diff --git a/cmd/stacker/bom.go b/cmd/stacker/bom.go
index be8457d2..10390ead 100644
--- a/cmd/stacker/bom.go
+++ b/cmd/stacker/bom.go
@@ -90,18 +90,19 @@ func doBomBuild(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 func doBomVerify(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	if ctx.Args().Len() != 4 {
+	if ctx.Args().Len() != 5 {
 		return errors.Errorf("wrong number of args")
 	}
 
 	dest := ctx.Args().Get(0)
-	name := ctx.Args().Get(1)
-	author := ctx.Args().Get(2)
-	org := ctx.Args().Get(3)
+	namespace := ctx.Args().Get(1)
+	name := ctx.Args().Get(2)
+	author := ctx.Args().Get(3)
+	org := ctx.Args().Get(4)
 
 	// first merge all individual sbom artifacts that may have been generated
 	iDir := types.InternalStackerDir
-	if err := bom.MergeDocuments(iDir+"/artifacts", name, author, org, dest); err != nil {
+	if err := bom.MergeDocuments(iDir+"/artifacts", namespace, name, author, org, dest); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4517d702..727af294 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -286,5 +286,5 @@ require (
 
 replace (
 	github.com/opencontainers/umoci => github.com/project-stacker/umoci v0.0.0-20240122204034-cb3aca58b2ec
-	stackerbuild.io/stacker-bom => github.com/project-stacker/stacker-bom v0.0.6-0.20240118174508-52fb507e9d2e
+	stackerbuild.io/stacker-bom => github.com/project-stacker/stacker-bom v0.0.6-0.20240125170016-363073df9862
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 16d0c193..154b9bc8 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -799,6 +799,8 @@ github.com/proglottis/gpgme v0.1.3 h1:Crxx0oz4LKB3QXc5Ea0J19K/3ICfy3ftr5exgUK1AU
 github.com/proglottis/gpgme v0.1.3/go.mod h1:fPbW/EZ0LvwQtH8Hy7eixhp1eF3G39dtx7GUN+0Gmy0=
 github.com/project-stacker/stacker-bom v0.0.6-0.20240118174508-52fb507e9d2e h1:BYJ7UPVH+4YErCyfZGdUqMzp2wBeVGq26wNuohOEn4E=
 github.com/project-stacker/stacker-bom v0.0.6-0.20240118174508-52fb507e9d2e/go.mod h1:iKH3F0e8i3eNB6JbtGKv8qpgDSfUDUn+t8KoQ9Wf6pE=
+github.com/project-stacker/stacker-bom v0.0.6-0.20240125170016-363073df9862 h1:SFnn7tNrursXkAfIltfETcwVbX7mtM6qxnehoEbfgZ4=
+github.com/project-stacker/stacker-bom v0.0.6-0.20240125170016-363073df9862/go.mod h1:iKH3F0e8i3eNB6JbtGKv8qpgDSfUDUn+t8KoQ9Wf6pE=
 github.com/project-stacker/umoci v0.0.0-20240122204034-cb3aca58b2ec h1:59Z20xRtwyzB7D/CRsueFkrIT1vJwWVtMe0riQb3kiE=
 github.com/project-stacker/umoci v0.0.0-20240122204034-cb3aca58b2ec/go.mod h1:XUXUpCpA/Y8aJWezK1i8o4WDR0Y/vhMcWg+FUNQkKMQ=
 github.com/prometheus/client_golang v0.9.1/go.mod h1:7SWBe2y4D6OKWSNQJUaRYU/AaXPKyh/dDVn+NZz0KFw=
diff --git a/pkg/types/layer.go b/pkg/types/layer.go
index d45b4c05..5824f487 100644
--- a/pkg/types/layer.go
+++ b/pkg/types/layer.go
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ type Package struct {
 }
 
 type Bom struct {
-	Generate bool      `yaml:"generate" json:"generate"`
-	Packages []Package `yaml:"packages" json:"packages,omitempty"`
+	Generate  bool      `yaml:"generate" json:"generate"`
+	Namespace string    `yaml:"namespace" json:"namespace"`
+	Packages  []Package `yaml:"packages" json:"packages,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func getStringOrStringSlice(data interface{}, xform func(string) ([]string, error)) ([]string, error) {
diff --git a/test/bom.bats b/test/bom.bats
index b5358de4..8a5fb7ce 100644
--- a/test/bom.bats
+++ b/test/bom.bats
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ bom-parent:
         url: $CENTOS_OCI
     bom:
       generate: true
+      namespace: "https://test.io/artifacts"
       packages:
       - name: pkg1
         version: 1.0.0
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ bom-parent:
         url: $CENTOS_OCI
     bom:
       generate: true
+      namespace: "https://test.io/artifacts"
       packages:
       - name: pkg1
         version: 1.0.0
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ bom-child:
     tag: bom-parent
   bom:
     generate: true
+    namespace: "https://test.io/artifacts"
     packages:
     - name: pkg3
       version: 1.0.0
@@ -163,6 +166,7 @@ bom-alpine:
     url: $ALPINE_OCI
   bom:
     generate: true
+    namespace: "https://test.io/artifacts"
     packages:
       - name: pkg1
         version: 1.0.0