diff --git a/.github/workflows/image-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/image-publish.yml
index a5bc168673..63b3d277ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/image-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/image-publish.yml
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Install Cosign
-        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@faadad0cce49287aee09b3a48701e75088a2c6ad  # v4.0.0
-        with:
-          cosign-release: 'v2.6.1'
+        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@cad07c2e89fa2edd6e2d7bab4c1aa38e53f76003  # v4.1.1
       - name: Job information
         run: |
           echo "Job information"
diff --git a/build/build_and_push.sh b/build/build_and_push.sh
index 97dff81bd0..9a40f2b988 100755
--- a/build/build_and_push.sh
+++ b/build/build_and_push.sh
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ else
     echo "Signing docker image ${TAG} (digest: ${DIGEST})..."
     cosign sign --yes "${DIGEST}"
 
-    echo "Verifying signature of docker image ${TAG} (digest: ${DIGEST})..."
-    cosign verify "${DIGEST}" --certificate-identity="${CERT_IDENTITY}" --certificate-oidc-issuer="${CERT_ISSUER}"
+    echo "Verifying signature of docker image ${TAG} (digest: ${DIGEST}) after a 30 seconds wait..."
+    sleep 30 # the signature may not be returned immediately after being published, so as a mitigation we wait for 30 seconds before verifying
+    cosign verify --certificate-identity="${CERT_IDENTITY}" --certificate-oidc-issuer="${CERT_ISSUER}" "${DIGEST}"
 
     echo "Signed and verified signature of docker image ${TAG} (digest: ${DIGEST})..."