diff --git a/jaxb/pom.xml b/jaxb/pom.xml
index c70b76d..d722325 100644
--- a/jaxb/pom.xml
+++ b/jaxb/pom.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>nl.jqno.equalsverifier</groupId>
             <artifactId>equalsverifier</artifactId>
-            <version>3.13.1</version>
+            <version>3.14</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.5</version>
+            <version>2.0.6</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.5</version>
+            <version>2.0.6</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.4.1</version>
+                    <version>3.5.0</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <excludePackageNames>no.digipost.signature.api.xml.*</excludePackageNames>
                         <detectOfflineLinks>false</detectOfflineLinks>
diff --git a/jaxb/src/main/java/no/digipost/signature/jaxb/JaxbMarshaller.java b/jaxb/src/main/java/no/digipost/signature/jaxb/JaxbMarshaller.java
index 95f2010..dfcabe6 100644
--- a/jaxb/src/main/java/no/digipost/signature/jaxb/JaxbMarshaller.java
+++ b/jaxb/src/main/java/no/digipost/signature/jaxb/JaxbMarshaller.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
+import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.joining;
 
@@ -182,23 +183,48 @@ public JaxbMarshaller(Set<Class<?>> classes) {
         this(classes, null);
     }
 
-    public void marshal(Object object, OutputStream outputStream){
+    public String marshalToString(Object object) {
+        return marshalToResult(object, xml -> xml.toString(UTF_8.name()));
+    }
+
+    public byte[] marshalToBytes(Object object) {
+        return marshalToResult(object, ByteArrayOutputStream::toByteArray);
+    }
+
+    @FunctionalInterface
+    private interface ThrowingFunction<T, R> {
+        R apply(T t) throws Exception;
+    }
+
+    private <R> R marshalToResult(Object object, ThrowingFunction<? super ByteArrayOutputStream, ? extends R> outputStreamMapper) {
+        try (ByteArrayOutputStream xmlOutputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream(128)) {
+            marshal(object, xmlOutputStream);
+            return outputStreamMapper.apply(xmlOutputStream);
+        } catch (SignatureMarshalException marshalException) {
+            throw marshalException;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw SignatureMarshalException.failedMarshal(object, e);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    public void marshal(Object object, OutputStream outputStream) {
         try {
             Marshaller marshaller = jaxbContext.createMarshaller();
             schema.ifPresent(marshaller::setSchema);
             marshaller.marshal(object, outputStream);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new SignatureMarshalException("Failed marshalling " + (object != null ? object.getClass().getName() : "null") + " to XML", e);
+            throw SignatureMarshalException.failedMarshal(object, e);
         }
     }
 
-    public <T> T unmarshal(InputStream inputStream, Class<T> type){
+    public <T> T unmarshal(InputStream inputStream, Class<T> type) {
         try {
             Unmarshaller unmarshaller = jaxbContext.createUnmarshaller();
             schema.ifPresent(unmarshaller::setSchema);
             return type.cast(unmarshaller.unmarshal(inputStream));
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new SignatureMarshalException("Failed unmarshalling XML to " + type.getName(), e);
+            throw SignatureMarshalException.failedUnmarshal(type, e);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/jaxb/src/main/java/no/digipost/signature/jaxb/SignatureMarshalException.java b/jaxb/src/main/java/no/digipost/signature/jaxb/SignatureMarshalException.java
index 698deae..1b4c29c 100644
--- a/jaxb/src/main/java/no/digipost/signature/jaxb/SignatureMarshalException.java
+++ b/jaxb/src/main/java/no/digipost/signature/jaxb/SignatureMarshalException.java
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@
 
 public class SignatureMarshalException extends RuntimeException {
 
+    public static SignatureMarshalException failedUnmarshal(Class<?> target, Throwable cause) {
+        return new SignatureMarshalException("Failed unmarshalling XML to " + target.getName(), cause);
+    }
+
+    public static SignatureMarshalException failedMarshal(Object objectFailingToMarshal, Throwable cause) {
+        return new SignatureMarshalException(
+                "Failed marshalling " + (objectFailingToMarshal != null ? objectFailingToMarshal.getClass().getName() : "null") + " to XML",
+                cause);
+    }
+
     public SignatureMarshalException(String message, Throwable cause) {
         super(message + (cause != null ? ", because " + messageIncludingCauses(cause) : ""), cause);
     }
diff --git a/jaxb/src/test/java/no/digipost/signature/jaxb/spring/MarshallingMatchers.java b/jaxb/src/test/java/no/digipost/signature/jaxb/spring/MarshallingMatchers.java
index 5651a93..eba49ec 100644
--- a/jaxb/src/test/java/no/digipost/signature/jaxb/spring/MarshallingMatchers.java
+++ b/jaxb/src/test/java/no/digipost/signature/jaxb/spring/MarshallingMatchers.java
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@
 import org.javers.core.Javers;
 import org.javers.core.diff.Diff;
 
-import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
 
+import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.joining;
 import static no.digipost.DiggBase.friendlyName;
 import static no.digipost.DiggExceptions.causalChainOf;
@@ -55,8 +54,9 @@ public void describeTo(Description description) {
             @Override
             protected boolean matchesSafely(T item, Description mismatchDescription) {
                 try (ByteArrayOutputStream xmlWriter = new ByteArrayOutputStream())  {
+                    String xml;
                     try {
-                        marshaller.marshal(item, xmlWriter);
+                        xml = marshaller.marshalToString(item);
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                         mismatchDescription
                             .appendText("Unable to marshall ").appendValue(item).appendText(" to XML, because ")
@@ -65,10 +65,9 @@ protected boolean matchesSafely(T item, Description mismatchDescription) {
                                 .collect(joining(", caused by ")));
                         return false;
                     }
-                    String xml = xmlWriter.toString();
                     Object unmarshalled;
-                    try(InputStream in = new ByteArrayInputStream(xml.getBytes())) {
-                        unmarshalled = marshaller.unmarshal(in, item.getClass());
+                    try {
+                        unmarshalled = marshaller.unmarshal(xml.getBytes(UTF_8), item.getClass());
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                         mismatchDescription
                             .appendValue(item).appendText(" marshalled successfully to XML:\n").appendText(xml)
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c14b026..abf002b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.10.1</version>
+                    <version>3.11.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.14.2</version>
+                    <version>2.15.0</version>
                 </plugin>
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>