diff --git a/pkg/lifecycle/binary.go b/pkg/lifecycle/binary.go
index 1087f5d449..4c83fed420 100644
--- a/pkg/lifecycle/binary.go
+++ b/pkg/lifecycle/binary.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ func RunBinary(ctx context.Context, execPath string, args []string) (*Command, e
 
 // DownloadBinary downloads a file from the given URL into the specified path
 // this also marks it executable and returns its full path.
-func DownloadBinary(url, destDir, destFile string, logger *zap.Logger) (string, error) {
+func DownloadBinary(sourceURL, destDir, destFile string, logger *zap.Logger) (string, error) {
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(destDir, 0755); err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not create directory %s (%w)", destDir, err)
 	}
@@ -132,32 +133,52 @@ func DownloadBinary(url, destDir, destFile string, logger *zap.Logger) (string,
 		}
 	}()
 
-	logger.Info("downloading binary", zap.String("url", url))
+	logger.Info("downloading binary", zap.String("url", sourceURL))
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
+	u, err := url.Parse(sourceURL)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not create request (%w)", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not parse URL %s (%w)", sourceURL, err)
 	}
-	client := &http.Client{}
-	resp, err := client.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("HTTP GET %s failed (%w)", url, err)
-	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("HTTP GET %s failed with error %d", url, resp.StatusCode)
-	}
+	switch u.Scheme {
+	case "http", "https":
+		req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", sourceURL, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("could not create request (%w)", err)
+		}
+		client := &http.Client{}
+		resp, err := client.Do(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("HTTP GET %s failed (%w)", sourceURL, err)
+		}
+		defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+		if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("HTTP GET %s failed with error %d", sourceURL, resp.StatusCode)
+		}
 
-	if _, err = io.Copy(tmpFile, resp.Body); err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not copy from %s to %s (%w)", url, tmpName, err)
+		if _, err = io.Copy(tmpFile, resp.Body); err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("could not copy from %s to %s (%w)", sourceURL, tmpName, err)
+		}
+
+	case "file":
+		data, err := os.ReadFile(u.Path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("could not read file %s (%w)", u.Path, err)
+		}
+
+		if _, err = tmpFile.Write(data); err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("could not write to %s (%w)", tmpName, err)
+		}
+
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported file scheme %s", u.Scheme)
 	}
 
 	if err := os.Chmod(tmpName, 0755); err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not chmod file %s (%w)", tmpName, err)
 	}
 
-	tmpFile.Close()
 	if err := os.Rename(tmpName, destPath); err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not move %s to %s (%w)", tmpName, destPath, err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/lifecycle/binary_test.go b/pkg/lifecycle/binary_test.go
index 28d8bdc958..5132e01b78 100644
--- a/pkg/lifecycle/binary_test.go
+++ b/pkg/lifecycle/binary_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+	"path"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -91,10 +93,10 @@ func TestDownloadBinary(t *testing.T) {
 	defer server.Close()
 
 	logger := zaptest.NewLogger(t)
-	destDir := t.TempDir()
-	destFile := "test-binary"
 
 	t.Run("successful download", func(t *testing.T) {
+		destDir := t.TempDir()
+		destFile := "test-binary"
 		url := server.URL + "/binary"
 		path, err := DownloadBinary(url, destDir, destFile, logger)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -102,6 +104,8 @@ func TestDownloadBinary(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("file already exists", func(t *testing.T) {
+		destDir := t.TempDir()
+		destFile := "test-binary"
 		url := server.URL + "/binary"
 		path, err := DownloadBinary(url, destDir, destFile, logger)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -112,6 +116,35 @@ func TestDownloadBinary(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.FileExists(t, path)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("file on local", func(t *testing.T) {
+		sourceDir := t.TempDir()
+		sourceFile := "test-binary"
+		sourcePath := path.Join(sourceDir, sourceFile)
+		err := os.WriteFile(sourcePath, []byte("test binary content"), 0755)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		destDir := t.TempDir()
+		destFile := "test-binary"
+		url := "file://" + sourcePath
+
+		path, err := DownloadBinary(url, destDir, destFile, logger)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.FileExists(t, path)
+		content, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "test binary content", string(content))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("not valid source url given", func(t *testing.T) {
+		destDir := t.TempDir()
+		destFile := "test-binary"
+		url := "ftp://invalid-url"
+
+		path, err := DownloadBinary(url, destDir, destFile, logger)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Empty(t, path)
+	})
 }
 
 func httpTestServer() *httptest.Server {