diff --git a/application.go b/application.go
index ffa8aba..1d11438 100644
--- a/application.go
+++ b/application.go
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ type LaunchTOML struct {
 	Slices []Slice `toml:"slices"`
 
 	// BOM is a collection of entries for the bill of materials.
+	//
+	// Deprecated: as of Buildpack API 0.7, write to `layer.BOMPath()` instead
 	BOM []BOMEntry `toml:"bom"`
 }
 
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ func (l LaunchTOML) isEmpty() bool {
 // BuildTOML represents the contents of build.toml.
 type BuildTOML struct {
 	// BOM contains the build-time bill of materials.
+	//
+	// Deprecated: as of Buildpack API 0.7, write to `layer.BOMPath()` instead
 	BOM []BOMEntry `toml:"bom"`
 
 	// Unmet is a collection of buildpack plan entries that should be passed through to subsequent providers.
@@ -94,6 +98,8 @@ func (b BuildTOML) isEmpty() bool {
 }
 
 // BOMEntry contains a bill of materials entry.
+//
+// Deprecated: as of Buildpack API 0.7, BOM should use standard formats like CycloneDX going forward
 type BOMEntry struct {
 	// Name represents the name of the entry.
 	Name string `toml:"name"`
diff --git a/build.go b/build.go
index 3084a8e..223a298 100644
--- a/build.go
+++ b/build.go
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ type BuildContext struct {
 // BuildResult contains the results of detection.
 type BuildResult struct {
 	// BOM contains entries to be appended to the app image Bill of Materials and/or build Bill of Materials.
+	//
+	// Deprecated: as of Buildpack API 0.7, write to `layer.BOMPath()` instead
 	BOM *BOM
 
 	// Labels are the image labels contributed by the buildpack.
@@ -81,6 +83,8 @@ type BuildResult struct {
 }
 
 // BOM contains all Bill of Materials entries
+//
+// Deprecated: as of Buildpack API 0.7, write to `layer.BOMPath()` instead
 type BOM struct {
 	Entries []BOMEntry
 }
@@ -302,6 +306,7 @@ func Build(builder Builder, options ...Option) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Deprecated: as of Buildpack API 0.7, to be removed in a future version
 	var launchBOM, buildBOM []BOMEntry
 	if result.BOM != nil {
 		for _, entry := range result.BOM.Entries {
diff --git a/layer.go b/layer.go
index 1795849..0ddc71b 100644
--- a/layer.go
+++ b/layer.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 
 // Exec represents the exec.d layer location
 type Exec struct {
-
 	// Path is the path to the exec.d directory.
 	Path string
 }
@@ -68,9 +67,21 @@ func (p Profile) ProcessAddf(processType string, name string, format string, a .
 	p.Addf(filepath.Join(processType, name), format, a...)
 }
 
-// Contribute represents a layer managed by the buildpack.
-type Layer struct {
+// BOMFormat indicates the format of the SBOM entry
+type SBOMFormat int
+
+const (
+	CycloneDXJSON SBOMFormat = iota
+	SPDXJSON
+	SyftJSON
+)
 
+func (b SBOMFormat) String() string {
+	return []string{"cdx.json", "spdx.json", "syft.json"}[b]
+}
+
+// Layer represents a layer managed by the buildpack.
+type Layer struct {
 	// LayerTypes indicates the type of layer
 	LayerTypes `toml:"types"`
 
@@ -99,6 +110,10 @@ type Layer struct {
 	Exec Exec `toml:"-"`
 }
 
+func (l Layer) SBOMPath(bt SBOMFormat) string {
+	return filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(l.Path), fmt.Sprintf("%s.sbom.%s", l.Name, bt))
+}
+
 // LayerTypes describes which types apply to a given layer. A layer may have any combination of Launch, Build, and
 // Cache types.
 type LayerTypes struct {
@@ -116,7 +131,6 @@ type LayerTypes struct {
 
 // LayerContributor is an interface for types that create layers.
 type LayerContributor interface {
-
 	// Contribute accepts a layer and transforms it, returning a layer.
 	Contribute(layer Layer) (Layer, error)
 
@@ -126,7 +140,6 @@ type LayerContributor interface {
 
 // Layers represents the layers part of the specification.
 type Layers struct {
-
 	// Path is the layers filesystem location.
 	Path string
 }
@@ -162,3 +175,13 @@ func (l *Layers) Layer(name string) (Layer, error) {
 
 	return layer, nil
 }
+
+// BOMBuildPath returns the full path to the build SBoM file for the buildpack
+func (l Layers) BuildSBOMPath(bt SBOMFormat) string {
+	return filepath.Join(l.Path, fmt.Sprintf("build.sbom.%s", bt))
+}
+
+// BOMLaunchPath returns the full path to the launch SBoM file for the buildpack
+func (l Layers) LaunchSBOMPath(bt SBOMFormat) string {
+	return filepath.Join(l.Path, fmt.Sprintf("launch.sbom.%s", bt))
+}
diff --git a/layer_test.go b/layer_test.go
index 5b15ee2..0d6d6e2 100644
--- a/layer_test.go
+++ b/layer_test.go
@@ -110,6 +110,18 @@ func testLayer(t *testing.T, context spec.G, it spec.S) {
 			Expect(l.Profile).To(Equal(libcnb.Profile{}))
 		})
 
+		it("generates BOM paths", func() {
+			l, err := layers.Layer("test-name")
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			Expect(l.Path).To(Equal(filepath.Join(path, "test-name")))
+			Expect(layers.BuildSBOMPath(libcnb.CycloneDXJSON)).To(Equal(filepath.Join(path, "build.sbom.cdx.json")))
+			Expect(layers.BuildSBOMPath(libcnb.SPDXJSON)).To(Equal(filepath.Join(path, "build.sbom.spdx.json")))
+			Expect(layers.BuildSBOMPath(libcnb.SyftJSON)).To(Equal(filepath.Join(path, "build.sbom.syft.json")))
+			Expect(layers.LaunchSBOMPath(libcnb.SyftJSON)).To(Equal(filepath.Join(path, "launch.sbom.syft.json")))
+			Expect(l.SBOMPath(libcnb.SyftJSON)).To(Equal(filepath.Join(path, "test-name.sbom.syft.json")))
+		})
+
 		it("reads existing 0.5 metadata", func() {
 			Expect(ioutil.WriteFile(
 				filepath.Join(path, "test-name.toml"),
diff --git a/platform.go b/platform.go
index 5bcc2c1..937cbcf 100644
--- a/platform.go
+++ b/platform.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const (
 
 	// EnvCNBBindings is the name of the environment variable that contains the path to the CNB bindings directory.
 	// See the CNB bindings extension spec for more details - https://github.com/buildpacks/spec/blob/main/extensions/bindings.md
+	//
 	// Deprecated: Use the Service Binding Specification for Kubernetes instead -
 	// https://github.com/buildpacks/rfcs/blob/main/text/0055-deprecate-service-bindings.md.
 	EnvCNBBindings = "CNB_BINDINGS"