diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a79e2ba3b6..ee0b074165 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3578,7 +3578,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mithril-aggregator"
-version = "0.6.7"
+version = "0.6.8"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3738,7 +3738,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mithril-common"
-version = "0.4.99"
+version = "0.4.100"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -3809,7 +3809,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mithril-end-to-end"
-version = "0.4.58"
+version = "0.4.59"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-recursion",
diff --git a/mithril-aggregator/Cargo.toml b/mithril-aggregator/Cargo.toml
index 7564366076..e9b6a5bb73 100644
--- a/mithril-aggregator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/mithril-aggregator/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mithril-aggregator"
-version = "0.6.7"
+version = "0.6.8"
 description = "A Mithril Aggregator server"
 authors = { workspace = true }
 edition = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/mithril-aggregator/src/database/record/signed_entity.rs b/mithril-aggregator/src/database/record/signed_entity.rs
index 66441c0663..5966d7998d 100644
--- a/mithril-aggregator/src/database/record/signed_entity.rs
+++ b/mithril-aggregator/src/database/record/signed_entity.rs
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ impl TryFrom<SignedEntityRecord> for CardanoDatabaseSnapshotMessage {
     fn try_from(value: SignedEntityRecord) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         let artifact = serde_json::from_str::<CardanoDatabaseSnapshot>(&value.artifact)?;
         let cardano_database_snapshot_message = CardanoDatabaseSnapshotMessage {
+            hash: artifact.hash,
             merkle_root: artifact.merkle_root,
             beacon: artifact.beacon,
             certificate_hash: value.certificate_id,
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ impl TryFrom<SignedEntityRecord> for CardanoDatabaseSnapshotListItemMessage {
     fn try_from(value: SignedEntityRecord) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         let artifact = serde_json::from_str::<CardanoDatabaseSnapshot>(&value.artifact)?;
         let cardano_database_snapshot_list_item_message = CardanoDatabaseSnapshotListItemMessage {
+            hash: artifact.hash,
             merkle_root: artifact.merkle_root,
             beacon: artifact.beacon,
             certificate_hash: value.certificate_id,
diff --git a/mithril-aggregator/src/http_server/routes/artifact_routes/cardano_database.rs b/mithril-aggregator/src/http_server/routes/artifact_routes/cardano_database.rs
index bbf2aaa1cf..c571823a1f 100644
--- a/mithril-aggregator/src/http_server/routes/artifact_routes/cardano_database.rs
+++ b/mithril-aggregator/src/http_server/routes/artifact_routes/cardano_database.rs
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ mod tests {
     async fn test_cardano_database_detail_increments_artifact_detail_total_served_since_startup_metric(
     ) {
         let method = Method::GET.as_str();
-        let path = "/artifact/cardano-database/{merkle_root}";
+        let path = "/artifact/cardano-database/{hash}";
         let dependency_manager = Arc::new(initialize_dependencies().await);
         let initial_counter_value = dependency_manager
             .metrics_service
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ mod tests {
         dependency_manager.message_service = Arc::new(mock_http_message_service);
 
         let method = Method::GET.as_str();
-        let path = "/artifact/cardano-database/{merkle_root}";
+        let path = "/artifact/cardano-database/{hash}";
 
         let response = request()
             .method(method)
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ mod tests {
         dependency_manager.message_service = Arc::new(mock_http_message_service);
 
         let method = Method::GET.as_str();
-        let path = "/artifact/cardano-database/{merkle_root}";
+        let path = "/artifact/cardano-database/{hash}";
 
         let response = request()
             .method(method)
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ mod tests {
         dependency_manager.message_service = Arc::new(mock_http_message_service);
 
         let method = Method::GET.as_str();
-        let path = "/artifact/cardano-database/{merkle_root}";
+        let path = "/artifact/cardano-database/{hash}";
 
         let response = request()
             .method(method)
diff --git a/mithril-common/Cargo.toml b/mithril-common/Cargo.toml
index fddc90740e..8215e85354 100644
--- a/mithril-common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/mithril-common/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mithril-common"
-version = "0.4.99"
+version = "0.4.100"
 description = "Common types, interfaces, and utilities for Mithril nodes."
 authors = { workspace = true }
 edition = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/mithril-common/src/entities/cardano_database.rs b/mithril-common/src/entities/cardano_database.rs
index f6ee441f5c..a7b78d8249 100644
--- a/mithril-common/src/entities/cardano_database.rs
+++ b/mithril-common/src/entities/cardano_database.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use semver::Version;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use strum::EnumDiscriminants;
 
 use crate::{
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ use crate::{
 /// Cardano database snapshot.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct CardanoDatabaseSnapshot {
+    /// Unique hash of the Cardano database snapshot.
+    pub hash: String,
+
     /// Merkle root of the Cardano database snapshot.
     pub merkle_root: String,
 
@@ -40,15 +44,27 @@ impl CardanoDatabaseSnapshot {
         cardano_node_version: &Version,
     ) -> Self {
         let cardano_node_version = format!("{cardano_node_version}");
-
-        Self {
+        let mut cardano_database_snapshot = Self {
+            hash: "".to_string(),
             merkle_root,
             beacon,
             locations,
             total_db_size_uncompressed,
             compression_algorithm,
             cardano_node_version,
-        }
+        };
+        cardano_database_snapshot.hash = cardano_database_snapshot.compute_hash();
+
+        cardano_database_snapshot
+    }
+
+    /// Cardano database snapshot hash computation
+    fn compute_hash(&self) -> String {
+        let mut hasher = Sha256::new();
+        hasher.update(self.beacon.epoch.to_be_bytes());
+        hasher.update(self.merkle_root.as_bytes());
+
+        hex::encode(hasher.finalize())
     }
 }
 
@@ -106,6 +122,112 @@ pub struct ArtifactsLocations {
 #[typetag::serde]
 impl Artifact for CardanoDatabaseSnapshot {
     fn get_id(&self) -> String {
-        self.merkle_root.clone()
+        self.hash.clone()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn dummy() -> CardanoDatabaseSnapshot {
+        CardanoDatabaseSnapshot::new(
+            "mk-root-1111111111".to_string(),
+            CardanoDbBeacon::new(2222, 55555),
+            0,
+            ArtifactsLocations {
+                digests: vec![],
+                immutables: vec![],
+                ancillary: vec![],
+            },
+            CompressionAlgorithm::Gzip,
+            &Version::new(1, 0, 0),
+        )
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_cardano_database_snapshot_compute_hash() {
+        let cardano_database_snapshot = CardanoDatabaseSnapshot {
+            merkle_root: "mk-root-123".to_string(),
+            beacon: CardanoDbBeacon::new(123, 98),
+            ..dummy()
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            "b1cc5e0deaa7856e8e811e349d6e639fa667aa70288602955f438c5893ce29c8",
+            cardano_database_snapshot.compute_hash()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn compute_hash_returns_same_hash_with_same_cardano_database_snapshot() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            CardanoDatabaseSnapshot {
+                merkle_root: "mk-root-123".to_string(),
+                beacon: CardanoDbBeacon::new(123, 98),
+                ..dummy()
+            }
+            .compute_hash(),
+            CardanoDatabaseSnapshot {
+                merkle_root: "mk-root-123".to_string(),
+                beacon: CardanoDbBeacon::new(123, 98),
+                ..dummy()
+            }
+            .compute_hash()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn compute_hash_returns_different_hash_with_different_merkle_root() {
+        assert_ne!(
+            CardanoDatabaseSnapshot {
+                merkle_root: "mk-root-123".to_string(),
+                beacon: CardanoDbBeacon::new(123, 98),
+                ..dummy()
+            }
+            .compute_hash(),
+            CardanoDatabaseSnapshot {
+                merkle_root: "mk-root-456".to_string(),
+                beacon: CardanoDbBeacon::new(123, 98),
+                ..dummy()
+            }
+            .compute_hash()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn compute_hash_returns_different_hash_with_same_epoch_in_beacon() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            CardanoDatabaseSnapshot {
+                merkle_root: "mk-root-123".to_string(),
+                beacon: CardanoDbBeacon::new(123, 98),
+                ..dummy()
+            }
+            .compute_hash(),
+            CardanoDatabaseSnapshot {
+                merkle_root: "mk-root-123".to_string(),
+                beacon: CardanoDbBeacon::new(123, 12),
+                ..dummy()
+            }
+            .compute_hash()
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn compute_hash_returns_different_hash_with_different_beacon() {
+        assert_ne!(
+            CardanoDatabaseSnapshot {
+                merkle_root: "mk-root-123".to_string(),
+                beacon: CardanoDbBeacon::new(123, 98),
+                ..dummy()
+            }
+            .compute_hash(),
+            CardanoDatabaseSnapshot {
+                merkle_root: "mk-root-123".to_string(),
+                beacon: CardanoDbBeacon::new(456, 98),
+                ..dummy()
+            }
+            .compute_hash()
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/mithril-common/src/messages/cardano_database.rs b/mithril-common/src/messages/cardano_database.rs
index 0882478ed9..b7bba37000 100644
--- a/mithril-common/src/messages/cardano_database.rs
+++ b/mithril-common/src/messages/cardano_database.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ impl From<ArtifactsLocations> for ArtifactsLocationsMessagePart {
 /// Cardano database snapshot.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct CardanoDatabaseSnapshotMessage {
+    /// Hash of the Cardano database snapshot.
+    pub hash: String,
+
     /// Merkle root of the Cardano database snapshot.
     pub merkle_root: String,
 
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ impl CardanoDatabaseSnapshotMessage {
     /// Return a dummy test entity (test-only).
     pub fn dummy() -> Self {
         Self {
+            hash: "d4071d518a3ace0f6c04a9c0745b9e9560e3e2af1b373bafc4e0398423e9abfb".to_string(),
             merkle_root: "c8224920b9f5ad7377594eb8a15f34f08eb3103cc5241d57cafc5638403ec7c6"
                 .to_string(),
             beacon: CardanoDbBeacon {
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     const ACTUAL_JSON: &str = r#"
     {
+        "hash": "d4071d518a3ace0f6c04a9c0745b9e9560e3e2af1b373bafc4e0398423e9abfb",
         "merkle_root": "c8224920b9f5ad7377594eb8a15f34f08eb3103cc5241d57cafc5638403ec7c6",
         "beacon": {
             "epoch": 123,
@@ -137,6 +142,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     fn golden_actual_message() -> CardanoDatabaseSnapshotMessage {
         CardanoDatabaseSnapshotMessage {
+            hash: "d4071d518a3ace0f6c04a9c0745b9e9560e3e2af1b373bafc4e0398423e9abfb".to_string(),
             merkle_root: "c8224920b9f5ad7377594eb8a15f34f08eb3103cc5241d57cafc5638403ec7c6"
                 .to_string(),
             beacon: CardanoDbBeacon {
diff --git a/mithril-common/src/messages/cardano_database_list.rs b/mithril-common/src/messages/cardano_database_list.rs
index d9237295ae..80f886bad0 100644
--- a/mithril-common/src/messages/cardano_database_list.rs
+++ b/mithril-common/src/messages/cardano_database_list.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ pub type CardanoDatabaseSnapshotListMessage = Vec<CardanoDatabaseSnapshotListIte
 /// Message structure of a Cardano database snapshot list item
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct CardanoDatabaseSnapshotListItemMessage {
+    /// Hash of the Cardano database snapshot.
+    pub hash: String,
+
     /// Merkle root of the Cardano database snapshot
     pub merkle_root: String,
 
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ impl CardanoDatabaseSnapshotListItemMessage {
     /// Return a dummy test entity (test-only).
     pub fn dummy() -> Self {
         Self {
+            hash: "d4071d518a3ace0f6c04a9c0745b9e9560e3e2af1b373bafc4e0398423e9abfb".to_string(),
             merkle_root: "c8224920b9f5ad7377594eb8a15f34f08eb3103cc5241d57cafc5638403ec7c6"
                 .to_string(),
             beacon: CardanoDbBeacon {
@@ -60,6 +64,7 @@ mod tests {
     const ACTUAL_JSON: &str = r#"
     [
         {
+            "hash": "d4071d518a3ace0f6c04a9c0745b9e9560e3e2af1b373bafc4e0398423e9abfb",
             "merkle_root": "c8224920b9f5ad7377594eb8a15f34f08eb3103cc5241d57cafc5638403ec7c6",
             "beacon": {
                 "epoch": 123,
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     fn golden_actual_message() -> CardanoDatabaseSnapshotListMessage {
         vec![CardanoDatabaseSnapshotListItemMessage {
+            hash: "d4071d518a3ace0f6c04a9c0745b9e9560e3e2af1b373bafc4e0398423e9abfb".to_string(),
             merkle_root: "c8224920b9f5ad7377594eb8a15f34f08eb3103cc5241d57cafc5638403ec7c6"
                 .to_string(),
             beacon: CardanoDbBeacon {
diff --git a/mithril-test-lab/mithril-end-to-end/Cargo.toml b/mithril-test-lab/mithril-end-to-end/Cargo.toml
index f24a574c01..fd84c5dde1 100644
--- a/mithril-test-lab/mithril-end-to-end/Cargo.toml
+++ b/mithril-test-lab/mithril-end-to-end/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mithril-end-to-end"
-version = "0.4.58"
+version = "0.4.59"
 authors = { workspace = true }
 edition = { workspace = true }
 documentation = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/mithril-test-lab/mithril-end-to-end/src/assertions/check.rs b/mithril-test-lab/mithril-end-to-end/src/assertions/check.rs
index 10c5ab0969..b62f8425dd 100644
--- a/mithril-test-lab/mithril-end-to-end/src/assertions/check.rs
+++ b/mithril-test-lab/mithril-end-to-end/src/assertions/check.rs
@@ -194,9 +194,7 @@ pub async fn assert_node_producing_cardano_database_snapshot(
     let url = format!("{aggregator_endpoint}/artifact/cardano-database");
     info!("Waiting for the aggregator to produce a Cardano database snapshot");
 
-    async fn fetch_last_cardano_database_snapshot_merkle_root(
-        url: String,
-    ) -> StdResult<Option<String>> {
+    async fn fetch_last_cardano_database_snapshot_hash(url: String) -> StdResult<Option<String>> {
         match reqwest::get(url.clone()).await {
             Ok(response) => match response.status() {
                 StatusCode::OK => match response
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@ pub async fn assert_node_producing_cardano_database_snapshot(
                     .as_deref()
                 {
                     Ok([cardano_database_snapshot, ..]) => {
-                        Ok(Some(cardano_database_snapshot.merkle_root.clone()))
+                        Ok(Some(cardano_database_snapshot.hash.clone()))
                     }
                     Ok(&[]) => Ok(None),
                     Err(err) => Err(anyhow!("Invalid Cardano database snapshot body : {err}",)),
@@ -218,11 +216,11 @@ pub async fn assert_node_producing_cardano_database_snapshot(
 
     // todo: reduce the number of attempts if we can reduce the delay between two immutables
     match attempt!(45, Duration::from_millis(2000), {
-        fetch_last_cardano_database_snapshot_merkle_root(url.clone()).await
+        fetch_last_cardano_database_snapshot_hash(url.clone()).await
     }) {
-        AttemptResult::Ok(merkle_root) => {
-            info!("Aggregator produced a Cardano database snapshot"; "merkle_root" => &merkle_root);
-            Ok(merkle_root)
+        AttemptResult::Ok(hash) => {
+            info!("Aggregator produced a Cardano database snapshot"; "hash" => &hash);
+            Ok(hash)
         }
         AttemptResult::Err(error) => Err(error),
         AttemptResult::Timeout() => Err(anyhow!(
@@ -233,13 +231,13 @@ pub async fn assert_node_producing_cardano_database_snapshot(
 
 pub async fn assert_signer_is_signing_cardano_database_snapshot(
     aggregator_endpoint: &str,
-    merkle_root: &str,
+    hash: &str,
     expected_epoch_min: Epoch,
 ) -> StdResult<String> {
-    let url = format!("{aggregator_endpoint}/artifact/cardano-database/{merkle_root}");
+    let url = format!("{aggregator_endpoint}/artifact/cardano-database/{hash}");
     info!(
         "Asserting the aggregator is signing the Cardano database snapshot message `{}` with an expected min epoch of `{}`",
-        merkle_root,
+        hash,
         expected_epoch_min
     );
 
diff --git a/mithril-test-lab/mithril-end-to-end/src/end_to_end_spec.rs b/mithril-test-lab/mithril-end-to-end/src/end_to_end_spec.rs
index df3f53cbcd..dbdb2e6cb5 100644
--- a/mithril-test-lab/mithril-end-to-end/src/end_to_end_spec.rs
+++ b/mithril-test-lab/mithril-end-to-end/src/end_to_end_spec.rs
@@ -188,12 +188,12 @@ impl<'a> Spec<'a> {
 
         // Verify that Cardano database snapshot artifacts are produced and signed correctly
         if self.is_signing_cardano_database {
-            let merkle_root =
+            let hash =
                 assertions::assert_node_producing_cardano_database_snapshot(&aggregator_endpoint)
                     .await?;
             let certificate_hash = assertions::assert_signer_is_signing_cardano_database_snapshot(
                 &aggregator_endpoint,
-                &merkle_root,
+                &hash,
                 expected_epoch_min,
             )
             .await?;
diff --git a/openapi.yaml b/openapi.yaml
index 643407cb28..1533843671 100644
--- a/openapi.yaml
+++ b/openapi.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ info:
   # `mithril-common/src/lib.rs` file. If you plan to update it
   # here to reflect changes in the API, please also update the constant in the
   # Rust file.
-  version: 0.1.39
+  version: 0.1.40
   title: Mithril Aggregator Server
   description: |
     The REST API provided by a Mithril Aggregator Node in a Mithril network.
@@ -297,15 +297,15 @@ paths:
               schema:
                 $ref: "#/components/schemas/Error"
 
-  /artifact/cardano-database/{merkle_root}:
+  /artifact/cardano-database/{hash}:
     get:
       summary: Get Cardano database snapshot information
       description: |
         Returns the information of a Cardano database snapshot and where to retrieve its binary contents
       parameters:
-        - name: merkle_root
+        - name: hash
           in: path
-          description: Merkle root of the Cardano database snapshot
+          description: Hash of the Cardano database snapshot
           required: true
           schema:
             type: string
@@ -1900,6 +1900,7 @@ components:
       examples:
         [
           {
+            "hash": "d4071d518a3ace0f6c04a9c0745b9e9560e3e2af1b373bafc4e0398423e9abfb",
             "merkle_root": "c8224920b9f5ad7377594eb8a15f34f08eb3103cc5241d57cafc5638403ec7c6",
             "beacon":
               {
@@ -1920,12 +1921,17 @@ components:
       type: object
       additionalProperties: false
       required:
+        - hash
         - merkle_root
         - beacon
         - certificate_hash
         - total_db_size_uncompressed
         - created_at
       properties:
+        hash:
+          description: Hash of the Cardano database snapshot
+          type: string
+          format: bytes
         merkle_root:
           description: Merkle root of the Cardano database snapshot
           type: string
@@ -1952,6 +1958,7 @@ components:
           type: string
       examples:
         {
+          "hash": "d4071d518a3ace0f6c04a9c0745b9e9560e3e2af1b373bafc4e0398423e9abfb",
           "merkle_root": "c8224920b9f5ad7377594eb8a15f34f08eb3103cc5241d57cafc5638403ec7c6",
           "beacon":
             {
@@ -1971,6 +1978,7 @@ components:
       type: object
       additionalProperties: false
       required:
+        - hash
         - merkle_root
         - beacon
         - certificate_hash
@@ -1978,6 +1986,10 @@ components:
         - created_at
         - locations
       properties:
+        hash:
+          description: Hash of the Cardano database snapshot
+          type: string
+          format: bytes
         merkle_root:
           description: Merkle root of the Cardano database snapshot
           type: string
@@ -2006,6 +2018,7 @@ components:
           type: string
       examples:
         {
+          "hash": "d4071d518a3ace0f6c04a9c0745b9e9560e3e2af1b373bafc4e0398423e9abfb",
           "merkle_root": "c8224920b9f5ad7377594eb8a15f34f08eb3103cc5241d57cafc5638403ec7c6",
           "beacon":
             {