diff --git a/oci/remote/oci_installation_state.py b/oci/remote/oci_installation_state.py
index dc8eac2b..96cdddda 100644
--- a/oci/remote/oci_installation_state.py
+++ b/oci/remote/oci_installation_state.py
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ def resolve_candidate(reference, architecture):
     if '@' in reference:
         transport = repo + '@' + reference.split('@', 1)[1]
     raw = command('skopeo', 'inspect', '--raw', 'docker://' + transport)
+    registry_digest = 'sha256:' + sha(raw)
     manifest = json.loads(raw)
     if 'manifests' in manifest:
         matches = [m for m in manifest['manifests'] if m.get('platform', {}).get('architecture') == architecture
@@ -192,7 +193,8 @@ def resolve_candidate(reference, architecture):
     # The build date identifies the image as the publisher released it: it is
     # what changes when an image is rebuilt, whether or not the application
     # version inside it moved.
-    return {'manifest_digest': digest, 'layers': [layer['digest'] for layer in json.loads(raw).get('layers', [])],
+    return {'manifest_digest': digest, 'registry_digest': registry_digest,
+            'layers': [layer['digest'] for layer in json.loads(raw).get('layers', [])],
             'defaults': defaults, 'version': version, 'created': config.get('created')}
 
 
diff --git a/oci/remote/oci_update_current.py b/oci/remote/oci_update_current.py
index 25bd8de5..e7efcad0 100644
--- a/oci/remote/oci_update_current.py
+++ b/oci/remote/oci_update_current.py
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ def resolve_archive(desired, config, current=None, check=None, required_digest=N
     digest = candidate['manifest_digest']
     if not re.fullmatch(r'sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}', digest):
         raise ValueError(translate('Invalid registry digest'))
-    if required_digest is not None and digest != required_digest:
+    registry_digest = candidate.get('registry_digest')
+    if registry_digest is not None and not re.fullmatch(r'sha256:[a-f0-9]{64}', registry_digest):
+        raise ValueError(translate('Invalid registry digest'))
+    if required_digest is not None and registry_digest != required_digest:
         raise ValueError(translate('The registry did not return the saved image digest'))
     msg_ok(f"{translate('Image:')} {reference} ({candidate.get('version') or digest[7:19]})")
     if current and same_image(candidate, current):
diff --git a/oci/tests/test_recreate_registry_digest.py b/oci/tests/test_recreate_registry_digest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0848744e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oci/tests/test_recreate_registry_digest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+"""A Recreate pins the registry/index digest while downloading a platform manifest."""
+
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "remote"))
+
+import oci_installation_state as state
+import oci_update_current as update
+
+
+def digest(data):
+    return "sha256:" + state.sha(data)
+
+
+class RecreateRegistryDigestTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_candidate_keeps_the_multi_arch_registry_digest_separate_from_platform_manifest(self):
+        platform = json.dumps({
+            "schemaVersion": 2,
+            "config": {"digest": "sha256:" + "c" * 64},
+            "layers": [],
+        }).encode()
+        index = json.dumps({
+            "schemaVersion": 2,
+            "manifests": [{"digest": digest(platform),
+                           "platform": {"architecture": "amd64", "os": "linux"}}],
+        }).encode()
+        config = json.dumps({"architecture": "amd64", "os": "linux",
+                             "config": {"Labels": {}, "Env": []}}).encode()
+        with patch.object(state, "command", side_effect=[index, platform, config]):
+            candidate = state.resolve_candidate("postgres@" + digest(index), "amd64")
+
+        self.assertEqual(candidate["registry_digest"], digest(index))
+        self.assertEqual(candidate["manifest_digest"], digest(platform))
+
+    def test_recreate_accepts_saved_index_digest_and_returns_platform_manifest(self):
+        index_digest = "sha256:" + "a" * 64
+        platform_digest = "sha256:" + "b" * 64
+        candidate = {"registry_digest": index_digest, "manifest_digest": platform_digest,
+                     "layers": [], "created": "2026-10-05T00:00:00Z"}
+        desired = {"template": {"container_contract": {"image": {"reference": "postgres:latest"}}},
+                   "deployment": {"template_storage": "local"}}
+        with patch.object(update, "run_quiet", return_value=json.dumps(candidate)) as query:
+            archive, digest_value = update.resolve_archive(
+                desired, b"arch: amd64\n", current={"manifest_digest": platform_digest},
+                required_digest=index_digest)
+
+        self.assertIsNone(archive)
+        self.assertEqual(digest_value, platform_digest)
+        self.assertIn("postgres@" + index_digest, query.call_args.args[0])
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()