diff --git a/buildpack.toml b/buildpack.toml
index 0f86f3c..4781244 100644
--- a/buildpack.toml
+++ b/buildpack.toml
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ api = "0.7"
   pre-package = "scripts/build.sh"
 
   [[metadata.dependencies]]
-    cpes = ["cpe:2.3:a:anchore:syft:0.53.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]
+    cpes = ["cpe:2.3:a:anchore:syft:0.53.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]
     id = "syft"
     name = "Syft"
-    purl = "pkg:generic/anchore-syft@0.53.2"
-    sha256 = "4fab56e0145e77f6c8e46b57d669f81fa09b871944f17ffb3fb1a50a803d7336"
+    purl = "pkg:generic/anchore-syft@0.53.4"
+    sha256 = "2e7448aec817bcb009fb5969b2d6488bd667f061e5cc9129de6d931fdd4805b5"
     stacks = ["io.buildpacks.stacks.bionic", "io.paketo.stacks.tiny", "*"]
-    uri = "https://github.com/anchore/syft/releases/download/v0.53.2/syft_0.53.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
-    version = "0.53.2"
+    uri = "https://github.com/anchore/syft/releases/download/v0.53.4/syft_0.53.4_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
+    version = "0.53.4"
 
     [[metadata.dependencies.licenses]]
       type = "Apache-2.0"