diff --git a/pkg/provider/parse_options_test.go b/pkg/provider/parse_options_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5b5f8784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/provider/parse_options_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package provider
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestParseOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name    string
+		options []string
+		want    map[string]string
+		wantErr string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "empty input yields empty map",
+			options: []string{},
+			want:    map[string]string{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "single key value",
+			options: []string{"foo=bar"},
+			want:    map[string]string{strings.ToUpper(testNameFoo): testNameBar},
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "value containing equals is preserved",
+			options: []string{"foo=a=b"},
+			want:    map[string]string{strings.ToUpper(testNameFoo): "a=b"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "lowercase key is uppercased",
+			options: []string{"foo=bar"},
+			want:    map[string]string{strings.ToUpper(testNameFoo): testNameBar},
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "surrounding whitespace around key is trimmed",
+			options: []string{" foo =bar"},
+			want:    map[string]string{strings.ToUpper(testNameFoo): testNameBar},
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "multiple options are collected",
+			options: []string{"A=1", "B=two", "C="},
+			want:    map[string]string{"A": "1", "B": "two", "C": ""},
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "option without equals is rejected",
+			options: []string{strings.ToUpper(testNameFoo)},
+			wantErr: `invalid option "FOO", expected format KEY=VALUE`,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := ParseOptions(tc.options)
+			if tc.wantErr != "" {
+				require.EqualError(t, err, tc.wantErr)
+				require.Nil(t, got)
+				return
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, tc.want, got)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/provider/versions_testconst_test.go b/pkg/provider/versions_testconst_test.go
index 595f89ed0..1c8bd696e 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/versions_testconst_test.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/versions_testconst_test.go
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ const (
 	testTagV999 = "v9.9.9"
 	testNameABC = "abc"
 	testNameBar = "bar"
+	testNameFoo = "foo"
 )