diff --git a/.github/workflows/.test-build.yml b/.github/workflows/.test-build.yml
index f824b8fb..547ae72a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/.test-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/.test-build.yml
@@ -589,9 +589,9 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
     with:
       annotations: |
-        io.github.docker.github-builder.test-index-annotation=build-${{ github.run_id }}
+        io.github.docker.github-builder.test-direct-index-annotation={{meta.version}}
       labels: |
-        io.github.docker.github-builder.test-label=build-${{ github.run_id }}
+        io.github.docker.github-builder.test-direct-label=build-{{meta.version}}
       build-args: |
         VERSION={{meta.version}}
       file: test/hello.Dockerfile
@@ -604,6 +604,10 @@ jobs:
       meta-images: ghcr.io/docker/github-builder-test
       meta-tags: |
         type=raw,value=build-index-annotations-${{ github.run_id }}
+      meta-labels: |
+        io.github.docker.github-builder.test-meta-label=build-${{ github.run_id }}
+      meta-annotations: |
+        io.github.docker.github-builder.test-meta-index-annotation=build-${{ github.run_id }}
     secrets:
       registry-auths: |
         - registry: ghcr.io
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 0e1296c5..c7fdb43a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ on:
         default: 0
       annotations:
         type: string
-        description: "List of annotations to set to the image (for image output)"
+        description: "List of annotations to set to the image"
         required: false
       build-args:
         type: string
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ on:
         required: false
       labels:
         type: string
-        description: "List of labels for an image (for image output)"
+        description: "List of labels for an image"
         required: false
       output:
         type: string
@@ -134,6 +134,14 @@ on:
         type: string
         description: "List of tags as key-value pair attributes"
         required: false
+      meta-labels:
+        type: string
+        description: "List of custom labels"
+        required: false
+      meta-annotations:
+        type: string
+        description: "List of custom annotations"
+        required: false
       meta-flavor:
         type: string
         description: "Flavor defines a global behavior for meta-tags"
@@ -558,6 +566,8 @@ jobs:
           images: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.metaImages }}
           tags: ${{ inputs.meta-tags }}
           flavor: ${{ inputs.meta-flavor }}
+          labels: ${{ inputs.meta-labels }}
+          annotations: ${{ inputs.meta-annotations }}
       -
         name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@96fe6ef7f33517b61c61be40b68a1882f3264fb8 # v4.2.0
@@ -1028,6 +1038,8 @@ jobs:
           images: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.metaImages }}
           tags: ${{ inputs.meta-tags }}
           flavor: ${{ inputs.meta-flavor }}
+          labels: ${{ inputs.meta-labels }}
+          annotations: ${{ inputs.meta-annotations }}
       -
         name: Login to registry
         if: ${{ inputs.push && inputs.output == 'image' }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8231fb15..c8894f5e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ jobs:
 | `set-meta-labels`         | Bool     | `false`                               | Append OCI Image Format Specification labels generated by `docker/metadata-action`                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
 | `meta-images`             | List     |                                       | [List of images](https://github.com/docker/metadata-action?tab=readme-ov-file#images-input) to use as base name for tags (required for image output)                                                                                                                                                           |
 | `meta-tags`               | List     |                                       | [List of tags](https://github.com/docker/metadata-action?tab=readme-ov-file#tags-input) as key-value pair attributes                                                                                                                                                                                           |
+| `meta-labels`             | List     |                                       | [List of custom labels](https://github.com/docker/metadata-action?tab=readme-ov-file#overwrite-labels-and-annotations)                                                                                                                                                                                         |
+| `meta-annotations`        | List     |                                       | [List of custom annotations](https://github.com/docker/metadata-action?tab=readme-ov-file#overwrite-labels-and-annotations)                                                                                                                                                                                    |
 | `meta-flavor`             | List     |                                       | [Flavor](https://github.com/docker/metadata-action?tab=readme-ov-file#flavor-input) defines a global behavior for `meta-tags`                                                                                                                                                                                  |
 
 ### Secrets
@@ -458,3 +460,10 @@ jobs:
         *.args.VERSION={{meta.version}}
       meta-images: name/app
 ```
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> The `meta-labels` and `meta-annotations` inputs are passed to
+> `docker/metadata-action`, so their templates follow `docker/metadata-action`
+> behavior. Enable `set-meta-labels` or `set-meta-annotations` to apply those
+> generated values to the image. In the build workflow, generated values are
+> appended to any `labels` or `annotations` already set.