diff --git a/semver.txt b/semver.txt
index 4e8f395..1b58cc1 100755
--- a/semver.txt
+++ b/semver.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.26.0
+0.27.0
diff --git a/src/cyclonedx/Serialization/CsvSerializer.cs b/src/cyclonedx/Serialization/CsvSerializer.cs
index 07cec0d..db0bdfd 100644
--- a/src/cyclonedx/Serialization/CsvSerializer.cs
+++ b/src/cyclonedx/Serialization/CsvSerializer.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// This file is part of CycloneDX CLI Tool
+// This file is part of CycloneDX CLI Tool
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the “License”);
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ public static string Serialize(Bom bom)
                         csv.WriteField(c.Type);
                         csv.WriteField(c.MimeType);
                         csv.WriteField(c.Supplier?.Name);
+#pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
                         csv.WriteField(c.Author);
+#pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
                         csv.WriteField(c.Publisher);
                         csv.WriteField(c.Group);
                         csv.WriteField(c.Name);
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@ public static Bom Deserialize(string csv)
                 csvReader.ReadHeader();
                 while (csvReader.Read())
                 {
+#pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
                     var component = new Component
                     {
                         Type = csvReader.GetField<Component.Classification?>("Type") ?? Component.Classification.Library,
@@ -190,6 +193,7 @@ public static Bom Deserialize(string csv)
                         // external references not supported
                         // sub-components not supported
                     };
+#pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
                     if (component.Supplier.Name == null) component.Supplier = null;
                     if (component.Swid.Text.Content == null) component.Swid.Text = null;
                     if (component.Swid.TagId == null) component.Swid = null;
diff --git a/src/cyclonedx/cyclonedx.csproj b/src/cyclonedx/cyclonedx.csproj
index 45809ab..9616d9b 100644
--- a/src/cyclonedx/cyclonedx.csproj
+++ b/src/cyclonedx/cyclonedx.csproj
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="CoderPatros.AntPathMatching" Version="0.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="CsvHelper" Version="29.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="CycloneDX.Utils" Version="7.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="CycloneDX.Spdx.Interop" Version="7.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="CycloneDX.Utils" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="CycloneDX.Spdx.Interop" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta1.21308.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Xml" Version="6.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.ConvertFromSpdxJson_autodetect.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.ConvertFromSpdxJson_autodetect.snap
index cc4bc9f..a379b01 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.ConvertFromSpdxJson_autodetect.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.ConvertFromSpdxJson_autodetect.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <timestamp>2010-01-29T18:30:22Z</timestamp>
     <tools>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.ConvertFromSpdxJson_spdxjson.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.ConvertFromSpdxJson_spdxjson.snap
index cc4bc9f..a379b01 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.ConvertFromSpdxJson_spdxjson.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.ConvertFromSpdxJson_spdxjson.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <timestamp>2010-01-29T18:30:22Z</timestamp>
     <tools>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.0.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.0.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
index ec50da1..d300f8e 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.0.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.0.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <components>
     <component type="application">
       <group>org.example</group>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.0.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.0.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
index ec50da1..d300f8e 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.0.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.0.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <components>
     <component type="application">
       <group>org.example</group>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.1.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.1.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
index c198862..c52d292 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.1.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.1.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <components>
     <component type="application">
       <publisher>Acme Inc</publisher>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.1.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.1.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
index c198862..c52d292 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.1.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.1.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <components>
     <component type="application">
       <publisher>Acme Inc</publisher>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.json_autodetect_bom.json_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.json_autodetect_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
index 93d8aa7..700de92 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.json_autodetect_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.json_autodetect_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",
+  "specVersion": "1.6",
   "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79",
   "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.json_json_bom.json_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.json_json_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
index 93d8aa7..700de92 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.json_json_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.json_json_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",
+  "specVersion": "1.6",
   "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79",
   "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
index 7b4032f..b88327a 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:f9bcf38b-e331-48b3-a541-28f5352a4509" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:f9bcf38b-e331-48b3-a541-28f5352a4509" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <component type="application">
       <name>Test</name>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
index 7b4032f..b88327a 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:f9bcf38b-e331-48b3-a541-28f5352a4509" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:f9bcf38b-e331-48b3-a541-28f5352a4509" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <component type="application">
       <name>Test</name>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.xml_xml_bom.xml_xml_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.xml_xml_bom.xml_xml_.snap
index 7b4032f..b88327a 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.xml_xml_bom.xml_xml_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.2.xml_xml_bom.xml_xml_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:f9bcf38b-e331-48b3-a541-28f5352a4509" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:f9bcf38b-e331-48b3-a541-28f5352a4509" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <component type="application">
       <name>Test</name>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.cdx_protobuf_bom.cdx_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.cdx_protobuf_bom.cdx_autodetect_.snap
index a4d135e..4f1ea6a 100644
Binary files a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.cdx_protobuf_bom.cdx_autodetect_.snap and b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.cdx_protobuf_bom.cdx_autodetect_.snap differ
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.cdx_protobuf_bom.json_json_v1_3.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.cdx_protobuf_bom.json_json_v1_3.snap
index 9cbef1d..d1d3ac6 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.cdx_protobuf_bom.json_json_v1_3.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.cdx_protobuf_bom.json_json_v1_3.snap
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79",
   "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
-    "timestamp": "2020-04-13T20:20:39Z",
+    "timestamp": "2070-07-26T16:41:18Z",
     "tools": [
       {
         "vendor": "Awesome Vendor",
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
             "uid": "123",
             "url": "",
             "author": {
-              "timestamp": "2018-11-13T20:20:39Z",
+              "timestamp": "2067-09-26T16:41:18Z",
               "name": "",
               "email": ""
             }
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.json_autodetect_bom.json_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.json_autodetect_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
index 93d8aa7..700de92 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.json_autodetect_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.json_autodetect_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",
+  "specVersion": "1.6",
   "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79",
   "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.json_json_bom.cdx_protobuf_v1_3.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.json_json_bom.cdx_protobuf_v1_3.snap
index 32ead86..458b01b 100644
Binary files a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.json_json_bom.cdx_protobuf_v1_3.snap and b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.json_json_bom.cdx_protobuf_v1_3.snap differ
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.json_json_bom.json_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.json_json_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
index 93d8aa7..700de92 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.json_json_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.json_json_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",
+  "specVersion": "1.6",
   "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79",
   "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.json_json_bom.json_json_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.json_json_bom.json_json_.snap
index 93d8aa7..700de92 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.json_json_bom.json_json_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.json_json_bom.json_json_.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",
+  "specVersion": "1.6",
   "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79",
   "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
index de153f9..6085828 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <timestamp>2020-04-07T07:01:00Z</timestamp>
     <tools>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
index de153f9..6085828 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <timestamp>2020-04-07T07:01:00Z</timestamp>
     <tools>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.xml_xml_bom.xml_xml_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.xml_xml_bom.xml_xml_.snap
index de153f9..6085828 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.xml_xml_bom.xml_xml_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.3.xml_xml_bom.xml_xml_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <timestamp>2020-04-07T07:01:00Z</timestamp>
     <tools>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.json_autodetect_bom.json_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.json_autodetect_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
index 93d8aa7..700de92 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.json_autodetect_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.json_autodetect_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",
+  "specVersion": "1.6",
   "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79",
   "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.json_json_bom.json_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.json_json_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
index 93d8aa7..700de92 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.json_json_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.json_json_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",
+  "specVersion": "1.6",
   "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79",
   "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.json_json_bom.json_json_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.json_json_bom.json_json_.snap
index 93d8aa7..700de92 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.json_json_bom.json_json_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.json_json_bom.json_json_.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",
+  "specVersion": "1.6",
   "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79",
   "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
index de153f9..6085828 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <timestamp>2020-04-07T07:01:00Z</timestamp>
     <tools>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
index de153f9..6085828 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <timestamp>2020-04-07T07:01:00Z</timestamp>
     <tools>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.xml_xml_bom.xml_xml_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.xml_xml_bom.xml_xml_.snap
index de153f9..6085828 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.xml_xml_bom.xml_xml_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.4.xml_xml_bom.xml_xml_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <timestamp>2020-04-07T07:01:00Z</timestamp>
     <tools>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.json_autodetect_bom.json_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.json_autodetect_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
index 7dfe19d..0ca87b8 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.json_autodetect_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.json_autodetect_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",
+  "specVersion": "1.6",
   "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79",
   "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.json_json_bom.json_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.json_json_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
index 7dfe19d..0ca87b8 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.json_json_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.json_json_bom.json_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",
+  "specVersion": "1.6",
   "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79",
   "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.json_json_bom.json_json_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.json_json_bom.json_json_.snap
index 7dfe19d..0ca87b8 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.json_json_bom.json_json_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.json_json_bom.json_json_.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",
+  "specVersion": "1.6",
   "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79",
   "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
index de153f9..6085828 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.xml_autodetect_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <timestamp>2020-04-07T07:01:00Z</timestamp>
     <tools>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
index de153f9..6085828 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.xml_xml_bom.xml_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <timestamp>2020-04-07T07:01:00Z</timestamp>
     <tools>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.xml_xml_bom.xml_xml_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.xml_xml_bom.xml_xml_.snap
index de153f9..6085828 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.xml_xml_bom.xml_xml_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/ConvertTests.Convert_bom-1.5.xml_xml_bom.xml_xml_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <timestamp>2020-04-07T07:01:00Z</timestamp>
     <tools>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_bom-lowercase-field-names.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_bom-lowercase-field-names.snap
index 00c9a16..dfc9501 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_bom-lowercase-field-names.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_bom-lowercase-field-names.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <components>
     <component type="library">
       <name>Microsoft.Win32.Primitives</name>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_bom-minimum-viable.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_bom-minimum-viable.snap
index 00c9a16..dfc9501 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_bom-minimum-viable.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_bom-minimum-viable.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <components>
     <component type="library">
       <name>Microsoft.Win32.Primitives</name>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_bom.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_bom.snap
index d018493..e902d66 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_bom.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_bom.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <components>
     <component type="library">
       <name>CycloneDX.Core</name>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-component-hashes.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-component-hashes.snap
index 9dda6c9..a3f9da7 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-component-hashes.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-component-hashes.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <components>
     <component type="library">
       <name>acme-example</name>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-component-swid-full.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-component-swid-full.snap
index 841e351..30fe2a6 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-component-swid-full.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-component-swid-full.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <components>
     <component type="application">
       <author>Acme Super Heros</author>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-component-swid.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-component-swid.snap
index 07d52af..b8de278 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-component-swid.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-component-swid.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <components>
     <component type="application">
       <author>Acme Super Heros</author>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-component-types.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-component-types.snap
index e27ceb4..9a5f93f 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-component-types.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-component-types.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <components>
     <component type="application">
       <name>application-a</name>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-license-expression.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-license-expression.snap
index 3708b9b..3260021 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-license-expression.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-license-expression.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <components>
     <component type="application">
       <publisher>Acme Inc</publisher>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-license-id.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-license-id.snap
index bcf32e9..87e0d03 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-license-id.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-license-id.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <components>
     <component type="application">
       <publisher>Acme Inc</publisher>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-license-name.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-license-name.snap
index 286de63..84b7fc0 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-license-name.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/CsvSerializerTests.DeserializationTests_valid-license-name.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <components>
     <component type="application">
       <publisher>Acme Inc</publisher>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.json_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.json_autodetect_.snap
index ba8d74e..ffc8d1d 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.json_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.json_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",  "version": 1,
+  "specVersion": "1.6",  "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
     "component": {
       "type": "application",
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.json_json_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.json_json_.snap
index ba8d74e..ffc8d1d 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.json_json_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.json_json_.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",  "version": 1,
+  "specVersion": "1.6",  "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
     "component": {
       "type": "application",
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.xml_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.xml_autodetect_.snap
index 4a64f41..aeb8a59 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.xml_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.xml_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <component type="application">
       <name>thing1</name>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.xml_xml_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.xml_xml_.snap
index 4a64f41..aeb8a59 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.xml_xml_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.xml_xml_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <component type="application">
       <name>thing1</name>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_json_sbom.json_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_json_sbom.json_autodetect_.snap
index ba8d74e..ffc8d1d 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_json_sbom.json_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_json_sbom.json_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",  "version": 1,
+  "specVersion": "1.6",  "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
     "component": {
       "type": "application",
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.xml_autodetect_sbom.xml_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.xml_autodetect_sbom.xml_autodetect_.snap
index 4a64f41..aeb8a59 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.xml_autodetect_sbom.xml_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.json_sbom2.xml_autodetect_sbom.xml_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <component type="application">
       <name>thing1</name>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.xml_sbom2.xml_autodetect_sbom.json_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.xml_sbom2.xml_autodetect_sbom.json_autodetect_.snap
index 03f8cbf..614c31e 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.xml_sbom2.xml_autodetect_sbom.json_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.xml_sbom2.xml_autodetect_sbom.json_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,33 +1,53 @@
 {
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",  "version": 1,
+  "specVersion": "1.6",  "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
     "component": {
       "type": "application",
+      "authors": [],
       "name": "thing1",
-      "version": "1"
+      "version": "1",
+      "tags": [],
+      "omniborId": [],
+      "swhid": []
     }
   },
   "components": [
     {
       "type": "library",
+      "authors": [],
       "name": "acme-library",
-      "version": "1.0.0"
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "tags": [],
+      "omniborId": [],
+      "swhid": []
     },
     {
       "type": "application",
+      "authors": [],
       "name": "thing1",
-      "version": "1"
+      "version": "1",
+      "tags": [],
+      "omniborId": [],
+      "swhid": []
     },
     {
       "type": "framework",
+      "authors": [],
       "name": "acme-framework",
-      "version": "1.0.0"
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "tags": [],
+      "omniborId": [],
+      "swhid": []
     },
     {
       "type": "application",
+      "authors": [],
       "name": "thing2",
-      "version": "1"
+      "version": "1",
+      "tags": [],
+      "omniborId": [],
+      "swhid": []
     }
   ],
   "vulnerabilities": []
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.xml_sbom2.xml_autodetect_sbom.xml_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.xml_sbom2.xml_autodetect_sbom.xml_autodetect_.snap
index 4a64f41..aeb8a59 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.xml_sbom2.xml_autodetect_sbom.xml_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.xml_sbom2.xml_autodetect_sbom.xml_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <component type="application">
       <name>thing1</name>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.xml_sbom2.xml_xml_sbom.xml_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.xml_sbom2.xml_xml_sbom.xml_autodetect_.snap
index 4a64f41..aeb8a59 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.xml_sbom2.xml_xml_sbom.xml_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Flat_sbom1.xml_sbom2.xml_xml_sbom.xml_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5">
+<bom xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
   <metadata>
     <component type="application">
       <name>thing1</name>
diff --git a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Hierarchical_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.json_autodetect_.snap b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Hierarchical_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.json_autodetect_.snap
index a30feaf..18ee9db 100644
--- a/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Hierarchical_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.json_autodetect_.snap
+++ b/tests/cyclonedx.tests/__snapshots__/MergeTests.Merge_Hierarchical_sbom1.json_sbom2.json_autodetect_sbom.json_autodetect_.snap
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5",  "version": 1,
+  "specVersion": "1.6",  "version": 1,
   "metadata": {
     "tools": {},
     "component": {
@@ -46,5 +46,19 @@
         "thing2@1"
       ]
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "declarations": {
+    "assessors": [],
+    "attestations": [],
+    "claims": [],
+    "evidence": [],
+    "targets": {
+      "organizations": [],
+      "components": [],
+      "services": []
+    }
+  },
+  "definitions": {
+    "standards": []
+  }
 }