diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Commands/Governance/DRep.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Commands/Governance/DRep.hs
index a1d3064a5..f4713ce06 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Commands/Governance/DRep.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Commands/Governance/DRep.hs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ data GovernanceDRepRetirementCertificateCmdArgs era
 data GovernanceDRepUpdateCertificateCmdArgs era
   = GovernanceDRepUpdateCertificateCmdArgs
   { eon :: !(ConwayEraOnwards era)
-  , drepVkeyHashSource :: !(VerificationKeyOrHashOrFile DRepKey)
+  , drepHashSource :: !DRepHashSource
   , mAnchor :: !(Maybe (L.Anchor (L.EraCrypto (ShelleyLedgerEra era))))
   , outFile :: !(File () Out)
   }
diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Options/Governance/DRep.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Options/Governance/DRep.hs
index 0c8db9154..6eb5530fc 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Options/Governance/DRep.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Options/Governance/DRep.hs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ pUpdateCertificateCmd era = do
       ( fmap GovernanceDRepUpdateCertificateCmd $
           conwayEraOnwardsConstraints w $
             GovernanceDRepUpdateCertificateCmdArgs w
-              <$> pDRepVerificationKeyOrHashOrFile
+              <$> pDRepHashSource
               <*> pDRepMetadata
               <*> pOutputFile
       )
diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Run/Governance/DRep.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Run/Governance/DRep.hs
index 0c5f546c5..005c08c36 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Run/Governance/DRep.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/EraBased/Run/Governance/DRep.hs
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ module Cardano.CLI.EraBased.Run.Governance.DRep
 where
 
 import           Cardano.Api
-import           Cardano.Api.Ledger (Credential (KeyHashObj))
-import           Cardano.Api.Shelley
 
 import qualified Cardano.CLI.EraBased.Commands.Governance.DRep as Cmd
 import qualified Cardano.CLI.EraBased.Run.Key as Key
@@ -147,17 +145,15 @@ runGovernanceDRepUpdateCertificateCmd
 runGovernanceDRepUpdateCertificateCmd
   Cmd.GovernanceDRepUpdateCertificateCmdArgs
     { eon = w
-    , drepVkeyHashSource
+    , drepHashSource
     , mAnchor
     , outFile
     } =
     conwayEraOnwardsConstraints w $ do
-      DRepKeyHash drepKeyHash <-
-        firstExceptT GovernanceCmdKeyReadError $
-          readVerificationKeyOrHashOrFile AsDRepKey drepVkeyHashSource
-      makeDrepUpdateCertificate (DRepUpdateRequirements w (KeyHashObj drepKeyHash)) mAnchor
-        & writeFileTextEnvelope outFile (Just "DRep Update Certificate")
-        & firstExceptT GovernanceCmdTextEnvWriteError . newExceptT
+      drepCredential <- modifyError GovernanceCmdKeyReadError $ readDRepCredential drepHashSource
+      let updateCertificate = makeDrepUpdateCertificate (DRepUpdateRequirements w drepCredential) mAnchor
+      firstExceptT GovernanceCmdTextEnvWriteError . newExceptT $
+        writeFileTextEnvelope outFile (Just "DRep Update Certificate") updateCertificate
 
 runGovernanceDRepMetadataHashCmd
   :: ()
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/Governance/DRep.hs b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/Governance/DRep.hs
index 8c82b6536..41e9482fe 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/Governance/DRep.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/Test/Golden/Governance/DRep.hs
@@ -296,6 +296,23 @@ hprop_golden_governance_drep_update_certificate_vkey_file = propertyOnce . H.mod
     ]
 
   H.diffFileVsGoldenFile outFile goldenFile
+  
+-- | Execute me with:
+-- @cabal test cardano-cli-golden --test-options '-p "/golden governance drep update certificate script hash/"'@
+hprop_golden_governance_drep_update_certificate_script_hash :: Property
+hprop_golden_governance_drep_update_certificate_script_hash = propertyOnce . H.moduleWorkspace "tmp" $ \tempDir -> do
+  goldenFile <- H.note "test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_update_certificate_script_hash.json"
+  outFile <- H.noteTempFile tempDir "drep-upd-cert.txt"
+
+  void $ execCardanoCLI
+    [ "conway", "governance", "drep", "update-certificate"
+    , "--drep-script-hash", "8f33600845940d65bdbc7ea7a247a7997aa8558649128fa82c4c0468"
+    , "--drep-metadata-url", "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cardano-foundation/CIPs/master/CIP-0119/examples/drep.jsonld"
+    , "--drep-metadata-hash", "fecc1773db89b45557d82e07719c275f6877a6cadfd2469f4dc5a7df5b38b4a4"
+    , "--out-file", outFile
+    ]
+
+  H.diffFileVsGoldenFile outFile goldenFile
 
 -- | Execute me with:
 -- @cabal test cardano-cli-golden --test-options '-p "/golden verification key drep/"'@
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_update_certificate_script_hash.json b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_update_certificate_script_hash.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..878010671
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/governance/drep/drep_update_certificate_script_hash.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "type": "CertificateConway",
+    "description": "DRep Update Certificate",
+    "cborHex": "83128201581c8f33600845940d65bdbc7ea7a247a7997aa8558649128fa82c4c046882785e68747470733a2f2f7261772e67697468756275736572636f6e74656e742e636f6d2f63617264616e6f2d666f756e646174696f6e2f434950732f6d61737465722f4349502d303131392f6578616d706c65732f647265702e6a736f6e6c645820fecc1773db89b45557d82e07719c275f6877a6cadfd2469f4dc5a7df5b38b4a4"
+}
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help.cli b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help.cli
index a8f8ca908..c85e2a761 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help.cli
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help.cli
@@ -7003,7 +7003,8 @@ Usage: cardano-cli conway governance drep retirement-certificate
   Create a DRep retirement certificate.
 
 Usage: cardano-cli conway governance drep update-certificate 
-                                                               ( --drep-verification-key STRING
+                                                               ( --drep-script-hash HASH
+                                                               | --drep-verification-key STRING
                                                                | --drep-verification-key-file FILE
                                                                | --drep-key-hash HASH
                                                                )
diff --git a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/conway_governance_drep_update-certificate.cli b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/conway_governance_drep_update-certificate.cli
index 28d8ef7c5..ffa0c98d6 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/conway_governance_drep_update-certificate.cli
+++ b/cardano-cli/test/cardano-cli-golden/files/golden/help/conway_governance_drep_update-certificate.cli
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Usage: cardano-cli conway governance drep update-certificate 
-                                                               ( --drep-verification-key STRING
+                                                               ( --drep-script-hash HASH
+                                                               | --drep-verification-key STRING
                                                                | --drep-verification-key-file FILE
                                                                | --drep-key-hash HASH
                                                                )
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ Usage: cardano-cli conway governance drep update-certificate
   Create a DRep update certificate.
 
 Available options:
+  --drep-script-hash HASH  DRep script hash (hex-encoded). Obtain it with
+                           "cardano-cli hash script ...".
   --drep-verification-key STRING
                            DRep verification key (Bech32 or hex-encoded).
   --drep-verification-key-file FILE