diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f1145f4c44..92ec43f447 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cyclonedx/cdxgen",
-  "version": "10.3.6",
+  "version": "10.4.0",
   "description": "Creates CycloneDX Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) from source or container image",
   "homepage": "http://github.com/cyclonedx/cdxgen",
   "author": "Prabhu Subramanian <prabhu@appthreat.com>",