diff --git a/rust/boil/src/build/cli.rs b/rust/boil/src/build/cli.rs
index ce0073594..4f33a841a 100644
--- a/rust/boil/src/build/cli.rs
+++ b/rust/boil/src/build/cli.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub struct BuildArguments {
     /// The image version being built.
     #[arg(
         short, long,
-        value_parser = parse_image_version,
+        value_parser = BuildArguments::parse_image_version,
         default_value_t = Self::default_image_version(),
         help_heading = "Image Options"
     )]
@@ -112,15 +112,33 @@ pub struct BuildArguments {
     pub strip_architecture: bool,
 
     /// Loads the image into the local image store.
+    ///
+    /// DEPRECATED: Use -- --load instead.
     #[arg(long, help_heading = "Build Options")]
+    #[deprecated(since = "0.1.7", note = "Use -- --load instead")]
     pub load: bool,
 
     /// Dry run. This does not build the image(s) but instead prints out the bakefile.
     #[arg(short, long, alias = "dry")]
     pub dry_run: bool,
+
+    /// Arguments passed after '--' which are directly passed to the Docker command.
+    ///
+    /// Care needs to be taken, because these arguments can override/modify the behaviour defined
+    /// via the generated Bakefile. A few save arguments include but are not limited to: --load,
+    /// --no-cache, --progress.
+    #[arg(raw = true)]
+    pub rest: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 impl BuildArguments {
+    fn parse_image_version(input: &str) -> Result<Version, ParseImageVersionError> {
+        let version = Version::from_str(input).context(ParseVersionSnafu)?;
+        ensure!(version.build.is_empty(), ContainsBuildMetadataSnafu);
+
+        Ok(version)
+    }
+
     fn default_image_version() -> Version {
         "0.0.0-dev".parse().expect("must be a valid SemVer")
     }
@@ -151,13 +169,6 @@ pub enum ParseImageVersionError {
     ContainsBuildMetadata,
 }
 
-pub fn parse_image_version(input: &str) -> Result<Version, ParseImageVersionError> {
-    let version = Version::from_str(input).context(ParseVersionSnafu)?;
-    ensure!(version.build.is_empty(), ContainsBuildMetadataSnafu);
-
-    Ok(version)
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Snafu, EnumDiscriminants)]
 pub enum ParseHostPortError {
     #[snafu(display("unexpected empty input"))]
diff --git a/rust/boil/src/build/mod.rs b/rust/boil/src/build/mod.rs
index c7e3a41f6..ea070b6f0 100644
--- a/rust/boil/src/build/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/boil/src/build/mod.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub enum Error {
 }
 
 /// This is the `boil build` command handler function.
-pub fn run_command(args: BuildArguments, config: Config) -> Result<(), Error> {
+pub fn run_command(args: Box<BuildArguments>, config: Config) -> Result<(), Error> {
     // TODO (@Techassi): Parse Dockerfile instead to build the target graph
     // Validation
     ensure!(
@@ -77,10 +77,12 @@ pub fn run_command(args: BuildArguments, config: Config) -> Result<(), Error> {
     // or by building the image ourself.
 
     // Finally invoke the docker buildx bake command
+    #[allow(deprecated)]
     let mut child = Command::new("docker")
         .arg("buildx")
         .arg("bake")
         .arg_if(args.load, "--load")
+        .args(args.rest)
         .arg("--file")
         .arg("-")
         .stdin(Stdio::piped())
diff --git a/rust/boil/src/cli.rs b/rust/boil/src/cli.rs
index 85323f289..7142b0210 100644
--- a/rust/boil/src/cli.rs
+++ b/rust/boil/src/cli.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub enum Command {
     ///
     /// Requires docker with the buildx extension.
     #[command(alias = "some-chicken")]
-    Build(BuildArguments),
+    Build(Box<BuildArguments>),
 
     /// Display various structured outputs in JSON format.
     Show(ShowArguments),