diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c97e1df..e8e264d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,32 +4,24 @@
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=registry.k8s.io/build-image/debian-iptables:bookworm-v1.0.0
 ARG SLIM_PACKAGES="ca-certificates libcap2 ethtool iproute2 nfs-common socat util-linux"
 
-FROM alpine:latest AS builder-amd64
+FROM alpine:latest AS builder
 
-ARG TARGETARCH
-ARG KUBELET_VER
-ARG KUBELET_SHA512_AMD64
-ARG KUBELET_URL=https://dl.k8s.io/release/${KUBELET_VER}/bin/linux/${TARGETARCH}/kubelet
-
-RUN wget -q -O /kubelet ${KUBELET_URL} \
-  && sha512sum /kubelet \
-  && echo "${KUBELET_SHA512_AMD64}  /kubelet" | sha512sum -cw \
-  && chmod +x /kubelet
-
-FROM alpine:latest AS builder-arm64
+RUN apk add --no-cache cosign
 
 ARG TARGETARCH
 ARG KUBELET_VER
-ARG KUBELET_SHA512_ARM64
 ARG KUBELET_URL=https://dl.k8s.io/release/${KUBELET_VER}/bin/linux/${TARGETARCH}/kubelet
 
-RUN wget -q -O /kubelet ${KUBELET_URL} \
-  && sha512sum /kubelet \
-  && echo "${KUBELET_SHA512_ARM64}  /kubelet" | sha512sum -cw \
-  && chmod +x /kubelet
+RUN wget -q -O /kubelet ${KUBELET_URL}
+RUN wget -q -O /kubelet.sig ${KUBELET_URL}.sig
+RUN wget -q -O /kubelet.cert ${KUBELET_URL}.cert
 
-ARG TARGETARCH
-FROM builder-${TARGETARCH} AS builder
+# see https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/verify-signed-artifacts/
+RUN cosign verify-blob "/kubelet" \
+  --signature "/kubelet.sig" \
+  --certificate "/kubelet.cert" \
+  --certificate-identity krel-staging@k8s-releng-prod.iam.gserviceaccount.com \
+  --certificate-oidc-issuer https://accounts.google.com
 
 ########################
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c22f966..c9d4cbd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ BRANCH ?= $(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
 REGISTRY_AND_USERNAME := $(REGISTRY)/$(USERNAME)
 NAME := kubelet
 KUBELET_VER := v1.35.0-alpha.2
-KUBELET_SHA512_AMD64 := 1b4bfe455eafec7aa5f5bc1510d4b9eebe1e62ac85544871409ffca9ee0b7e226862356110acc3d96bad5d9205e9e46032c05c238cb51d50cb438de51d9cfedf
-KUBELET_SHA512_ARM64 := e2fffce6c95c367c8441c194ecb9dadbf5c394a834a6b8d4535b550694a3e03ca0d41183818a7623a2a09e934d49522d8b9721d838ba77d8a675c15e376ac162
 
 # For kubelet versions >= 1.31.0, the slim image is the default one, and previous image is labeled as -fat.
 # For kubelet versions < 1.31.0, the fat image is the default one, and previous image is labeled as -slim.
@@ -33,8 +31,6 @@ COMMON_ARGS += --build-arg=REGISTRY_AND_USERNAME=$(REGISTRY_AND_USERNAME)
 COMMON_ARGS += --build-arg=NAME=$(NAME)
 COMMON_ARGS += --build-arg=TAG=$(TAG)
 COMMON_ARGS += --build-arg=KUBELET_VER=$(KUBELET_VER)
-COMMON_ARGS += --build-arg=KUBELET_SHA512_AMD64=$(KUBELET_SHA512_AMD64)
-COMMON_ARGS += --build-arg=KUBELET_SHA512_ARM64=$(KUBELET_SHA512_ARM64)
 
 KRES_IMAGE ?= ghcr.io/siderolabs/kres:latest
 
@@ -57,13 +53,6 @@ docker-%: ## Builds the specified target defined in the Dockerfile using the def
 container:
 	@$(MAKE) docker-$@ TARGET_ARGS="--push=$(PUSH)"
 
-.PHONY: update-sha
-update-sha: update-sha-amd64 update-sha-arm64 ## Updates the kubelet sha512 checksums in the Makefile.
-
-update-sha-%:
-	sha512=`curl -sL https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(KUBELET_VER)/bin/linux/${*}/kubelet.sha512`; \
-		sed -i "s/KUBELET_SHA512_$(shell echo '$*' | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]') := .*/KUBELET_SHA512_$(shell echo '$*' | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]') := $${sha512}/" Makefile
-
 .PHONY: rekres
 rekres:
 	@docker pull $(KRES_IMAGE)