diff --git a/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan.go b/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan.go
index 14772ec8f6..16c9f09d2a 100644
--- a/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan.go
+++ b/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan.go
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ func (w *whitesourceUtilsBundle) FileOpen(name string, flag int, perm os.FileMod
 }
 
 func (w *whitesourceUtilsBundle) GetArtifactCoordinates(buildTool, buildDescriptorFile string, options *versioning.Options) (versioning.Coordinates, error) {
+	if err := validationBuildDescriptorFile(buildTool, buildDescriptorFile); err != nil {
+		return versioning.Coordinates{}, err
+	}
 	artifact, err := versioning.GetArtifact(buildTool, buildDescriptorFile, options, w)
 	if err != nil {
 		return versioning.Coordinates{}, err
@@ -83,6 +86,52 @@ func (w *whitesourceUtilsBundle) GetArtifactCoordinates(buildTool, buildDescript
 	return artifact.GetCoordinates()
 }
 
+func validationBuildDescriptorFile(buildTool, buildDescriptorFile string) error {
+	if buildDescriptorFile == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	switch buildTool {
+	case "dub":
+		if filepath.Ext(buildDescriptorFile) != ".json" {
+			return errors.New("extension of buildDescriptorFile must be in '*.json'")
+		}
+	case "gradle":
+		if filepath.Ext(buildDescriptorFile) != ".properties" {
+			return errors.New("extension of buildDescriptorFile must be in '*.properties'")
+		}
+	case "golang":
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(buildDescriptorFile, "go.mod") &&
+			!strings.HasSuffix(buildDescriptorFile, "VERSION") &&
+			!strings.HasSuffix(buildDescriptorFile, "version.txt") {
+			return errors.New("buildDescriptorFile must be one of  [\"go.mod\",\"VERSION\", \"version.txt\"]")
+		}
+	case "maven":
+		if filepath.Ext(buildDescriptorFile) != ".xml" {
+			return errors.New("extension of buildDescriptorFile must be in '*.xml'")
+		}
+	case "mta":
+		if filepath.Ext(buildDescriptorFile) != ".yaml" {
+			return errors.New("extension of buildDescriptorFile must be in '*.yaml'")
+		}
+	case "npm", "yarn":
+		if filepath.Ext(buildDescriptorFile) != ".json" {
+			return errors.New("extension of buildDescriptorFile must be in '*.json'")
+		}
+	case "pip":
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(buildDescriptorFile, "setup.py") &&
+			!strings.HasSuffix(buildDescriptorFile, "version.txt") &&
+			!strings.HasSuffix(buildDescriptorFile, "VERSION") {
+			return errors.New("buildDescriptorFile must be one of  [\"setup.py\",\"version.txt\", \"VERSION\"]")
+		}
+	case "sbt":
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(buildDescriptorFile, "sbtDescriptor.json") &&
+			!strings.HasSuffix(buildDescriptorFile, "build.sbt") {
+			return errors.New("extension of buildDescriptorFile must be in '*.json' or '*sbt'")
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (w *whitesourceUtilsBundle) getNpmExecutor(config *ws.ScanOptions) npm.Executor {
 	if w.npmExecutor == nil {
 		w.npmExecutor = npm.NewExecutor(npm.ExecutorOptions{DefaultNpmRegistry: config.DefaultNpmRegistry})
diff --git a/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan_test.go b/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan_test.go
index b9c7e22b59..d1383c17ae 100644
--- a/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan_test.go
+++ b/cmd/whitesourceExecuteScan_test.go
@@ -871,3 +871,71 @@ func TestPersistScannedProjects(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, []string{"project - 1"}, cpe.custom.whitesourceProjectNames)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestBuildToolFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	t.Run("buildTool = dub", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := validationBuildDescriptorFile("dub", "/home/mta.yaml")
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "extension of buildDescriptorFile must be in '*.json'")
+		err = validationBuildDescriptorFile("dub", "/home/dub.json")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+	t.Run("buildTool = gradle", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := validationBuildDescriptorFile("gradle", "/home/go.mod")
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "extension of buildDescriptorFile must be in '*.properties'")
+		err = validationBuildDescriptorFile("gradle", "/home/gradle.properties")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+	t.Run("buildTool = golang", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := validationBuildDescriptorFile("golang", "/home/go.json")
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "buildDescriptorFile must be one of  [\"go.mod\",\"VERSION\", \"version.txt\"]")
+		err = validationBuildDescriptorFile("golang", "/home/go.mod")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		err = validationBuildDescriptorFile("golang", "/home/VERSION")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		err = validationBuildDescriptorFile("golang", "/home/version.txt")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+	t.Run("buildTool = maven", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := validationBuildDescriptorFile("maven", "/home/go.mod")
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "extension of buildDescriptorFile must be in '*.xml'")
+		err = validationBuildDescriptorFile("maven", "/home/pom.xml")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+	t.Run("buildTool = mta", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := validationBuildDescriptorFile("mta", "/home/go.mod")
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "extension of buildDescriptorFile must be in '*.yaml'")
+		err = validationBuildDescriptorFile("mta", "/home/mta.yaml")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+	t.Run("buildTool = npm", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := validationBuildDescriptorFile("npm", "/home/go.mod")
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "extension of buildDescriptorFile must be in '*.json'")
+		err = validationBuildDescriptorFile("npm", "/home/package.json")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+	t.Run("buildTool = yarn", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := validationBuildDescriptorFile("yarn", "/home/go.mod")
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "extension of buildDescriptorFile must be in '*.json'")
+		err = validationBuildDescriptorFile("yarn", "/home/package.json")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+	t.Run("buildTool = pip", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := validationBuildDescriptorFile("pip", "/home/go.mod")
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "buildDescriptorFile must be one of  [\"setup.py\",\"version.txt\", \"VERSION\"]")
+		err = validationBuildDescriptorFile("pip", "/home/setup.py")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		err = validationBuildDescriptorFile("pip", "/home/version.txt")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		err = validationBuildDescriptorFile("pip", "/home/VERSION")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+	t.Run("buildTool = sbt", func(t *testing.T) {
+		err := validationBuildDescriptorFile("sbt", "/home/go.mod")
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "extension of buildDescriptorFile must be in '*.json'")
+		err = validationBuildDescriptorFile("sbt", "/home/sbtDescriptor.json")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		err = validationBuildDescriptorFile("sbt", "/home/build.sbt")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+}