diff --git a/pkg/registry/client.go b/pkg/registry/client.go
index 014d0be46..de7e636e1 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/client.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/client.go
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ func (c *Client) Push(data []byte, ref string, options ...PushOption) (*PushResu
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	manifestDescriptor, err := oras.TagBytes(ctx, memoryStore, ocispec.MediaTypeImageManifest, manifestData, parsedRef.String())
+	manifestDescriptor, err := oras.TagBytes(ctx, memoryStore, ocispec.MediaTypeImageManifest, manifestData, ref)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}