diff --git a/__tests__/cosign/install.test.itg.ts b/__tests__/cosign/install.test.itg.ts
index bcd0266..97ac8c2 100644
--- a/__tests__/cosign/install.test.itg.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cosign/install.test.itg.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ describe('download', () => {
     'install cosign %s', async (version) => {
       await expect((async () => {
         const install = new Install();
-        const toolPath = await install.download(version);
+        const toolPath = await install.download({
+          version: version,
+          verifySignature: true
+        });
         if (!fs.existsSync(toolPath)) {
           throw new Error('toolPath does not exist');
         }
diff --git a/__tests__/cosign/install.test.ts b/__tests__/cosign/install.test.ts
index 287cd6c..f77fe10 100644
--- a/__tests__/cosign/install.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/cosign/install.test.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe('download', () => {
   ])(
   'acquires %p of cosign', async (version) => {
     const install = new Install();
-    const toolPath = await install.download(version);
+    const toolPath = await install.download({version});
     expect(fs.existsSync(toolPath)).toBe(true);
     const cosignBin = await install.install(toolPath, tmpDir);
     expect(fs.existsSync(cosignBin)).toBe(true);
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('download', () => {
   ])(
   'acquires %p of cosign with cache', async (version) => {
     const install = new Install();
-    const toolPath = await install.download(version);
+    const toolPath = await install.download({version});
     expect(fs.existsSync(toolPath)).toBe(true);
   }, 100000);
 
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ describe('download', () => {
   ])(
   'acquires %p of cosign without cache', async (version) => {
     const install = new Install();
-    const toolPath = await install.download(version, true);
+    const toolPath = await install.download({
+      version: version,
+      ghaNoCache: true
+    });
     expect(fs.existsSync(toolPath)).toBe(true);
   }, 100000);
 
@@ -80,7 +83,9 @@ describe('download', () => {
     jest.spyOn(osm, 'platform').mockImplementation(() => os as NodeJS.Platform);
     jest.spyOn(osm, 'arch').mockImplementation(() => arch);
     const install = new Install();
-    const cosignBin = await install.download('latest');
+    const cosignBin = await install.download({
+      version: 'latest'
+    });
     expect(fs.existsSync(cosignBin)).toBe(true);
   }, 100000);
 });
diff --git a/__tests__/sigstore/sigstore.test.itg.ts b/__tests__/sigstore/sigstore.test.itg.ts
index 58baae6..6d4b330 100644
--- a/__tests__/sigstore/sigstore.test.itg.ts
+++ b/__tests__/sigstore/sigstore.test.itg.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ jest.unmock('@actions/github');
 
 beforeAll(async () => {
   const cosignInstall = new CosignInstall();
-  const cosignBinPath = await cosignInstall.download('v3.0.2', true);
+  const cosignBinPath = await cosignInstall.download({
+    version: 'v3.0.2'
+  });
   await cosignInstall.install(cosignBinPath);
 }, 100000);
 
diff --git a/src/cosign/install.ts b/src/cosign/install.ts
index 0673b2a..c9134b7 100644
--- a/src/cosign/install.ts
+++ b/src/cosign/install.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ import {DownloadVersion} from '../types/cosign/cosign';
 import {GitHubRelease} from '../types/github';
 import {dockerfileContent} from './dockerfile';
 
+export interface DownloadOpts {
+  version: string;
+  ghaNoCache?: boolean;
+  skipState?: boolean;
+  verifySignature?: boolean;
+}
+
 export interface InstallOpts {
   githubToken?: string;
   buildx?: Buildx;
@@ -48,8 +55,8 @@ export class Install {
     this.buildx = opts?.buildx || new Buildx();
   }
 
-  public async download(v: string, ghaNoCache?: boolean, skipState?: boolean): Promise<string> {
-    const version: DownloadVersion = await Install.getDownloadVersion(v);
+  public async download(opts: DownloadOpts): Promise<string> {
+    const version: DownloadVersion = await Install.getDownloadVersion(opts.version);
     core.debug(`Install.download version: ${version.version}`);
 
     const release: GitHubRelease = await Install.getRelease(version, this.githubToken);
@@ -68,7 +75,7 @@ export class Install {
       htcVersion: vspec,
       baseCacheDir: path.join(os.homedir(), '.bin'),
       cacheFile: os.platform() == 'win32' ? 'cosign.exe' : 'cosign',
-      ghaNoCache: ghaNoCache
+      ghaNoCache: opts.ghaNoCache
     });
 
     const cacheFoundPath = await installCache.find();
@@ -83,7 +90,11 @@ export class Install {
     const htcDownloadPath = await tc.downloadTool(downloadURL, undefined, this.githubToken);
     core.debug(`Install.download htcDownloadPath: ${htcDownloadPath}`);
 
-    const cacheSavePath = await installCache.save(htcDownloadPath, skipState);
+    if (opts.verifySignature && semver.satisfies(vspec, '>=3.0.1')) {
+      await this.verifySignature(htcDownloadPath, downloadURL);
+    }
+
+    const cacheSavePath = await installCache.save(htcDownloadPath, opts.skipState);
     core.info(`Cached to ${cacheSavePath}`);
     return cacheSavePath;
   }
@@ -176,6 +187,27 @@ export class Install {
     return await new Buildx({standalone: buildStandalone}).getCommand(args);
   }
 
+  private async verifySignature(cosignBinPath: string, downloadURL: string): Promise<void> {
+    const cosignBootstrapPath = path.join(Context.tmpDir(), `cosign-bootstrap${os.platform() == 'win32' ? '.exe' : ''}`);
+    fs.copyFileSync(cosignBinPath, cosignBootstrapPath);
+    fs.chmodSync(cosignBootstrapPath, '0755');
+
+    const bundleURL = `${downloadURL}.sigstore.json`;
+    core.info(`Downloading keyless verification bundle at ${bundleURL}`);
+    const bundlePath = await tc.downloadTool(bundleURL, undefined, this.githubToken);
+    core.debug(`Install.verifySignature bundlePath: ${bundlePath}`);
+
+    core.info(`Verifying cosign binary signature with keyless verification bundle`);
+    // prettier-ignore
+    await Exec.exec(cosignBootstrapPath, [
+      'verify-blob',
+      '--certificate-identity', 'keyless@projectsigstore.iam.gserviceaccount.com',
+      '--certificate-oidc-issuer', 'https://accounts.google.com',
+      '--bundle', bundlePath,
+      cosignBinPath
+    ]);
+  }
+
   private filename(): string {
     let arch: string;
     switch (os.arch()) {