diff --git a/pkg/imageverification/evaluator/compiler.go b/pkg/imageverification/evaluator/compiler.go
index d7467fa1b5..5f89bba77f 100644
--- a/pkg/imageverification/evaluator/compiler.go
+++ b/pkg/imageverification/evaluator/compiler.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/cel-go/cel"
 	policiesv1alpha1 "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/api/policies.kyverno.io/v1alpha1"
 	engine "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/cel"
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/cel/libs/context"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/cel/libs/http"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/cel/policy"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/imageverification/imagedataloader"
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ func (c *compiler) Compile(logger logr.Logger, ivpolicy *policiesv1alpha1.ImageV
 	for _, declType := range declTypes {
 		options = append(options, cel.Types(declType.CelType()))
 	}
-	options = append(options, imageverifierfunctions.Lib(logger, c.ictx, ivpolicy, c.lister), http.Lib())
+	options = append(options, imageverifierfunctions.Lib(logger, c.ictx, ivpolicy, c.lister), context.Lib(), http.Lib())
 	env, err := base.Extend(options...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, append(allErrs, field.InternalError(nil, err))