diff --git a/ostree-ext/src/cli.rs b/ostree-ext/src/cli.rs
index c70beeff..a069d17d 100644
--- a/ostree-ext/src/cli.rs
+++ b/ostree-ext/src/cli.rs
@@ -277,6 +277,17 @@ pub(crate) enum ContainerImageOpts {
         config: bool,
     },
 
+    /// Remove metadata for a cached update.
+    ClearCachedUpdate {
+        /// Path to the repository
+        #[clap(long, value_parser)]
+        repo: Utf8PathBuf,
+
+        /// Container image reference, e.g. registry:quay.io/exampleos/exampleos:latest
+        #[clap(value_parser = parse_base_imgref)]
+        imgref: ImageReference,
+    },
+
     /// Copy a pulled container image from one repo to another.
     Copy {
         /// Path to the source repository
@@ -1132,6 +1143,11 @@ async fn run_from_opt(opt: Opt) -> Result<()> {
                     stdout.flush()?;
                     Ok(())
                 }
+                ContainerImageOpts::ClearCachedUpdate { repo, imgref } => {
+                    let repo = parse_repo(&repo)?;
+                    crate::container::store::clear_cached_update(&repo, &imgref)?;
+                    Ok(())
+                }
                 ContainerImageOpts::Remove {
                     repo,
                     imgrefs,
diff --git a/ostree-ext/src/container/store.rs b/ostree-ext/src/container/store.rs
index 906dc508..c2a70e25 100644
--- a/ostree-ext/src/container/store.rs
+++ b/ostree-ext/src/container/store.rs
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@ use futures_util::TryFutureExt;
 use oci_spec::image::{
     self as oci_image, Arch, Descriptor, Digest, History, ImageConfiguration, ImageManifest,
 };
+use ostree::glib::FromVariant;
 use ostree::prelude::{Cast, FileEnumeratorExt, FileExt, ToVariant};
 use ostree::{gio, glib};
-use std::collections::{BTreeSet, HashMap};
+use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet, HashMap};
 use std::iter::FromIterator;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender};
 
@@ -1196,6 +1197,37 @@ fn parse_cached_update(meta: &glib::VariantDict) -> Result<Option<CachedImageUpd
     }))
 }
 
+/// Remove any cached
+#[context("Clearing cached update {imgref}")]
+pub fn clear_cached_update(repo: &ostree::Repo, imgref: &ImageReference) -> Result<()> {
+    let cancellable = gio::Cancellable::NONE;
+    let ostree_ref = ref_for_image(imgref)?;
+    let rev = repo.require_rev(&ostree_ref)?;
+    let Some(commitmeta) = repo.read_commit_detached_metadata(&rev, cancellable)? else {
+        return Ok(());
+    };
+
+    // SAFETY: We know this is an a{sv}
+    let mut commitmeta: BTreeMap<String, glib::Variant> =
+        BTreeMap::from_variant(&commitmeta).unwrap();
+    let mut changed = false;
+    for key in [
+        ImageImporter::CACHED_KEY_CONFIG,
+        ImageImporter::CACHED_KEY_MANIFEST,
+        ImageImporter::CACHED_KEY_MANIFEST_DIGEST,
+    ] {
+        if commitmeta.remove(key).is_some() {
+            changed = true;
+        }
+    }
+    if !changed {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    let commitmeta = glib::Variant::from(commitmeta);
+    repo.write_commit_detached_metadata(&rev, Some(&commitmeta), cancellable)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Query metadata for a pulled image via an OSTree commit digest.
 /// The digest must refer to a pulled container image's merge commit.
 pub fn query_image_commit(repo: &ostree::Repo, commit: &str) -> Result<Box<LayeredImageState>> {