diff --git a/cmd/detectExecuteScan.go b/cmd/detectExecuteScan.go
index c56da0db52..fb40d75771 100644
--- a/cmd/detectExecuteScan.go
+++ b/cmd/detectExecuteScan.go
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ func newBlackduckSystem(config detectExecuteScanOptions) *blackduckSystem {
 	sys := blackduckSystem{
 		Client: bd.NewClient(config.Token, config.ServerURL, &piperhttp.Client{}),
 	}
+	commitShortSHA := "unknown"
+	if len(GitCommit) >= 7 {
+		commitShortSHA = GitCommit[:7]
+	}
+	sys.Client.UserAgent = fmt.Sprintf("piper-detectExecuteScan-%s", commitShortSHA)
 	return &sys
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/blackduck/blackduck.go b/pkg/blackduck/blackduck.go
index dcd95209d7..554e3a1826 100644
--- a/pkg/blackduck/blackduck.go
+++ b/pkg/blackduck/blackduck.go
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	httpClient                  piperhttp.Sender
 	serverURL                   string
 	projectVersion              *ProjectVersion
+	UserAgent                   string
 }
 
 // NewClient creates a new BlackDuck client
@@ -543,6 +544,10 @@ func (b *Client) sendRequest(method, apiEndpoint string, params map[string]strin
 		header.Add("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %v", b.BearerToken))
 	}
 
+	if b.UserAgent != "" {
+		header.Set("User-Agent", b.UserAgent)
+	}
+
 	response, err := b.httpClient.SendRequest(method, blackDuckAPIUrl.String(), nil, header, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return responseBody, fmt.Errorf("request to BlackDuck API failed: %w", err)