diff --git a/cmd/detectExecuteScan.go b/cmd/detectExecuteScan.go
index 90602722ad..070f87e22b 100644
--- a/cmd/detectExecuteScan.go
+++ b/cmd/detectExecuteScan.go
@@ -389,13 +389,16 @@ func getDetectScript(config detectExecuteScanOptions, utils detectUtils) error {
 
 	log.Entry().Infof("Downloading Detect Script")
 
-	err := utils.DownloadFile("https://detect.synopsys.com/detect8.sh", "detect.sh", nil, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		time.Sleep(time.Second * 5)
-		err = utils.DownloadFile("https://detect.synopsys.com/detect8.sh", "detect.sh", nil, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+	downloadScript := func() error {
+		if config.UseDetect9 {
+			return utils.DownloadFile("https://detect.synopsys.com/detect9.sh", "detect.sh", nil, nil)
 		}
+		return utils.DownloadFile("https://detect.synopsys.com/detect8.sh", "detect.sh", nil, nil)
+	}
+
+	if err := downloadScript(); err != nil {
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+		return downloadScript()
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/detectExecuteScan_generated.go b/cmd/detectExecuteScan_generated.go
index ff70833b53..e08238bb90 100644
--- a/cmd/detectExecuteScan_generated.go
+++ b/cmd/detectExecuteScan_generated.go
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ type detectExecuteScanOptions struct {
 	RegistryURL                     string   `json:"registryUrl,omitempty" validate:"required_if=ScanContainerDistro ubuntu ScanContainerDistro centos ScanContainerDistro alpine"`
 	RepositoryUsername              string   `json:"repositoryUsername,omitempty" validate:"required_if=ScanContainerDistro ubuntu ScanContainerDistro centos ScanContainerDistro alpine"`
 	RepositoryPassword              string   `json:"repositoryPassword,omitempty" validate:"required_if=ScanContainerDistro ubuntu ScanContainerDistro centos ScanContainerDistro alpine"`
+	UseDetect9                      bool     `json:"useDetect9,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type detectExecuteScanInflux struct {
@@ -322,6 +323,7 @@ func addDetectExecuteScanFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, stepConfig *detectExecuteScan
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.RegistryURL, "registryUrl", os.Getenv("PIPER_registryUrl"), "Used accessing for the images to be scanned (typically filled by CPE)")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.RepositoryUsername, "repositoryUsername", os.Getenv("PIPER_repositoryUsername"), "Used accessing for the images to be scanned (typically filled by CPE)")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&stepConfig.RepositoryPassword, "repositoryPassword", os.Getenv("PIPER_repositoryPassword"), "Used accessing for the images to be scanned (typically filled by CPE)")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&stepConfig.UseDetect9, "useDetect9", false, "This flag enables the use of the supported version 9 of the Detect Script instead of v8")
 
 	cmd.MarkFlagRequired("token")
 	cmd.MarkFlagRequired("projectName")
@@ -859,6 +861,15 @@ func detectExecuteScanMetadata() config.StepData {
 						Aliases:   []config.Alias{},
 						Default:   os.Getenv("PIPER_repositoryPassword"),
 					},
+					{
+						Name:        "useDetect9",
+						ResourceRef: []config.ResourceReference{},
+						Scope:       []string{"PARAMETERS", "STAGES", "STEPS"},
+						Type:        "bool",
+						Mandatory:   false,
+						Aliases:     []config.Alias{{Name: "detect/useDetect9"}},
+						Default:     false,
+					},
 				},
 			},
 			Containers: []config.Container{
diff --git a/resources/metadata/detectExecuteScan.yaml b/resources/metadata/detectExecuteScan.yaml
index 7043f21928..8873952f2f 100644
--- a/resources/metadata/detectExecuteScan.yaml
+++ b/resources/metadata/detectExecuteScan.yaml
@@ -601,6 +601,17 @@ spec:
         resourceRef:
           - name: commonPipelineEnvironment
             param: container/repositoryPassword
+      - name: useDetect9
+        description:
+          "This flag enables the use of the supported version 9 of the Detect Script instead of v8"
+        aliases:
+          - name: detect/useDetect9
+        type: bool
+        scope:
+          - PARAMETERS
+          - STAGES
+          - STEPS
+        default: false
   outputs:
     resources:
       - name: influx