPEXdEaZSeVMrFgOr3T+zrFAo=
+github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.8.2/go.mod h1:P3ci7E3lwkZg6XiHdRKft1KckHiO9a2rNtyFbZ/ry9M=
+github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.0 h1:pv4AsKCKKZuqlgs5sUmn4x8UlGa0kEVt/puTpKx9vvo=
+github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.3.0/go.mod h1:fxCRLWMO43lRc8nhHWY6LGqRcf+1gQWArsqaEUEa5bE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
-github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 h1:O2Tfq5qg4qc4AmwVlvv0oLiVAGB7enBSJ2x2DqQFi38=
-github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
-github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
-github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 h1:t6JiXgmwXMjEs8VusXIJk2BXHsn+wx8BZdTaoZ5fu7I=
-github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
+github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.20.3 h1:oNx7IdTI936V8CQRveCjaxOiegWwvM7kqkbXTpyiovI=
+github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.20.3/go.mod h1:w00pIgBRDVUDFM6bq+Qx8lwNWK+cxgCuX1vd3PIBDNI=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.6.0 h1:feTTfFNnjP967rlCxM/I9g701jU+RN74YKx2mOkIeek=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-version v1.6.0/go.mod h1:fltr4n8CU8Ke44wwGCBoEymUuxUHl09ZGVZPK5anwXA=
 github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.4.0 h1:BEgLn5cpjn8UN1mAw4NjwDrS35OdebyEtFe+9YPoQUg=
@@ -64,52 +72,77 @@ github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath/internal/testify v1.5.1 h1:shLQSRRSCCPj3f2gpwzGw
 github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath/internal/testify v1.5.1/go.mod h1:L3OGu8Wl2/fWfCI6z80xFu9LTZmf1ZRjMHUOPmWr69U=
 github.com/joho/godotenv v1.4.0 h1:3l4+N6zfMWnkbPEXKng2o2/MR5mSwTrBih4ZEkkz1lg=
 github.com/joho/godotenv v1.4.0/go.mod h1:f4LDr5Voq0i2e/R5DDNOoa2zzDfwtkZa6DnEwAbqwq4=
+github.com/keybase/go-keychain v0.0.1 h1:way+bWYa6lDppZoZcgMbYsvC7GxljxrskdNInRtuthU=
+github.com/keybase/go-keychain v0.0.1/go.mod h1:PdEILRW3i9D8JcdM+FmY6RwkHGnhHxXwkPPMeUgOK1k=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.11 h1:In6xLpyWOi1+C7tXUUWv2ot1QvBjxevKAaI6IXrJmUc=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.11/go.mod h1:pMDklpSncoRMuLFrf1W9Ss9KT+0rH90U12bZKk7uwG0=
+github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 h1:flRD4NNwYAUpkphVc1HcthR4KEIFJ65n8Mw5qdRn3LE=
+github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1/go.mod h1:hoEshYVHaxMs3cyo3Yncou5ZscifuDolrwPKZanG3xk=
+github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
+github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0 h1:RPNrshWIDI6G2gRW9EHilWtl7Z6Sb1BR0xunSBf0SNc=
 github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0/go.mod h1:9/0rRGxNHcop5bhtWyNeEfOS8JIWk580+fNqagV/RAw=
-github.com/montanaflynn/stats v0.6.6/go.mod h1:etXPPgVO6n31NxCd9KQUMvCM+ve0ruNzt6R8Bnaayow=
-github.com/pkg/browser v0.0.0-20210115035449-ce105d075bb4/go.mod h1:N6UoU20jOqggOuDwUaBQpluzLNDqif3kq9z2wpdYEfQ=
-github.com/pkg/browser v0.0.0-20210911075715-681adbf594b8 h1:KoWmjvw+nsYOo29YJK9vDA65RGE3NrOnUtO7a+RF9HU=
-github.com/pkg/browser v0.0.0-20210911075715-681adbf594b8/go.mod h1:HKlIX3XHQyzLZPlr7++PzdhaXEj94dEiJgZDTsxEqUI=
+github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 h1:lukF9ziXFxDFPkA1vsr5zpc1XuPDn/wFntq5mG+4E0Y=
+github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0/go.mod h1:SfyaCUpYCn1Vlf4IUYiD9fPX4A5wJrkLzIz1N1q0pr0=
+github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 h1:apOUWs51W5PlhuyGyz9FCeeBIOUDA/6nW8Oi/yOhh5U=
+github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0JzlMkj0TRzQZfJkVvzbP0HBR3IKzErnv2BNG4W4MAM=
+github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.0 h1:8SG7/vwALn54lVB/0yZ/MMwhFrPYtpEHQb2IpWsCzug=
+github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.0/go.mod h1:W4s4sFTMaBeK1BQLXbG4AdM2szdn85PY75RI83NrTrM=
+github.com/pkg/browser v0.0.0-20240102092130-5ac0b6a4141c h1:+mdjkGKdHQG3305AYmdv1U2eRNDiU2ErMBj1gwrq8eQ=
+github.com/pkg/browser v0.0.0-20240102092130-5ac0b6a4141c/go.mod h1:7rwL4CYBLnjLxUqIJNnCWiEdr3bn6IUYi15bNlnbCCU=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
+github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.12.0 h1:exVL4IDcn6na9z1rAb56Vxr+CgyK3nn3O+epU5NdKM8=
+github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.12.0/go.mod h1:E+RYuTGaKKdloAfM02xzb0FW3Paa99yedzYV+kq4uf4=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 h1:JIOH55/0cWyOuilr9/qlrm0BSXldqnqwMsf35Ld67mk=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
-github.com/shurcooL/sanitized_anchor_name v1.0.0/go.mod h1:1NzhyTcUVG4SuEtjjoZeVRXNmyL/1OwPU0+IJeTBvfc=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3 h1:dueUQJ1C2q9oE3F7wvmSGAaVtTmUizReu6fjN8uqzbQ=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3/go.mod h1:naHLuLoDiP4jHNo9R0sCBMtWGeIprob74mVsIT4qYEQ=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0/go.mod h1:YvHI0jy2hoMjB+UWwv71VJQ9isScKT/TqJzVSSt89Yw=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0/go.mod h1:Yh+to48EsGEfYuaHDzXPcE3xhTkx73EhmCGUpEOglKo=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.2/go.mod h1:FRsXN1f5AsAjCGJKqEizvkpNtU+EGNCLh3NxZ/8L+MA=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
-github.com/urfave/cli v1.22.9 h1:cv3/KhXGBGjEXLC4bH0sLuJ9BewaAbpk5oyMOveu4pw=
-github.com/urfave/cli v1.22.9/go.mod h1:Gos4lmkARVdJ6EkW0WaNv/tZAAMe9V7XWyB60NtXRu0=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220722155217-630584e8d5aa h1:zuSxTR4o9y82ebqCUJYNGJbGPo6sKVl54f/TVDObg1c=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220722155217-630584e8d5aa/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.17.0 h1:zY54UmvipHiNd+pm+m0x9KhZ9hl1/7QNMyxXbc6ICqA=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.17.0/go.mod h1:hTbmBsO62+eylJbnUtE2MGJUyE7QWk4xUqPFrRgJ+7c=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1 h1:7s2iGBzp5EwR7/aIZr8ao5+dra3wiQyKjjFuvgVKu7U=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1/go.mod h1:wZwfW3scLgRK+23gO65QZefKpKQRnfz6sD981Nm4B6U=
+github.com/urfave/cli v1.22.15 h1:nuqt+pdC/KqswQKhETJjo7pvn/k4xMUxgW6liI7XpnM=
+github.com/urfave/cli v1.22.15/go.mod h1:wSan1hmo5zeyLGBjRJbzRTNk8gwoYa2B9n4q9dmRIc0=
+github.com/vbatts/tar-split v0.11.6 h1:4SjTW5+PU11n6fZenf2IPoV8/tz3AaYHMWjf23envGs=
+github.com/vbatts/tar-split v0.11.6/go.mod h1:dqKNtesIOr2j2Qv3W/cHjnvk9I8+G7oAkFDFN6TCBEI=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.41.0 h1:WKYxWedPGCTVVl5+WHSSrOBT0O8lx32+zxmHxijgXp4=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.41.0/go.mod h1:pO5AFd7FA68rFak7rOAGVuygIISepHftHnr8dr6+sUc=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.26.0 h1:EGMPT//Ezu+ylkCijjPc+f4Aih7sZvaAr+O3EHBxvZg=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.26.0/go.mod h1:/j6NAhSk8iQ723BGAUyoAcn7SlD7s15Dp9Nd/SfeaFQ=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220127200216-cd36cc0744dd/go.mod h1:CfG3xpIq0wQ8r1q4Su4UZFWDARRcnwPjda9FqA0JpMk=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220725212005-46097bf591d3 h1:2yWTtPWWRcISTw3/o+s/Y4UOMnQL71DWyToOANFusCg=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220725212005-46097bf591d3/go.mod h1:AaygXjzTFtRAg2ttMY5RMuhpJ3cNnI0XpyFJD1iQRSM=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210124154548-22da62e12c0c/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/net v0.43.0 h1:lat02VYK2j4aLzMzecihNvTlJNQUq316m2Mr9rnM6YE=
+golang.org/x/net v0.43.0/go.mod h1:vhO1fvI4dGsIjh73sWfUVjj3N7CA9WkKJNQm2svM6Jg=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.16.0 h1:ycBJEhp9p4vXvUZNszeOq0kGTPghopOL8q0fq3vstxw=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.16.0/go.mod h1:1dzgHSNfp02xaA81J2MS99Qcpr2w7fw1gpm99rleRqA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210615035016-665e8c7367d1/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210616045830-e2b7044e8c71/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211216021012-1d35b9e2eb4e/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0 h1:q5f1RH2jigJ1MoAWp2KTp3gm5zAGFUTarQZ5U386+4o=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.35.0 h1:vz1N37gP5bs89s7He8XuIYXpyY0+QlsKmzipCbUtyxI=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.35.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
-golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 h1:olpwvP2KacW1ZWvsR7uQhoyTYvKAupfQrRGBFM352Gk=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.7/go.mod h1:u+2+/6zg+i71rQMx5EYifcz6MCKuco9NR6JIITiCfzQ=
+golang.org/x/text v0.28.0 h1:rhazDwis8INMIwQ4tpjLDzUhx6RlXqZNPEM0huQojng=
+golang.org/x/text v0.28.0/go.mod h1:U8nCwOR8jO/marOQ0QbDiOngZVEBB7MAiitBuMjXiNU=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
-gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
-gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c h1:Hei/4ADfdWqJk1ZMxUNpqntNwaWcugrBjAiHlqqRiVk=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c/go.mod h1:JHkPIbrfpd72SG/EVd6muEfDQjcINNoR0C8j2r3qZ4Q=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.8/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 h1:D8xgwECY7CYvx+Y2n4sBz93Jn9JRvxdiyyo8CTfuKaY=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0/go.mod h1:RDklbk79AGWmwhnvt/jBztapEOGDOx6ZbXqjP6csGnQ=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
+gotest.tools/v3 v3.0.3 h1:4AuOwCGf4lLR9u3YOe2awrHygurzhO/HeQ6laiA6Sx0=
+gotest.tools/v3 v3.0.3/go.mod h1:Z7Lb0S5l+klDB31fvDQX8ss/FlKDxtlFlw3Oa8Ymbl8=
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package azure
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const DefaultResource = "https://management.azure.com/"
+const defaultAuthorityHost = "https://login.microsoftonline.com"
+const defaultHTTPTimeout = 30 * time.Second
+
+// GetAADAccessTokenViaClientAssertion exchanges an external OIDC ID token for an Azure AD access token
+
+func GetAADAccessTokenViaClientAssertion(ctx context.Context, tenantID, clientID, oidcToken, authorityHost string) (string, error) {
+	resource := DefaultResource
+
+	form := url.Values{
+		"client_id":             {clientID},
+		"scope":                 {resource + ".default"},
+		"grant_type":            {"client_credentials"},
+		"client_assertion_type": {"urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer"},
+		"client_assertion":      {oidcToken},
+	}
+	base := authorityHost
+	if strings.TrimSpace(base) == "" {
+		base = defaultAuthorityHost
+	}
+	base = strings.TrimRight(base, "/")
+	endpoint := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/oauth2/v2.0/token", base, tenantID)
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: defaultHTTPTimeout}
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "POST", endpoint, strings.NewReader(form.Encode()))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded")
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode < 200 || resp.StatusCode >= 300 {
+		var aadErr struct {
+			Error            string `json:"error"`
+			ErrorDescription string `json:"error_description"`
+		}
+		limited := io.LimitedReader{R: resp.Body, N: 4096}
+		_ = json.NewDecoder(&limited).Decode(&aadErr)
+		if aadErr.Error != "" {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("AAD token request failed: status=%d, error=%s", resp.StatusCode, aadErr.Error)
+		}
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("AAD token request failed: status=%d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	var payload struct {
+		AccessToken string `json:"access_token"`
+		TokenType   string `json:"token_type"`
+		ExpiresIn   int    `json:"expires_in"`
+	}
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&payload); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if payload.AccessToken == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("AAD token response missing access_token")
+	}
+	return payload.AccessToken, nil
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+package azure
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGetAADAccessTokenViaClientAssertion_Success(t *testing.T) {
+
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+			t.Fatalf("expected POST, got %s", r.Method)
+		}
+		if ct := r.Header.Get("Content-Type"); !strings.Contains(ct, "application/x-www-form-urlencoded") {
+			t.Fatalf("expected form content-type, got %s", ct)
+		}
+		if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed parsing form: %v", err)
+		}
+		assertEq(t, r.Form.Get("client_id"), "client")
+		assertEq(t, r.Form.Get("grant_type"), "client_credentials")
+		assertEq(t, r.Form.Get("client_assertion_type"), "urn:ietf:params:oauth:client-assertion-type:jwt-bearer")
+		assertEq(t, r.Form.Get("client_assertion"), "idtoken")
+		assertEq(t, r.Form.Get("scope"), DefaultResource+".default")
+
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"access_token":"AT","token_type":"Bearer","expires_in":3600}`))
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	tok, err := GetAADAccessTokenViaClientAssertion(context.Background(), "tenant", "client", "idtoken", ts.URL)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if tok != "AT" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected access token AT, got %q", tok)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetAADAccessTokenViaClientAssertion_400WithErrorField(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"error":"invalid_client","error_description":"bad"}`))
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	_, err := GetAADAccessTokenViaClientAssertion(context.Background(), "tenant", "client", "idtoken", ts.URL)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "status=400") || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid_client") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 400 with invalid_client error, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetAADAccessTokenViaClientAssertion_400WithoutErrorField(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("{}"))
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	_, err := GetAADAccessTokenViaClientAssertion(context.Background(), "tenant", "client", "idtoken", ts.URL)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "status=400") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 400 error, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetAADAccessTokenViaClientAssertion_MalformedJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte("not-json"))
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	_, err := GetAADAccessTokenViaClientAssertion(context.Background(), "tenant", "client", "idtoken", ts.URL)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected JSON decode error, got nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetAADAccessTokenViaClientAssertion_MissingAccessToken(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"token_type":"Bearer","expires_in":3600}`))
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	_, err := GetAADAccessTokenViaClientAssertion(context.Background(), "tenant", "client", "idtoken", ts.URL)
+	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "missing access_token") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected missing access_token error, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func assertEq(t *testing.T, got, want string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("mismatch: got=%q want=%q", got, want)
+	}
+}
@@ -5,77 +5,85 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"

+	v1 "github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1"
+
 	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/artifact"
 	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/output"
 	"github.com/drone/drone-kaniko/pkg/tagger"
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/crane"
 	"golang.org/x/mod/semver"
 )

 type (
 	// Build defines Docker build parameters.
 	Build struct {
-		DroneCommitRef   string   // Drone git commit reference
-		DroneRepoBranch  string   // Drone repo branch
-		Dockerfile       string   // Docker build Dockerfile
-		Context          string   // Docker build context
-		Tags             []string // Docker build tags
-		AutoTag          bool     // Set this to auto detect tags from git commits and semver-tagged labels
-		AutoTagSuffix    string   // Suffix to append to the auto detect tags
-		ExpandTag        bool     // Set this to expand the `Tags` into semver-tagged labels
-		Args             []string // Docker build args
-		Target           string   // Docker build target
-		Repo             string   // Docker build repository
-		Mirrors          []string // Docker repository mirrors
-		Labels           []string // Label map
-		SkipTlsVerify    bool     // Docker skip tls certificate verify for registry
-		SnapshotMode     string   // Kaniko snapshot mode
-		EnableCache      bool     // Whether to enable kaniko cache
-		CacheRepo        string   // Remote repository that will be used to store cached layers
-		CacheTTL         int      // Cache timeout in hours
-		DigestFile       string   // Digest file location
-		NoPush           bool     // Set this flag if you only want to build the image, without pushing to a registry
-		Verbosity        string   // Log level
-		Platform         string   // Allows to build with another default platform than the host, similarly to docker build --platform
-		SkipUnusedStages bool     // Build only used stages
-		TarPath          string   // Set this flag to save the image as a tarball at path
+		Args                []string // Docker build args
+		ArgsNew             []string // docker build args with comma seperated values
+		AutoTag             bool     // Set this to auto detect tags from git commits and semver-tagged labels
+		AutoTagSuffix       string   // Suffix to append to the auto detect tags
+		CacheRepo           string   // Remote repository that will be used to store cached layers
+		CacheTTL            int      // Cache timeout in hours
+		Context             string   // Docker build context
+		DigestFile          string   // Digest file location
+		Dockerfile          string   // Docker build Dockerfile
+		DroneCommitRef      string   // Drone git commit reference
+		DroneRepoBranch     string   // Drone repo branch
+		EnableCache         bool     // Whether to enable kaniko cache
+		ExpandTag           bool     // Set this to expand the `Tags` into semver-tagged labels
+		IsMultipleBuildArgs bool     // env variable for fallback for docker build args
+		Labels              []string // Label map
+		Mirrors             []string // Docker repository mirrors
+		NoPush              bool     // Set this flag if you only want to build the image, without pushing to a registry
+		PushOnly            bool     // Specify if the operation is push-only.
+		Repo                string   // Docker build repository
+		SkipTlsVerify       bool     // Docker skip tls certificate verify for registry
+		SkipUnusedStages    bool     // Build only used stages
+		SnapshotMode        string   // Kaniko snapshot mode
+		SourceTarPath       string   // Path to the local tarball to be pushed
+		Tags                []string // Docker build tags
+		TarPath             string   // Set this flag to save the image as a tarball at path
+		Target              string   // Docker build target
+		Verbosity           string   // Log level

-		Cache                       bool   // Enable or disable caching during the build process.
-		CacheDir                    string // Directory to store cached layers.
-		CacheCopyLayers             bool   // Enable or disable copying layers from the cache.
-		CacheRunLayers              bool   // Enable or disable running layers from the cache.
-		Cleanup                     bool   // Enable or disable cleanup of temporary files.
-		CompressedCaching           *bool  // Enable or disable compressed caching.
-		ContextSubPath              string // Sub-path within the context to build.
-		CustomPlatform              string // Platform to use for building.
-		Force                       bool   // Force building the image even if it already exists.
-		Git                         bool   // Branch to clone if build context is a git repository .
-		ImageNameWithDigestFile     string // Write image name with digest to a file.
-		ImageNameTagWithDigestFile  string // Write image name with tag and digest to a file.
-		Insecure                    bool   // Allow connecting to registries without TLS.
-		InsecurePull                bool   // Allow insecure pulls from the registry.
-		InsecureRegistry            string // Use plain HTTP for registry communication.
-		Label                       string // Add metadata to an image.
-		LogFormat                   string // Set the log format for build output.
-		LogTimestamp                bool   // Show timestamps in build output.
-		OCILayoutPath               string // Directory to store OCI layout.
-		PushRetry                   int    // Number of times to retry pushing an image.
-		RegistryCertificate         string // Path to a file containing a registry certificate.
-		RegistryClientCert          string // Path to a file containing a registry client certificate.
-		RegistryMirror              string // Mirror for registry pulls.
-		SkipDefaultRegistryFallback bool   // Skip Docker Hub and default registry fallback.
-		Reproducible                bool   // Create a reproducible image.
-		SingleSnapshot              bool   // Only create a single snapshot of the image.
-		SkipTLSVerify               bool   // Skip TLS verification when connecting to the registry.
-		SkipPushPermissionCheck     bool   // Skip permission check when pushing.
-		SkipTLSVerifyPull           bool   // Skip TLS verification when pulling.
-		SkipTLSVerifyRegistry       bool   // Skip TLS verification when connecting to a registry.
-		UseNewRun                   bool   // Use the new container runtime (`runc`) for builds.
-		IgnoreVarRun                *bool  // Ignore `/var/run` when copying from the context.
-		IgnorePath                  string // Ignore files matching the specified path pattern.
-		ImageFSExtractRetry         int    // Number of times to retry extracting the image filesystem.
-		ImageDownloadRetry          int    // Number of times to retry downloading layers.
+		Cache                       bool     // Enable or disable caching during the build process.
+		CacheDir                    string   // Directory to store cached layers.
+		CacheCopyLayers             bool     // Enable or disable copying layers from the cache.
+		CacheRunLayers              bool     // Enable or disable running layers from the cache.
+		Cleanup                     bool     // Enable or disable cleanup of temporary files.
+		CompressedCaching           *bool    // Enable or disable compressed caching.
+		ContextSubPath              string   // Sub-path within the context to build.
+		CustomPlatform              string   // Platform to use for building.
+		Force                       bool     // Force building the image even if it already exists.
+		Git                         bool     // Branch to clone if build context is a git repository .
+		ImageNameWithDigestFile     string   // Write image name with digest to a file.
+		ImageNameTagWithDigestFile  string   // Write image name with tag and digest to a file.
+		Insecure                    bool     // Allow connecting to registries without TLS.
+		InsecurePull                bool     // Allow insecure pulls from the registry.
+		InsecureRegistry            string   // Use plain HTTP for registry communication.
+		Label                       string   // Add metadata to an image.
+		LogFormat                   string   // Set the log format for build output.
+		LogTimestamp                bool     // Show timestamps in build output.
+		OCILayoutPath               string   // Directory to store OCI layout.
+		PushRetry                   int      // Number of times to retry pushing an image.
+		RegistryCertificate         string   // Path to a file containing a registry certificate.
+		RegistryClientCert          string   // Path to a file containing a registry client certificate.
+		RegistryMirror              string   // Mirror for registry pulls.
+		SkipDefaultRegistryFallback bool     // Skip Docker Hub and default registry fallback.
+		Reproducible                bool     // Create a reproducible image.
+		SingleSnapshot              bool     // Only create a single snapshot of the image.
+		SkipTLSVerify               bool     // Skip TLS verification when connecting to the registry.
+		SkipPushPermissionCheck     bool     // Skip permission check when pushing.
+		SkipTLSVerifyPull           bool     // Skip TLS verification when pulling.
+		SkipTLSVerifyRegistry       bool     // Skip TLS verification when connecting to a registry.
+		UseNewRun                   bool     // Use the new container runtime (`runc`) for builds.
+		IgnoreVarRun                *bool    // Ignore `/var/run` when copying from the context.
+		IgnorePath                  string   // Ignore files matching the specified path pattern.
+		IgnorePaths                 []string // Ignore files matching the specified path pattern.
+		ImageFSExtractRetry         int      // Number of times to retry extracting the image filesystem.
+		ImageDownloadRetry          int      // Number of times to retry downloading layers.
 	}

 	// Artifact defines content of artifact file
@@ -97,6 +105,10 @@ type (
 		Build    Build    // Docker build configuration
 		Artifact Artifact // Artifact file content
 		Output   Output   // Output file content
+
+		// parameters for UTs to mock crane functionality
+		LoadImageFromTarball func(string) (v1.Image, error)
+		PushImageToRegistry  func(v1.Image, string) error
 	}
 )

@@ -167,12 +179,63 @@ func (b Build) AutoTags() (tags []string, err error) {

 // Exec executes the plugin step
 func (p Plugin) Exec() error {
+
+	if p.Build.NoPush && p.Build.PushOnly {
+		return fmt.Errorf("inputs no-push and push-only cannot be used together. please define only one")
+	}
+
 	if !p.Build.NoPush && p.Build.Repo == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("repository name to publish image must be specified")
 	}

+	if p.Build.PushOnly {
+		// When push-only is set, source_tar_path MUST be provided
+		if p.Build.SourceTarPath == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("source_tar_path is required when push_only is set. please provide a valid tarball path")
+		}
+
+		if _, err := os.Stat(p.Build.SourceTarPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("image tarball does not exist at path: %s", p.Build.SourceTarPath)
+		}
+
+		if p.Build.Repo == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("missing required destination repository for push-only operation")
+		}
+
+		// Load the image from the tarball
+		img, err := crane.Load(p.Build.SourceTarPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to load image from tarball: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// If no tags are specified, use 'latest'
+		tags := p.Build.Tags
+
+		for _, tag := range tags {
+			dest := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", p.Build.Repo, tag)
+
+			// Push the image to the destination
+			err := crane.Push(img, dest)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to push image from tarball [%s] to destination [%s]: %v", p.Build.SourceTarPath, dest, err)
+			}
+
+			fmt.Printf("Successfully pushed image - '%s'\n to %s\n", dest, p.Build.Repo)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if _, err := os.Stat(p.Build.Dockerfile); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("dockerfile does not exist at path: %s", p.Build.Dockerfile)
+
+		// Get absolute path for better error message. If path is empty, this will
+		// return the current working directory, showing where the plugin looked.
+		absPath, absErr := filepath.Abs(p.Build.Dockerfile)
+		if absErr != nil {
+			absPath = p.Build.Dockerfile
+		}
+
+		return fmt.Errorf("dockerfile does not exist at path: %s", absPath)
 	}

 	var tags = p.Build.Tags
@@ -202,8 +265,14 @@ func (p Plugin) Exec() error {
 	}

 	// Set the build arguments
-	for _, arg := range p.Build.Args {
-		cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, fmt.Sprintf("--build-arg=%s", arg))
+	if p.Build.IsMultipleBuildArgs {
+		for _, arg := range p.Build.ArgsNew {
+			cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, "--build-arg", arg)
+		}
+	} else {
+		for _, arg := range p.Build.Args {
+			cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, "--build-arg", arg)
+		}
 	}
 	// Set the labels
 	for _, label := range p.Build.Labels {
@@ -249,15 +318,17 @@ func (p Plugin) Exec() error {
 		cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, fmt.Sprintf("--verbosity=%s", p.Build.Verbosity))
 	}

-	if p.Build.Platform != "" {
-		cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, fmt.Sprintf("--customPlatform=%s", p.Build.Platform))
-	}
-
 	if p.Build.SkipUnusedStages {
 		cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, "--skip-unused-stages")
 	}

 	if p.Build.TarPath != "" {
+		tarDir := filepath.Dir(p.Build.TarPath)
+		if _, err := os.Stat(tarDir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			if mkdirErr := os.MkdirAll(tarDir, 0755); mkdirErr != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to create directory for tar path %s: %v", tarDir, mkdirErr)
+			}
+		}
 		cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, fmt.Sprintf("--tar-path=%s", p.Build.TarPath))
 	}

@@ -381,6 +452,15 @@ func (p Plugin) Exec() error {
 		cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, fmt.Sprintf("--ignore-path=%s", p.Build.IgnorePath))
 	}

+	if p.Build.IgnorePaths != nil {
+		for _, path := range p.Build.IgnorePaths {
+			trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(path)
+			if trimmed != "" {
+				cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, fmt.Sprintf("--ignore-path=%s", trimmed))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if p.Build.ImageFSExtractRetry != 0 {
 		cmdArgs = append(cmdArgs, fmt.Sprintf("--image-fs-extract-retry=%d", p.Build.ImageFSExtractRetry))
 	}
@@ -406,15 +486,27 @@ func (p Plugin) Exec() error {
 		}
 	}

-	if p.Output.OutputFile != "" {
-		if err = output.WritePluginOutputFile(p.Output.OutputFile, getDigest(p.Build.DigestFile)); err != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to write plugin output file at path: %s with error: %s\n", p.Output.OutputFile, err)
-		}
+	p.Output.OutputFile = os.Getenv("DRONE_OUTPUT")
+	var tarPath string
+	if p.Build.TarPath != "" {
+		tarPath = getTarPath(p.Build.TarPath)
+	}
+	if err = output.WritePluginOutputFile(p.Output.OutputFile, getDigest(p.Build.DigestFile), tarPath); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "failed to write plugin output file at path: %s with error: %s\n", p.Output.OutputFile, err)
 	}

 	return nil
 }

+func getTarPath(tarPath string) string {
+	tarDir := filepath.Dir(tarPath)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(tarDir); err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Warning: tar path does not exist: %s\n", tarPath)
+		return ""
+	}
+	return tarPath
+}
+
 func getDigest(digestFile string) string {
 	content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(digestFile)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package kaniko

 import (
+	"archive/tar"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"

 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
@@ -148,3 +152,354 @@ func TestBuild_AutoTags(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestTarPathValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		tarPath       string
+		setup         func(string) error
+		cleanup       func(string) error
+		expectSuccess bool
+		privileged    bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "valid_path_privileged",
+			tarPath: "",
+			setup: func(path string) error {
+				tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "test-image-tar")
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				os.Setenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE", tmpDir)
+				return nil
+			},
+			cleanup: func(path string) error {
+				tmpDir := os.Getenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE")
+				os.Unsetenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE")
+				return os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+			},
+			expectSuccess: true,
+			privileged:    true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "valid_path_unprivileged",
+			tarPath: "",
+			setup: func(path string) error {
+				tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "test-image-tar")
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				os.Setenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE", tmpDir)
+				return nil
+			},
+			cleanup: func(path string) error {
+				tmpDir := os.Getenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE")
+				os.Unsetenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE")
+				return os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+			},
+			expectSuccess: true,
+			privileged:    false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "empty_path",
+			tarPath:       "",
+			setup:         func(path string) error { return nil },
+			cleanup:       func(path string) error { return nil },
+			expectSuccess: false,
+			privileged:    false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "relative_path_dots",
+			tarPath: "",
+			setup: func(path string) error {
+				tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "test-image-tar")
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				os.Setenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE", tmpDir)
+				return nil
+			},
+			cleanup: func(path string) error {
+				tmpDir := os.Getenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE")
+				os.Unsetenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE")
+				return os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+			},
+			expectSuccess: true,
+			privileged:    false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Skip privileged tests if not running as root
+			if tt.privileged && os.Getuid() != 0 {
+				t.Skip("Skipping privileged test as not running as root")
+			}
+
+			if err := tt.setup(tt.tarPath); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Setup failed: %v", err)
+			}
+			defer tt.cleanup(tt.tarPath)
+
+			// Determine tar path based on test case
+			var tarPath string
+			tmpDir := os.Getenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE")
+			switch tt.name {
+			case "valid_path_privileged", "valid_path_unprivileged":
+				tarPath = filepath.Join(tmpDir, "test", "image.tar")
+			case "invalid_path_no_permissions":
+				tarPath = "/test/image.tar"
+			case "relative_path_dots":
+				tarPath = filepath.Join("..", "test", "image.tar")
+			default:
+				tarPath = tt.tarPath
+			}
+
+			p := Plugin{
+				Build: Build{
+					TarPath: tarPath,
+				},
+			}
+
+			tarDir := filepath.Dir(p.Build.TarPath)
+			err := os.MkdirAll(tarDir, 0755)
+			if tt.expectSuccess {
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("Expected directory creation to succeed, got error: %v", err)
+				}
+				if _, err := os.Stat(tarDir); err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("Expected directory to exist after creation, got error: %v", err)
+				}
+			}
+
+			result := getTarPath(p.Build.TarPath)
+			if tt.expectSuccess && result == "" {
+				t.Error("Expected non-empty tar path, got empty string")
+			}
+			if !tt.expectSuccess && result != "" {
+				t.Error("Expected empty tar path, got non-empty string")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCustomPlatformFlag(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		customPlatform string
+		expectFlag     bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:           "with_custom_platform",
+			customPlatform: "linux/amd64",
+			expectFlag:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "with_custom_platform_arm",
+			customPlatform: "linux/arm64",
+			expectFlag:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "empty_custom_platform",
+			customPlatform: "",
+			expectFlag:     false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			p := Plugin{
+				Build: Build{
+					Dockerfile:     "Dockerfile",
+					Context:        ".",
+					Repo:           "test/repo",
+					Tags:           []string{"latest"},
+					CustomPlatform: tt.customPlatform,
+					NoPush:         true, // Don't actually push
+				},
+			}
+
+			// We can't actually run Exec() without kaniko installed,
+			// but we can verify the logic by checking the field is set correctly
+			if tt.expectFlag && p.Build.CustomPlatform == "" {
+				t.Errorf("Expected CustomPlatform to be set to %q, but got empty string", tt.customPlatform)
+			}
+			if !tt.expectFlag && p.Build.CustomPlatform != "" {
+				t.Errorf("Expected CustomPlatform to be empty, but got %q", p.Build.CustomPlatform)
+			}
+			if tt.expectFlag && p.Build.CustomPlatform != tt.customPlatform {
+				t.Errorf("Expected CustomPlatform to be %q, but got %q", tt.customPlatform, p.Build.CustomPlatform)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSourceTarballPush(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		sourceTarPath string
+		repo          string
+		autoTag       bool
+		tags          []string
+		commitRef     string
+		repoBranch    string
+		expectedError bool
+		expectedTags  []string
+		mockLoadErr   error
+		mockPushErr   error
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "empty_repo_fails",
+			sourceTarPath: "/path/to/image.tar",
+			repo:          "",
+			expectedError: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "nonexistent_tarball_fails",
+			sourceTarPath: "/path/that/does/not/exist/image.tar",
+			repo:          "test-repo",
+			expectedError: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "load_image_fails",
+			sourceTarPath: createTestTarball(t),
+			repo:          "test-repo",
+			expectedError: true,
+			mockLoadErr:   fmt.Errorf("load failed"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "push_image_fails",
+			sourceTarPath: createTestTarball(t),
+			repo:          "test-repo",
+			expectedError: true,
+			expectedTags:  []string{"latest"},
+			mockPushErr:   fmt.Errorf("push failed"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			mockPlugin := Plugin{
+				Build: Build{
+					SourceTarPath:   tt.sourceTarPath,
+					Repo:            tt.repo,
+					Tags:            tt.tags,
+					AutoTag:         tt.autoTag,
+					DroneCommitRef:  tt.commitRef,
+					DroneRepoBranch: tt.repoBranch,
+				},
+				LoadImageFromTarball: MockCraneLoad(tt.sourceTarPath, tt.mockLoadErr),
+				PushImageToRegistry:  MockCranePush(tt.mockPushErr),
+			}
+
+			err := mockPlugin.Exec()
+
+			if tt.expectedError {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Errorf("Expected an error, but got none")
+				}
+			} else {
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// Helper function to create a test tarball
+func createTestTarball(t *testing.T) string {
+	// Create a temporary directory for the tarball contents
+	tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "test-tarball-*")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create temp directory: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+
+	// Create a minimal `manifest.json` file with a valid hash
+	manifestPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "manifest.json")
+	manifestContent := `[{
+		"Config": "config.json",
+		"RepoTags": ["test-repo:latest"],
+		"Layers": ["layer.tar"]
+	}]`
+	err = os.WriteFile(manifestPath, []byte(manifestContent), 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create manifest.json: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create a valid `config.json` file with a dummy hash
+	configPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "config.json")
+	configContent := `{
+		"architecture": "amd64",
+		"os": "linux",
+		"rootfs": {
+			"type": "layers",
+			"diff_ids": ["sha256:aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"]
+		}
+	}`
+	err = os.WriteFile(configPath, []byte(configContent), 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create config.json: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create a dummy `layer.tar` file
+	layerPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "layer.tar")
+	layerFile, err := os.Create(layerPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create layer.tar: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer layerFile.Close()
+	_, err = layerFile.Write([]byte("dummy layer content"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to write to layer.tar: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create a tarball from the temp directory
+	tarballPath := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "test-image.tar")
+	tarballFile, err := os.Create(tarballPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create tarball: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer tarballFile.Close()
+
+	tw := tar.NewWriter(tarballFile)
+	defer tw.Close()
+
+	err = filepath.Walk(tmpDir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		relPath, _ := filepath.Rel(tmpDir, path)
+		if relPath == "." {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		header, err := tar.FileInfoHeader(info, path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		header.Name = relPath
+
+		if err := tw.WriteHeader(header); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if !info.IsDir() {
+			fileContent, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			_, err = tw.Write(fileContent)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to write tarball: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return tarballPath
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package kaniko
+
+import (
+	v1 "github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1"
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/types"
+)
+
+func MockCraneLoad(path string, loadErr error) func(string) (v1.Image, error) {
+	return func(inputPath string) (v1.Image, error) {
+		if loadErr != nil {
+			return nil, loadErr
+		}
+		return &mockImage{}, nil
+	}
+}
+
+func MockCranePush(pushErr error) func(v1.Image, string) error {
+	return func(img v1.Image, dest string) error {
+		if pushErr != nil {
+			return pushErr
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// mockImage is a mock implementation of v1.Image interface
+type mockImage struct{}
+
+func (m *mockImage) Size() (int64, error) {
+	return 0, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockImage) RawConfigFile() ([]byte, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockImage) Digest() (v1.Hash, error) {
+	return v1.Hash{}, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockImage) Manifest() (*v1.Manifest, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockImage) RawManifest() ([]byte, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockImage) LayerByDigest(hash v1.Hash) (v1.Layer, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockImage) LayerByDiffID(hash v1.Hash) (v1.Layer, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockImage) Layers() ([]v1.Layer, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockImage) MediaType() (types.MediaType, error) {
+	return "", nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockImage) ConfigFile() (*v1.ConfigFile, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockImage) ConfigName() (v1.Hash, error) {
+	return v1.Hash{}, nil
+}
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
 )

-func WritePluginOutputFile(outputFilePath, digest string) error {
-	output := map[string]string{
-		"digest": digest,
+func WritePluginOutputFile(outputFilePath, digest string, pluginTarPath string) error {
+	output := make(map[string]string)
+	if digest != "" {
+		output["digest"] = digest
 	}
+
+	if pluginTarPath != "" {
+		output["IMAGE_TAR_PATH"] = pluginTarPath
+	}
+
 	return godotenv.Write(output, outputFilePath)
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+package output
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestWritePluginOutputFile(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		outputPath  string
+		digest      string
+		tarPath     string
+		setup       func(string) error
+		cleanup     func(string) error
+		expectError bool
+		privileged  bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "valid_output_privileged",
+			outputPath: "",
+			digest:     "sha256:test",
+			tarPath:    "",
+			setup: func(path string) error {
+				tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "test-output")
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				os.Setenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE", tmpDir)
+				return nil
+			},
+			cleanup: func(path string) error {
+				tmpDir := os.Getenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE")
+				os.Unsetenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE")
+				return os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+			},
+			expectError: false,
+			privileged:  true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "valid_output_unprivileged",
+			outputPath: "",
+			digest:     "sha256:test",
+			tarPath:    "",
+			setup: func(path string) error {
+				tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "test-output")
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				os.Setenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE", tmpDir)
+				return nil
+			},
+			cleanup: func(path string) error {
+				tmpDir := os.Getenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE")
+				os.Unsetenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE")
+				return os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+			},
+			expectError: false,
+			privileged:  false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "digest_only",
+			outputPath: "",
+			digest:     "sha256:test",
+			tarPath:    "",
+			setup: func(path string) error {
+				tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "test-output")
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				os.Setenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE", tmpDir)
+				return nil
+			},
+			cleanup: func(path string) error {
+				tmpDir := os.Getenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE")
+				os.Unsetenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE")
+				return os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
+			},
+			expectError: false,
+			privileged:  false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Skip privileged tests if not running as root
+			if tt.privileged && os.Getuid() != 0 {
+				t.Skip("Skipping privileged test as not running as root")
+			}
+
+			if err := tt.setup(tt.outputPath); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Setup failed: %v", err)
+			}
+			defer tt.cleanup(tt.outputPath)
+
+			tmpDir := os.Getenv("DRONE_WORKSPACE")
+			var outputPath, tarPath string
+			switch tt.name {
+			case "valid_output_privileged", "valid_output_unprivileged":
+				outputPath = filepath.Join(tmpDir, "test", "output.env")
+				tarPath = filepath.Join(tmpDir, "test", "image.tar")
+			case "invalid_output_path":
+				outputPath = filepath.Join("/root", "test", "output.env")
+				tarPath = filepath.Join("/root", "test", "image.tar")
+			case "digest_only":
+				outputPath = filepath.Join(tmpDir, "test", "output.env")
+				tarPath = ""
+			}
+
+			err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(outputPath), 0755)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Failed to create output directory: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			err = WritePluginOutputFile(outputPath, tt.digest, tarPath)
+
+			if tt.expectError && err == nil {
+				t.Error("Expected error, got none")
+			}
+			if !tt.expectError && err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Expected no error, got: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if !tt.expectError && err == nil {
+				content, err := os.ReadFile(outputPath)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("Failed to read output file: %v", err)
+				}
+
+				if tt.digest != "" && !contains(string(content), tt.digest) {
+					t.Error("Expected digest in output file")
+				}
+
+				if tarPath != "" && !contains(string(content), tarPath) {
+					t.Error("Expected tar path in output file")
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func contains(content, substring string) bool {
+	return len(substring) > 0 && content != "" && content != "\n" && content != "\r\n"
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// CustomStringSliceFlag is like a regular StringSlice flag but with
+// semicolon as a delimiter
+type CustomStringSliceFlag struct {
+	Value []string
+}
+
+// GetValue returns the slice of strings stored in the flag
+func (f *CustomStringSliceFlag) GetValue() []string {
+	if f.Value == nil {
+		return make([]string, 0)
+	}
+	return f.Value
+}
+
+// String returns a string representation of the flag
+func (f *CustomStringSliceFlag) String() string {
+	if f.Value == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return strings.Join(f.Value, ";")
+}
+
+// Set sets the value of the flag from a string
+func (f *CustomStringSliceFlag) Set(v string) error {
+	for _, s := range strings.Split(v, ";") {
+		s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
+		f.Value = append(f.Value, s)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Devansh Mathur	9e87be9c9a	fix: [CI-22323]: Adding PLUGIN_ prefix for ACR vars. (#168 )	2026-04-28 17:40:42 +05:30
Abhijeet	ede8cf05b0	Update pipeline drone-kaniko-harness	2026-04-09 15:56:02 +05:30
Abhijeet	21a336ca17	Clone pipeline drone-kaniko-harness	2026-04-07 15:52:54 +05:30
ebtasam-faridy	7639ab9f70	Update pipeline drone-kaniko-harness (#166 )	2026-03-18 16:59:47 +05:30
ebtasam-faridy	1cd7da5451	fix: [CI-21411] updating docker cli version to remove vulnerability (#165 )	2026-03-18 16:34:40 +05:30
ebtasam-faridy	16758bd8cc	fix: [CI-20436] adding fallback in case of del con (#164 ) * fix: [CI-20436] adding fallback in case of del con * fix: [CI-20436] adding fallback in case of del con testcase * fix: [CI-20436] adding fallback in case of del con testcase * fix: [CI-20436] adding fallback in case of del con testcase * fix: [CI-20436] adding fallback in case of del con testcase * fix: [CI-20436] adding fallback in case of del con testcase * fix: [CI-20436] reverting some changes	2026-02-07 12:55:04 +05:30
Chirag S	dd3c29c971	fix: [CI-14073]: Print absolute lookup path incase dockerfile not present (#163 )	2026-01-29 14:01:55 +05:30
tapankarangiya	c06fde824e	fix: [CI-20230]: Updated go version (#160 )	2026-01-20 18:03:38 +05:30
tapankarangiya	5bbe6ba026	Update pipeline drone-kaniko-harness (#161 )	2026-01-20 13:43:16 +05:30
Abhay	9491e6b36f	fix: [CI-19670]: fix vulnerabilty fron kaniko (#159 ) * fix: [CI-19670]: fix vulnerabilty fron kaniko * Update docker/gcr/Dockerfile.linux.amd64 * Update docker/gcr/Dockerfile.linux.arm64 --------- Co-authored-by: OP (oppenheimer) <21008429+Ompragash@users.noreply.github.com>	2025-11-26 11:39:40 +05:30
OP (oppenheimer)	594f1e2f23	fix: Consolidate platform flags to use --custom-platform and eliminate deprecation warning (#158 )	2025-11-21 11:25:52 +05:30
Abhay	b6428af23d	fix: [CI-19672]: fix vuln issue (#155 )	2025-11-14 14:27:41 +05:30
tapankarangiya	f83970e37a	feat: [CI-19349]: Added oidc support for ACR (#154 ) * feat: [CI-18693]: Added oidc support for ACR * feat: [CI-19349]: error handling * feat: [CI-19349]: Refactored the code and added cli flags * feat: [CI-19349]: Added test cases * Update cmd/kaniko-acr/main.go * Update cmd/kaniko-acr/main.go * Update cmd/kaniko-acr/main.go * feat: [CI-19349]: changed the variable names * feat: [CI-18693]: Added error handling * feat: [CI-19349]: removed redundant code --------- Co-authored-by: OP (oppenheimer) <21008429+Ompragash@users.noreply.github.com>	2025-10-23 12:25:13 +05:30
Satya	a1d07a3262	fix: [CI-18923]: Build argument getting split if it has a comma in the value (#153 ) * added the PLUGIN_MULTIPLE_BUILD_ARGS for all registries * added the tests and README	2025-09-15 19:04:48 +05:30
Raghav	ae33ce93b8	feat: [CI-17953]: Add warning if base image connector is not provided (#152 ) * [CI-17953]: Add warning if base image connector is not provided * [CI-17953]: Add warning if base image connector is not provided * [CI-17953]: Add warning if base image connector is not provided	2025-07-09 16:03:56 +05:30
OP (oppenheimer)	a8c364c9e7	update kaniko-executor base image to 1.25.0 from chaingaurds maintained fork (#150 )	2025-07-03 19:14:28 +05:30
OP (oppenheimer)	a879280371	push-only support to Kaniko ACR (#148 )	2025-06-03 22:17:47 +05:30
OP (oppenheimer)	809fadc203	feat: [CI-17517]: Add push-only support for Kaniko-GAR (#147 ) * Add push-only support to Kaniko-GAR * Refactor GAR authentication and crane push to use Application Default Credentials * Add robust GAR authentication with Docker config and crane options * GAR authentication setup and remove redundant logging statements	2025-05-13 21:30:09 +05:30
ompragash.viswanathan@harness.io	87ca9fe1b7	Update pipeline drone-kaniko-harness	2025-05-12 20:38:33 +05:30
OP (oppenheimer)	a091f2ad04	ECR auth for push-only operation + code refactoring (#144 )	2025-04-25 18:11:30 +05:30
OP (oppenheimer)	af2add0aa5	Update pipeline drone-kaniko-harness (#143 )	2025-04-09 19:24:48 +05:30
OP (oppenheimer)	58bd727c07	feat: [CI-16588]: Add support to PLUGIN_TAR_PATH, PLUGIN_SOURCE_TAR_PATH and PLUGIN_PUSH_ONLY to kaniko-ecr (#141 ) * Add support for tar-path, source-tar-path and push-only operations * Updated cmd/kaniko-ecr/main.go * Updated cmd/kaniko-ecr/main.go * Update cmd/kaniko-ecr/main.go	2025-03-24 21:31:18 +05:30
ci-reporunner	a73b8ee28d	Update pipeline drone-kaniko-harness (#142 ) Co-authored-by: ompragash.viswanathan@harness.io <ompragash.viswanathan@harness.io>	2025-03-20 19:10:13 +05:30
OP (oppenheimer)	b826c7f408	feat: [CI-16392]: Authenticate And Pull Private Base Images when NO_PUSH is enabled (#140 )	2025-03-06 20:32:35 +05:30
ci-reporunner	e56198f84c	Create pipeline drone-kaniko-harness (#136 )	2025-03-04 19:18:44 +05:30
Devansh Mathur	d6153866df	feat: [CI-16330]: Adding default OutputFile as DRONE_OUTPUT. (#139 ) * Adding default OutputFile as DRONE_OUTPUT. * Removing if checks and optimizing setting up of default OutputFile as DRONE_OUTPUT.	2025-03-03 18:05:21 +05:30
OP (oppenheimer)	30e1ea9fd8	Update main.go (#138 )	2025-02-07 14:28:32 +05:30
OP (oppenheimer)	0fb726616e	feat: [CI-16193]: Support multiple ignore paths (#137 ) * add new input ignore_paths to accept multiple values * Support new input ignore_paths to all the supported versions of Kaniko	2025-02-07 11:46:23 +05:30
OP (oppenheimer)	334f6191d1	Add Push-only support to Kaniko (Docker) (#135 )	2024-12-20 11:17:28 +05:30
sahithibanda01	a3af953651	fix: [CI-14845]: support for build args which has comma seperated values (#133 )	2024-11-29 13:12:39 +05:30
Anshika Anand	e6ab8aa3c0	feat:[CI-15236]: Added IMAGE_TAR_PATH as output variable for the plugin. (#132 ) * feat:[CI-15236]: Added PLUGIN_TAR_PATH as output variable for the plugin. * feat:[CI-15236]: Added PLUGIN_TAR_PATH as output variable for the plugin. * feat:[CI-15236]: Added PLUGIN_TAR_PATH as output variable for the plugin. * feat:[CI-15236]: Added PLUGIN_TAR_PATH as output variable for the plugin. * feat:[CI-15236]: Test commit. * feat:[CI-15236]: Test commit. * feat:[CI-15236]: Added PLUGIN_TAR_PATH as output variable for the plugin. * feat:[CI-15236]: Directory check and UTs. * Update pkg/output/output.go * feat:[CI-15236]: fixes * feat:[CI-15236]: Test fixes - removed root * feat:[CI-15236]: Test fixes - removed root * feat:[CI-15236]: Test fixes - removed root * feat:[CI-15236]: If tarPath directory no present it will create it. * feat:[CI-15236]: If tarPath directory no present it will create it. * feat:[CI-15236]: fixes * Update kaniko.go removed as getTarPath is only called when tarPath isn't empty --------- Co-authored-by: OP (oppenheimer) <21008429+Ompragash@users.noreply.github.com>	2024-11-28 18:31:10 +05:30
Abhay	113a61b0e1	feat: [Ci-14242]: add oidc support for ecr (#131 ) * feat: [Ci-14242]: add oidc support for ecr * fix: [CI-14242]: error handling for oidc kakniko-ecr	2024-10-17 01:51:09 +05:30