diff --git a/common/pkg/libartifact/store.go b/common/pkg/libartifact/store.go
index 8ad7a145d6..4c88fed878 100644
--- a/common/pkg/libartifact/store.go
+++ b/common/pkg/libartifact/store.go
@@ -886,7 +886,16 @@ func (as *ArtifactStore) getArtifacts(ctx context.Context, _ *libartTypes.GetArt
 			rawManifest: b,
 		}
 		if val, ok := l.ManifestDescriptor.Annotations[specV1.AnnotationRefName]; ok {
-			artifact.SetName(val)
+			// OCI layouts created by external tools (e.g. skopeo) may
+			// store only the tag portion in the annotation (e.g. "1.14.4"
+			// instead of "docker.io/coredns/coredns:1.14.4"). Only set
+			// the name when it looks like a qualified reference.
+			if strings.Contains(val, "/") {
+				artifact.SetName(val)
+			} else {
+				logrus.Warnf("Ignoring bare tag %q in OCI layout annotation %s: use a fully qualified reference instead",
+					val, specV1.AnnotationRefName)
+			}
 		}
 
 		al = append(al, &artifact)
diff --git a/common/pkg/libartifact/store_test.go b/common/pkg/libartifact/store_test.go
index 8487edbad1..0db0319af3 100644
--- a/common/pkg/libartifact/store_test.go
+++ b/common/pkg/libartifact/store_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -690,6 +691,46 @@ func TestArtifactStore_List_Multiple(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestArtifactStore_List_BareTagAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
+	bareTags := []string{"v1", "latest", "1.14.4"}
+
+	for _, bareTag := range bareTags {
+		t.Run(bareTag, func(t *testing.T) {
+			as, ctx := setupTestStore(t)
+
+			// Add an artifact normally first, so the store has valid blobs
+			fileNames := map[string]int{"test.txt": 64}
+			refName := "quay.io/test/artifact:v1"
+			helperAddArtifact(t, as, refName, fileNames, nil)
+
+			// Rewrite the index.json to simulate an externally created OCI
+			// layout (like skopeo) that only stores the tag in the annotation
+			indexPath := filepath.Join(as.storePath, "index.json")
+			indexData, err := os.ReadFile(indexPath)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			var index specV1.Index
+			require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(indexData, &index))
+
+			for i := range index.Manifests {
+				if _, ok := index.Manifests[i].Annotations[specV1.AnnotationRefName]; ok {
+					index.Manifests[i].Annotations[specV1.AnnotationRefName] = bareTag
+				}
+			}
+
+			updatedIndex, err := json.Marshal(index)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(indexPath, updatedIndex, 0o644))
+
+			artifacts, err := as.List(ctx)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Len(t, artifacts, 1)
+			assert.Empty(t, artifacts[0].Name,
+				"bare tag %q should not be used as artifact name", bareTag)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDetermineBlobMIMEType(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name               string