diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 81e0abee..ff3bfdf7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
 
 env:
-  CDXGEN_VERSION: '12.3.3'
+  CDXGEN_VERSION: '12.4.0'
   CDXGEN_PLUGINS_VERSION: '1.8.0'
   GRYPE_VERSION: 'v0.114.0'
   SBOMQS_VERSION: 'v2.0.10'