diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e041336347b5..e89d26e96169 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azcore v1.11.1
 	github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity v1.5.2
 	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.4.0
-	github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-go v0.8.0
+	github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-go v0.9.0
 	github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/docker-credential-gcr v2.0.5+incompatible
 	github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3 v3.2.3
 	github.com/NYTimes/gziphandler v1.1.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5c4cc4d02054..134e1d777079 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -653,8 +653,8 @@ github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.4.0 h1:kuoIxZQy2WRRk1pttg9asf+WVv6tWQuBNVmK8+nqPr0=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.4.0/go.mod h1:ukJfTF/6rtPPRCnwkur4qwRxa8vTRFBF0uk2lLoLwho=
 github.com/BurntSushi/xgb v0.0.0-20160522181843-27f122750802/go.mod h1:IVnqGOEym/WlBOVXweHU+Q+/VP0lqqI8lqeDx9IjBqo=
-github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-go v0.8.0 h1:FyWVj6x6hoJrui5uRQdYZcSievw3Z32Z88uYzG/0D6M=
-github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-go v0.8.0/go.mod h1:K2bA+324+Og0X84fA8HhN2X066K7Bxz4rpMQ4ZhjtSk=
+github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-go v0.9.0 h1:inaif7qD8bivyxp7XLgxUYtOXWtDez7+j72qKTMQTb8=
+github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-go v0.9.0/go.mod h1:NE/EWvzELOFlG6+ljX/QeMlVt9VKcTwu8u0ccsACEsw=
 github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock v1.5.2 h1:OcvFkGmslmlZibjAjaHm3L//6LiuBgolP7OputlJIzU=
 github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock v1.5.2/go.mod h1:88MAG/4G7SMwSE3CeA0ZKzrT5CiOU3OJ+JlNzwDqpNU=
 github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/docker-credential-gcr v2.0.5+incompatible h1:juIaKLLVhqzP55d8x4cSVgwyQv76Z55/fRv/UBr2KkQ=
diff --git a/integration/testdata/conda-cyclonedx.json.golden b/integration/testdata/conda-cyclonedx.json.golden
index 9640112cce12..7f3a352fcce7 100644
--- a/integration/testdata/conda-cyclonedx.json.golden
+++ b/integration/testdata/conda-cyclonedx.json.golden
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.5.schema.json",
+  "$schema": "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json",
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",
+  "specVersion": "1.6",
   "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:3ff14136-e09f-4df9-80ea-000000000004",
   "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
diff --git a/integration/testdata/conda-environment-cyclonedx.json.golden b/integration/testdata/conda-environment-cyclonedx.json.golden
index e927b7594bfb..7062e1e1a356 100644
--- a/integration/testdata/conda-environment-cyclonedx.json.golden
+++ b/integration/testdata/conda-environment-cyclonedx.json.golden
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.5.schema.json",
+  "$schema": "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json",
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",
+  "specVersion": "1.6",
   "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:3ff14136-e09f-4df9-80ea-000000000004",
   "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
diff --git a/integration/testdata/fluentd-multiple-lockfiles.cdx.json.golden b/integration/testdata/fluentd-multiple-lockfiles.cdx.json.golden
index 934bda200639..cc442e7d881d 100644
--- a/integration/testdata/fluentd-multiple-lockfiles.cdx.json.golden
+++ b/integration/testdata/fluentd-multiple-lockfiles.cdx.json.golden
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.5.schema.json",
+  "$schema": "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json",
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",
+  "specVersion": "1.6",
   "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:3ff14136-e09f-4df9-80ea-000000000163",
   "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
diff --git a/integration/testdata/pom-cyclonedx.json.golden b/integration/testdata/pom-cyclonedx.json.golden
index 0baa2382d58c..42650c62b54e 100644
--- a/integration/testdata/pom-cyclonedx.json.golden
+++ b/integration/testdata/pom-cyclonedx.json.golden
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.5.schema.json",
+  "$schema": "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json",
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",
+  "specVersion": "1.6",
   "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:3ff14136-e09f-4df9-80ea-000000000005",
   "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
diff --git a/pkg/sbom/cyclonedx/marshal_test.go b/pkg/sbom/cyclonedx/marshal_test.go
index d86cbfd1a218..d1fc8a455a2a 100644
--- a/pkg/sbom/cyclonedx/marshal_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sbom/cyclonedx/marshal_test.go
@@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ func TestMarshaler_MarshalReport(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			want: &cdx.BOM{
-				XMLNS:        "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5",
+				XMLNS:        "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6",
 				BOMFormat:    "CycloneDX",
-				SpecVersion:  cdx.SpecVersion1_5,
-				JSONSchema:   "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.5.schema.json",
+				SpecVersion:  cdx.SpecVersion1_6,
+				JSONSchema:   "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json",
 				SerialNumber: "urn:uuid:3ff14136-e09f-4df9-80ea-000000000014",
 				Version:      1,
 				Metadata: &cdx.Metadata{
@@ -909,10 +909,10 @@ func TestMarshaler_MarshalReport(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			want: &cdx.BOM{
-				XMLNS:        "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5",
+				XMLNS:        "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6",
 				BOMFormat:    "CycloneDX",
-				SpecVersion:  cdx.SpecVersion1_5,
-				JSONSchema:   "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.5.schema.json",
+				SpecVersion:  cdx.SpecVersion1_6,
+				JSONSchema:   "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json",
 				SerialNumber: "urn:uuid:3ff14136-e09f-4df9-80ea-000000000007",
 				Version:      1,
 				Metadata: &cdx.Metadata{
@@ -1293,10 +1293,10 @@ func TestMarshaler_MarshalReport(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			want: &cdx.BOM{
-				XMLNS:        "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5",
+				XMLNS:        "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6",
 				BOMFormat:    "CycloneDX",
-				SpecVersion:  cdx.SpecVersion1_5,
-				JSONSchema:   "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.5.schema.json",
+				SpecVersion:  cdx.SpecVersion1_6,
+				JSONSchema:   "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json",
 				SerialNumber: "urn:uuid:3ff14136-e09f-4df9-80ea-000000000007",
 				Version:      1,
 				Metadata: &cdx.Metadata{
@@ -1518,10 +1518,10 @@ func TestMarshaler_MarshalReport(t *testing.T) {
 				BOM: testSBOM,
 			},
 			want: &cdx.BOM{
-				XMLNS:        "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5",
+				XMLNS:        "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6",
 				BOMFormat:    "CycloneDX",
-				SpecVersion:  cdx.SpecVersion1_5,
-				JSONSchema:   "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.5.schema.json",
+				SpecVersion:  cdx.SpecVersion1_6,
+				JSONSchema:   "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json",
 				SerialNumber: "urn:uuid:3ff14136-e09f-4df9-80ea-000000000002",
 				Version:      1,
 				Metadata: &cdx.Metadata{
@@ -1770,10 +1770,10 @@ func TestMarshaler_MarshalReport(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			want: &cdx.BOM{
-				XMLNS:        "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5",
+				XMLNS:        "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6",
 				BOMFormat:    "CycloneDX",
-				SpecVersion:  cdx.SpecVersion1_5,
-				JSONSchema:   "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.5.schema.json",
+				SpecVersion:  cdx.SpecVersion1_6,
+				JSONSchema:   "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json",
 				SerialNumber: "urn:uuid:3ff14136-e09f-4df9-80ea-000000000004",
 				Version:      1,
 				Metadata: &cdx.Metadata{
@@ -1956,10 +1956,10 @@ func TestMarshaler_MarshalReport(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			want: &cdx.BOM{
-				XMLNS:        "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5",
+				XMLNS:        "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6",
 				BOMFormat:    "CycloneDX",
-				SpecVersion:  cdx.SpecVersion1_5,
-				JSONSchema:   "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.5.schema.json",
+				SpecVersion:  cdx.SpecVersion1_6,
+				JSONSchema:   "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json",
 				SerialNumber: "urn:uuid:3ff14136-e09f-4df9-80ea-000000000003",
 				Version:      1,
 				Metadata: &cdx.Metadata{
@@ -2044,10 +2044,10 @@ func TestMarshaler_MarshalReport(t *testing.T) {
 				Results:       types.Results{},
 			},
 			want: &cdx.BOM{
-				XMLNS:        "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5",
+				XMLNS:        "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6",
 				BOMFormat:    "CycloneDX",
-				SpecVersion:  cdx.SpecVersion1_5,
-				JSONSchema:   "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.5.schema.json",
+				SpecVersion:  cdx.SpecVersion1_6,
+				JSONSchema:   "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json",
 				SerialNumber: "urn:uuid:3ff14136-e09f-4df9-80ea-000000000002",
 				Version:      1,
 				Metadata: &cdx.Metadata{
diff --git a/pkg/sbom/cyclonedx/testdata/happy/bom.json b/pkg/sbom/cyclonedx/testdata/happy/bom.json
index a7a1a474b8bd..e2d68e96b38b 100644
--- a/pkg/sbom/cyclonedx/testdata/happy/bom.json
+++ b/pkg/sbom/cyclonedx/testdata/happy/bom.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",
+  "specVersion": "1.6",
   "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:c986ba94-e37d-49c8-9e30-96daccd0415b",
   "version": 1,
   "metadata": {