# Creating SBOMs with the Snyk CLI

DevFeed: [Creating SBOMs with the Snyk CLI](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/creating-sboms-with-the-snyk-cli-7873.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/creating-sboms-snyk-cli/>)

Author: Brian Vermeer

Published: 2025-02-05T06:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [open-source-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source-security.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [DevOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/devops.md>)

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## AI overview

This article explains software bills of materials (SBOMs), their importance for open source security and compliance, and how the Snyk CLI can help create them. It describes SBOMs as inventories of software components, dependencies, versions, and licensing information, and explains how they help assess vulnerability exposure.

## Source excerpt

In this post, we'll delve into what SBOMs are, why they're necessary, and their role in open source security.