diff --git a/buildpack.toml b/buildpack.toml
index 55cd1d0..e5cb501 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:0.55.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]
+    cpes = ["cpe:2.3:a:anchore:syft:0.56.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]
     id = "syft"
     name = "Syft"
-    purl = "pkg:generic/anchore-syft@0.55.0"
-    sha256 = "7b76b7b9f9aafc74f99fd3cb5bd9c899709d681189fb7b360629e05479ce7fdc"
+    purl = "pkg:generic/anchore-syft@0.56.0"
+    sha256 = "1a9784d1ee88e96024a2539f34848323ea976bd106ddafe23bb386fe8ff41da4"
     stacks = ["io.buildpacks.stacks.bionic", "io.paketo.stacks.tiny", "*"]
-    uri = "https://github.com/anchore/syft/releases/download/v0.55.0/syft_0.55.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
-    version = "0.55.0"
+    uri = "https://github.com/anchore/syft/releases/download/v0.56.0/syft_0.56.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz"
+    version = "0.56.0"
 
     [[metadata.dependencies.licenses]]
       type = "Apache-2.0"