diff --git a/testcontainers/src/clients/cli.rs b/testcontainers/src/clients/cli.rs
index 5107b3e7..10f0b48f 100644
--- a/testcontainers/src/clients/cli.rs
+++ b/testcontainers/src/clients/cli.rs
@@ -607,6 +607,42 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn cli_run_command_with_custom_sha256_should_attach_that() {
+        let image = GenericImage::new("hello", "0.0");
+        let image = RunnableImage::from(image).with_sha256("a_sha_256");
+        let command = Client::build_run_command(&image, Command::new("docker"));
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            format!("{:?}", command),
+            r#""docker" "run" "-P" "-d" "hello:0.0@sha256:a_sha_256""#
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cli_run_command_with_generic_image_that_includes_sha256_it_should_attach_that() {
+        let image = GenericImage::new("hello", "0.0").with_sha256(Some("a_sha_256"));
+        let image = RunnableImage::from(image);
+        let command = Client::build_run_command(&image, Command::new("docker"));
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            format!("{:?}", command),
+            r#""docker" "run" "-P" "-d" "hello:0.0@sha256:a_sha_256""#
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn cli_run_command_with_sha256_should_attach_that() {
+        let image = GenericImage::new_with_sha256("hello", "a_sha_256");
+        let image = RunnableImage::from(image);
+        let command = Client::build_run_command(&image, Command::new("docker"));
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            format!("{:?}", command),
+            r#""docker" "run" "-P" "-d" "hello:latest@sha256:a_sha_256""#
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn cli_run_command_should_include_privileged() {
         let image = GenericImage::new("hello", "0.0");
diff --git a/testcontainers/src/core/image.rs b/testcontainers/src/core/image.rs
index b13f59d1..1d5fe290 100644
--- a/testcontainers/src/core/image.rs
+++ b/testcontainers/src/core/image.rs
@@ -32,9 +32,17 @@ where
 
     /// Implementations are encouraged to include a tag that will not change (i.e. NOT latest)
     /// in order to prevent test code from randomly breaking because the underlying docker
-    /// suddenly changed.
+    /// suddenly changed. It is advised to also attach a sha256.
     fn tag(&self) -> String;
 
+    /// Every docker image has a unique sha256 generated corresponding to it. It is strongly
+    /// encouraged to use sha256 digests over versions, as versions might be overwritten
+    /// by the publisher, which could cause compatability issues, but more importantly,
+    /// pose a security risk.
+    fn sha256(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        None
+    }
+
     /// Returns a list of conditions that need to be met before a started container is considered ready.
     ///
     /// This method is the **🍞 and butter** of the whole testcontainers library. Containers are
@@ -158,6 +166,7 @@ pub struct RunnableImage<I: Image> {
     image: I,
     image_args: I::Args,
     image_tag: Option<String>,
+    image_sha256: Option<String>,
     container_name: Option<String>,
     network: Option<String>,
     env_vars: BTreeMap<String, String>,
@@ -210,11 +219,17 @@ impl<I: Image> RunnableImage<I> {
     }
 
     pub fn descriptor(&self) -> String {
-        if let Some(tag) = &self.image_tag {
-            format!("{}:{}", self.image.name(), tag)
-        } else {
-            format!("{}:{}", self.image.name(), self.image.tag())
+        let mut descriptor = self.image.name();
+
+        descriptor.push(':');
+        descriptor.push_str(&self.image_tag.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| self.image.tag()));
+
+        if let Some(sha256) = &self.image_sha256.clone().or_else(|| self.image.sha256()) {
+            descriptor.push_str("@sha256:");
+            descriptor.push_str(sha256);
         }
+
+        descriptor
     }
 
     pub fn ready_conditions(&self) -> Vec<WaitFor> {
@@ -240,6 +255,12 @@ impl<I: Image> RunnableImage<I> {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn with_sha256(mut self, sha256: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        self.image_sha256 = Some(sha256.into());
+
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn with_container_name(self, name: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
         Self {
             container_name: Some(name.into()),
@@ -311,6 +332,7 @@ impl<I: Image> From<(I, I::Args)> for RunnableImage<I> {
             ports: None,
             privileged: false,
             shm_size: None,
+            image_sha256: None,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/testcontainers/src/images/generic.rs b/testcontainers/src/images/generic.rs
index 9a1bf32d..c19c2e14 100644
--- a/testcontainers/src/images/generic.rs
+++ b/testcontainers/src/images/generic.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ impl ImageArgs for Vec<String> {
 pub struct GenericImage {
     name: String,
     tag: String,
+    sha256: Option<String>,
     volumes: BTreeMap<String, String>,
     env_vars: BTreeMap<String, String>,
     wait_for: Vec<WaitFor>,
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ impl Default for GenericImage {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             name: "".to_owned(),
-            tag: "".to_owned(),
+            tag: "latest".to_owned(),
+            sha256: None,
             volumes: BTreeMap::new(),
             env_vars: BTreeMap::new(),
             wait_for: Vec::new(),
@@ -42,11 +44,24 @@ impl GenericImage {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn new_with_sha256<S: Into<String>>(name: S, sha256: S) -> GenericImage {
+        Self {
+            name: name.into(),
+            sha256: Some(sha256.into()),
+            ..Default::default()
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn with_volume<F: Into<String>, D: Into<String>>(mut self, from: F, dest: D) -> Self {
         self.volumes.insert(from.into(), dest.into());
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn with_sha256<S: Into<String>>(mut self, value: Option<S>) -> Self {
+        self.sha256 = value.map(|it| it.into());
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn with_env_var<K: Into<String>, V: Into<String>>(mut self, key: K, value: V) -> Self {
         self.env_vars.insert(key.into(), value.into());
         self
@@ -79,6 +94,10 @@ impl Image for GenericImage {
         self.tag.clone()
     }
 
+    fn sha256(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        self.sha256.clone()
+    }
+
     fn ready_conditions(&self) -> Vec<WaitFor> {
         self.wait_for.clone()
     }
@@ -104,6 +123,8 @@ impl Image for GenericImage {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    const A_SHA256: &str = "a_sha256";
+
     #[test]
     fn should_return_env_vars() {
         let image = GenericImage::new("hello-world", "latest")
@@ -119,4 +140,25 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(second_key, "two-key");
         assert_eq!(second_value, "two-value");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_return_sha256() {
+        let image = GenericImage::new("hello-world", "latest").with_sha256(Some(A_SHA256));
+
+        assert_eq!(image.sha256(), Some(A_SHA256.to_string()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_return_sha256_when_created_with_it() {
+        let image = GenericImage::new_with_sha256("hello-world", A_SHA256);
+
+        assert_eq!(image.sha256(), Some(A_SHA256.to_string()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn should_return_none_for_sha256_when_created_with_tag() {
+        let image = GenericImage::new("hello-world", "latest");
+
+        assert_eq!(image.sha256(), None);
+    }
 }