diff --git a/RELEASES.md b/RELEASES.md
index d21f70d17a1de..e526873964e85 100644
--- a/RELEASES.md
+++ b/RELEASES.md
@@ -138,12 +138,14 @@ to all committers.
 | [1.5](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.5.18) | End of Life    | May 3, 2021                    | February 28, 2023              |                        |
 | [1.6](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.6.39) | End of Life    | February 15, 2022              | August 23, 2025                | @containerd/committers |
 | [1.7](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.7.0)  | LTS            | March 10, 2023                 | September 2026*                | [@samuelkarp](https://github.com/samuelkarp), [@chrishenzie](https://github.com/chrishenzie) |
-| [2.0](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v2.0.7)  | End of Life    | November 5, 2024               | November 7, 2025               | @containerd/committers |
+| [2.0](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v2.0.7)  | LTS            | November 5, 2024               | March, 2027**                  | [@samuelkarp](https://github.com/samuelkarp), [@chrishenzie](https://github.com/chrishenzie) |
 | [2.1](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v2.1.0)  | Active         | May 7, 2025                    | May 5, 2026                    | @containerd/committers |
 | [2.2](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v2.2.0)  | Active         | November 5, 2025               | November 6, 2026               | @containerd/committers |
 | [2.3](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/milestone/50)         | LTS (_future_) | April 27, 2026 (_tentative_)   | April 27, 2028 (_tentative_)   | @containerd/committers |
 
-\* Support for the 1.7 release branch was provided by @containerd/committers until March 10, 2026. Extended support through September 2026 is provided by [@samuelkarp](https://github.com/samuelkarp) and [@chrishenzie](https://github.com/chrishenzie).  This extended support is focused on usage with Kubernetes 1.32, 1.31, and 1.30 via [Google Kubernetes Engine](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine).
+\* Support for the 1.7 release branch was provided by @containerd/committers until March 10, 2026. Extended support through September 2026 is provided by [@samuelkarp](https://github.com/samuelkarp) and [@chrishenzie](https://github.com/chrishenzie).  This extended support is focused on usage with Kubernetes 1.32, 1.31, and 1.30 via [Google Kubernetes Engine](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine).  Changes may not be accepted if they are not needed for this usage.
+
+\*\* Support for the 2.0 release branch was provided by @containerd/committers until November 7, 2025. Extended support through March 2027 is provided by [@samuelkarp](https://github.com/samuelkarp) and [@chrishenzie](https://github.com/chrishenzie).  This extended support is focused on usage with Kuberentes 1.33 via [Google Kubernetes Engine](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine).  Changes may not be accepted if they are not needed for this usage.
 
 ### Kubernetes Support
 
diff --git a/core/remotes/docker/pusher.go b/core/remotes/docker/pusher.go
index 4ab15bba8378d..900389a0fb143 100644
--- a/core/remotes/docker/pusher.go
+++ b/core/remotes/docker/pusher.go
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ func (p dockerPusher) push(ctx context.Context, desc ocispec.Descriptor, ref str
 	}
 
 	req := p.request(host, http.MethodHead, existCheck...)
+	if err := req.addNamespace(p.refspec.Hostname()); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	req.header.Set("Accept", strings.Join([]string{desc.MediaType, `*/*`}, ", "))
 
 	log.G(ctx).WithField("url", req.sanitizedURL()).Debugf("checking and pushing to")
@@ -165,10 +168,16 @@ func (p dockerPusher) push(ctx context.Context, desc ocispec.Descriptor, ref str
 	if isManifest {
 		putPath := getManifestPath(p.object, desc.Digest)
 		req = p.request(host, http.MethodPut, putPath...)
+		if err := req.addNamespace(p.refspec.Hostname()); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 		req.header.Add("Content-Type", desc.MediaType)
 	} else {
 		// Start upload request
 		req = p.request(host, http.MethodPost, "blobs", "uploads/")
+		if err := req.addNamespace(p.refspec.Hostname()); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 
 		mountedFrom := ""
 		var resp *http.Response
@@ -273,6 +282,9 @@ func (p dockerPusher) push(ctx context.Context, desc ocispec.Descriptor, ref str
 		req = p.request(lhost, http.MethodPut)
 		req.header.Set("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
 		req.path = lurl.Path + "?" + q.Encode()
+		if err := req.addNamespace(p.refspec.Hostname()); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 	p.tracker.SetStatus(ref, Status{
 		Status: content.Status{
diff --git a/core/remotes/docker/pusher_test.go b/core/remotes/docker/pusher_test.go
index c6e217a5b5224..9a68f93c31894 100644
--- a/core/remotes/docker/pusher_test.go
+++ b/core/remotes/docker/pusher_test.go
@@ -93,6 +93,23 @@ func TestPusherErrClosedRetry(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("upload should succeed but got %v", err)
 	}
 }
+func TestPusherCustomNamespace(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	p, reg, _, done := samplePusher(t)
+	defer done()
+
+	reg.uploadable = true
+	reg.putHandlerFunc = func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) bool {
+		if r.URL.Path == "/upload" {
+			reg.lastPutQueryParams = r.URL.Query()
+		}
+		return false
+	}
+
+	assert.Nil(t, tryUpload(ctx, t, p, []byte("test")))
+	assert.Equal(t, samplePusherHostname, reg.lastPutQueryParams.Get("ns"))
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, reg.lastPutQueryParams.Get("digest"))
+}
 
 func TestPusherAcceptsMissingDigestHeader(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
@@ -432,6 +449,7 @@ type uploadableMockRegistry struct {
 	locationPrefix     string
 	username           string
 	secret             string
+	lastPutQueryParams url.Values // Track query params from last PUT request
 }
 
 func (u *uploadableMockRegistry) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {