diff --git a/db/post_migrate/20251201000000_remove_file_md5_from_virtual_registries_container_cache_entries.rb b/db/post_migrate/20251201000000_remove_file_md5_from_virtual_registries_container_cache_entries.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class RemoveFileMd5FromVirtualRegistriesContainerCacheEntries < Gitlab::Database::Migration[2.3]
+  milestone '18.8'
+
+  def up
+    remove_column :virtual_registries_container_cache_entries, :file_md5
+  end
+
+  def down
+    add_column :virtual_registries_container_cache_entries, :file_md5, :binary
+  end
+end