diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 947975676..0fc384f9a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ imports:
 	$(GOCMD) install -mod=vendor golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports
 	test -z $$(goimports -l -w -local github.com/buildpack/lifecycle $$(find . -type f -name '*.go' -not -path "./vendor/*"))
 
+tools:
+    $(GOCMD) install -mod=vendor github.com/sclevine/yj
+
 format:
 	test -z $$($(GOCMD) fmt ./...)
 
@@ -32,10 +35,10 @@ vet:
 
 test: unit acceptance
 
-unit: format imports vet
+unit: format imports tools vet
 	$(GOTEST) -v -count=1 ./...
 
-acceptance: format imports vet
+acceptance: format imports tools vet
 	$(GOTEST) -v -count=1 -tags=acceptance ./acceptance/...
 
 clean:
diff --git a/builder.go b/builder.go
index 94c47b975..80ad2b01b 100644
--- a/builder.go
+++ b/builder.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ type LaunchTOML struct {
 
 type BOMEntry struct {
 	Require
-	Buildpack Buildpack `toml:"buildpack"`
+	Buildpack Buildpack `toml:"buildpack" json:"buildpack"`
 }
 
 type BuildMetadata struct {
diff --git a/detector.go b/detector.go
index 04b35b902..57d20be21 100644
--- a/detector.go
+++ b/detector.go
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ const (
 var ErrFail = errors.New("detection failed")
 
 type Buildpack struct {
-	ID       string `toml:"id"`
-	Version  string `toml:"version"`
-	Optional bool   `toml:"optional,omitempty"`
+	ID       string `toml:"id" json:"id"`
+	Version  string `toml:"version" json:"version"`
+	Optional bool   `toml:"optional,omitempty" json:"optional,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (bp Buildpack) dir() string {
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ func (be BuildPlanEntry) noOpt() BuildPlanEntry {
 }
 
 type Require struct {
-	Name     string                 `toml:"name"`
-	Version  string                 `toml:"version"`
-	Metadata map[string]interface{} `toml:"metadata"`
+	Name     string                 `toml:"name" json:"name"`
+	Version  string                 `toml:"version" json:"version"`
+	Metadata map[string]interface{} `toml:"metadata" json:"metadata"`
 }
 
 type Provide struct {
diff --git a/exporter.go b/exporter.go
index 91f5ae982..5c211f94a 100644
--- a/exporter.go
+++ b/exporter.go
@@ -179,17 +179,16 @@ func (e *Exporter) addBuildMetadataLabel(image imgutil.Image, plan []BOMEntry, l
 		})
 	}
 
-	buildJson, err := json.Marshal(metadata.BuildMetadata{
+	buildJSON, err := json.Marshal(metadata.BuildMetadata{
 		BOM:        plan,
 		Buildpacks: bps,
 		Launcher:   launcherMD,
 	})
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "parse build metadata")
 	}
 
-	if err := image.SetLabel(metadata.BuildMetadataLabel, string(buildJson)); err != nil {
+	if err := image.SetLabel(metadata.BuildMetadataLabel, string(buildJSON)); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "set build image metadata label")
 	}
 
diff --git a/exporter_test.go b/exporter_test.go
index 237d91015..4beb35d16 100644
--- a/exporter_test.go
+++ b/exporter_test.go
@@ -383,19 +383,22 @@ func testExporter(t *testing.T, when spec.G, it spec.S) {
 				it.Before(func() {
 					err := ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(layersDir, "config", "metadata.toml"), []byte(`
 [[processes]]
-  type = "web"
-  command = "npm start"
-[bom]
-  [bom.auto-reconfiguration]
-    version = "2.7.0"
-    [bom.auto-reconfiguration.metadata]
-      name = "Spring Auto-reconfiguration"
-      sha256 = "0d524877db7344ec34620f7e46254053568292f5ce514f74e3a0e9b2dbfc338b"
-      stacks = ["io.buildpacks.stacks.bionic", "org.cloudfoundry.stacks.cflinuxfs3"]
-      uri = "https://example.com"
-
-      [[bom.auto-reconfiguration.metadata.licenses]]
-        type = "Apache-2.0"
+type = "web"
+command = "npm start"
+
+[[bom]]
+name = "Spring Auto-reconfiguration"
+version = "2.7.0"
+[bom.metadata]
+sha256 = "0d524877db7344ec34620f7e46254053568292f5ce514f74e3a0e9b2dbfc338b"
+stacks = ["io.buildpacks.stacks.bionic", "org.cloudfoundry.stacks.cflinuxfs3"]
+uri = "https://example.com"
+[bom.buildpack]
+id = "buildpack.id"
+version = "1.2.3"
+
+[[bom.metadata.licenses]]
+type = "Apache-2.0"
 `),
 						os.ModePerm,
 					)
@@ -410,25 +413,29 @@ func testExporter(t *testing.T, when spec.G, it spec.S) {
 
 					expectedJSON := `
 {
-  "bom": {
-    "auto-reconfiguration": {
+  "bom": [
+	{
+      "name": "Spring Auto-reconfiguration",
+      "version": "2.7.0",
+      "buildpack": {
+        "id": "buildpack.id",
+        "version": "1.2.3"
+      },
       "metadata": {
         "licenses": [
           {
             "type": "Apache-2.0"
           }
         ],
-        "name": "Spring Auto-reconfiguration",
         "sha256": "0d524877db7344ec34620f7e46254053568292f5ce514f74e3a0e9b2dbfc338b",
         "stacks": [
           "io.buildpacks.stacks.bionic",
           "org.cloudfoundry.stacks.cflinuxfs3"
         ],
         "uri": "https://example.com"
-      },
-      "version": "2.7.0"
+      }
     }
-  },
+  ],
   "buildpacks": [
     {
       "id": "buildpack.id",