diff --git a/cliv2/cmd/cliv2/main.go b/cliv2/cmd/cliv2/main.go
index 17032084de..eb95141d86 100644
--- a/cliv2/cmd/cliv2/main.go
+++ b/cliv2/cmd/cliv2/main.go
@@ -370,9 +370,8 @@ func handleError(err error) HandleError {
 
 func displayError(err error, output io.Writer, config configuration.Configuration) {
 	if err != nil {
-		var exitError *exec.ExitError
 		var exitCode *cli_errors.ErrorWithExitCode
-		isExitError := errors.As(err, &exitError)
+		_, isExitError := err.(*exec.ExitError)
 		isErrorWithCode := errors.As(err, &exitCode)
 		if isExitError || isErrorWithCode {
 			return
diff --git a/cliv2/cmd/cliv2/main_test.go b/cliv2/cmd/cliv2/main_test.go
index a8f74f4072..2dd8960009 100644
--- a/cliv2/cmd/cliv2/main_test.go
+++ b/cliv2/cmd/cliv2/main_test.go
@@ -400,4 +400,18 @@ func Test_displayError(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Equal(t, "", b.String())
 		})
 	}
+
+	t.Run("prints messages of error wrapping exec.ExitError", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var b bytes.Buffer
+		config := configuration.NewInMemory()
+		err := &wrErr{wraps: &exec.ExitError{}}
+		displayError(err, &b, config)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, "something went wrong\n", b.String())
+	})
 }
+
+type wrErr struct{ wraps error }
+
+func (e *wrErr) Error() string { return "something went wrong" }
+func (e *wrErr) Unwrap() error { return e.wraps }
diff --git a/cliv2/go.mod b/cliv2/go.mod
index a97f7db980..ce26ed5de2 100644
--- a/cliv2/go.mod
+++ b/cliv2/go.mod
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.32.0
-	github.com/snyk/cli-extension-dep-graph v0.0.0-20230926124856-b0fdf1ee6f73
+	github.com/snyk/cli-extension-dep-graph v0.0.0-20240426125928-8d56ac52821e
 	github.com/snyk/cli-extension-iac-rules v0.0.0-20240422133948-ae17a4306672
-	github.com/snyk/cli-extension-sbom v0.0.0-20240426072511-94652d584413
+	github.com/snyk/cli-extension-sbom v0.0.0-20240426130148-b83c2ebc75c4
 	github.com/snyk/container-cli v0.0.0-20240322120441-6d9b9482f9b1
 	github.com/snyk/go-application-framework v0.0.0-20240426112848-21dc9ca24101
 	github.com/snyk/go-httpauth v0.0.0-20240307114523-1f5ea3f55c65
diff --git a/cliv2/go.sum b/cliv2/go.sum
index 0da886be06..da8aea827a 100644
--- a/cliv2/go.sum
+++ b/cliv2/go.sum
@@ -721,12 +721,12 @@ github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3 h1:dueUQJ1C2q9oE3F7wvmSGAaVtTmUizReu6fjN8uqzbQ
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3/go.mod h1:naHLuLoDiP4jHNo9R0sCBMtWGeIprob74mVsIT4qYEQ=
 github.com/skeema/knownhosts v1.2.2 h1:Iug2P4fLmDw9f41PB6thxUkNUkJzB5i+1/exaj40L3A=
 github.com/skeema/knownhosts v1.2.2/go.mod h1:xYbVRSPxqBZFrdmDyMmsOs+uX1UZC3nTN3ThzgDxUwo=
-github.com/snyk/cli-extension-dep-graph v0.0.0-20230926124856-b0fdf1ee6f73 h1:rwdJzpPWkWWf7csbv871GoKgRGwJ4GVNXMSsO0cRuLk=
-github.com/snyk/cli-extension-dep-graph v0.0.0-20230926124856-b0fdf1ee6f73/go.mod h1:QF3v8HBpOpyudYNCuR8LqfULutO76c91sBdLzD+pBJU=
+github.com/snyk/cli-extension-dep-graph v0.0.0-20240426125928-8d56ac52821e h1:j17Ujw51/2SC3m1hbNCUwxFc8aNIFyfpnwFAszgEM8c=
+github.com/snyk/cli-extension-dep-graph v0.0.0-20240426125928-8d56ac52821e/go.mod h1:QF3v8HBpOpyudYNCuR8LqfULutO76c91sBdLzD+pBJU=
 github.com/snyk/cli-extension-iac-rules v0.0.0-20240422133948-ae17a4306672 h1:AkLej8Lk//vFex1fiygSYFrQTUd0xP+GyRbsI+m2kwQ=
 github.com/snyk/cli-extension-iac-rules v0.0.0-20240422133948-ae17a4306672/go.mod h1:2vKTUsW73sVbDcyD19iNLfN0so2GSu9BE3k/fqG0mjA=
-github.com/snyk/cli-extension-sbom v0.0.0-20240426072511-94652d584413 h1:DrieS0CPi1GEnAv8xdUJ7ceqgqUaFJyJAXIZ4I24KCI=
-github.com/snyk/cli-extension-sbom v0.0.0-20240426072511-94652d584413/go.mod h1:lqmQT+QdzLdfi7qsqIH4qvCsSWu+P09GDFwQcmFfC0g=
+github.com/snyk/cli-extension-sbom v0.0.0-20240426130148-b83c2ebc75c4 h1:nLbplrdYB4ljdFSnpmw2rCqmBVxHcvZOFEqc8JF9OQc=
+github.com/snyk/cli-extension-sbom v0.0.0-20240426130148-b83c2ebc75c4/go.mod h1:lqmQT+QdzLdfi7qsqIH4qvCsSWu+P09GDFwQcmFfC0g=
 github.com/snyk/code-client-go v1.5.3 h1:EnHogM2uNnvkrfIJbkOGa9X1bOkU6bJR/QRQCwbK9gQ=
 github.com/snyk/code-client-go v1.5.3/go.mod h1:Kkr7pQc8ItsBZSYd6A1S4r4VHO6HNyTWZsqi18sAtwQ=
 github.com/snyk/container-cli v0.0.0-20240322120441-6d9b9482f9b1 h1:9RKY9NdX5DrJAoVXDP0JiqrXT+4Nb9NH8pjEcA0NsLA=
diff --git a/test/jest/acceptance/snyk-sbom/sbom.spec.ts b/test/jest/acceptance/snyk-sbom/sbom.spec.ts
index 56ff85546d..23277dc87c 100644
--- a/test/jest/acceptance/snyk-sbom/sbom.spec.ts
+++ b/test/jest/acceptance/snyk-sbom/sbom.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-import { createProjectFromWorkspace } from '../../util/createProject';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+
+import {
+  createProject,
+  createProjectFromWorkspace,
+} from '../../util/createProject';
 import { runSnykCLI } from '../../util/runSnykCLI';
 import { fakeServer } from '../../../acceptance/fake-server';
-import * as fs from 'fs';
 
 jest.setTimeout(1000 * 60 * 5);
 
@@ -169,4 +173,21 @@ describe('snyk sbom (mocked server only)', () => {
       ]),
     );
   });
+
+  test('`sbom` retains the exit error code of the underlying SCA process', async () => {
+    const project = await createProject('empty');
+
+    const { code, stdout } = await runSnykCLI(
+      `sbom --org aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee --format cyclonedx1.5+json --debug`,
+      {
+        cwd: project.path(),
+        env,
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(code).toBe(3);
+    expect(stdout).toContain(
+      'An error occurred while running the underlying analysis needed to generate the SBOM.',
+    );
+  });
 });