diff --git a/src/builders.ts b/src/builders.ts
index 93a434875..0873083fe 100644
--- a/src/builders.ts
+++ b/src/builders.ts
@@ -277,9 +277,15 @@ export class BomBuilder {
     } else {
       bom.serialNumber = Utils.BomUtility.randomSerialNumber()
       bom.metadata.timestamp = new Date()
+      bom.metadata.properties.add(
+        new Models.Property(
+          PropertyNames.BomReproducible,
+          PropertyValueBool.False
+        )
+      )
     }
-    // endregion metadata
 
+    // endregion metadata
     // region components
     if (this.flattenComponents) {
       for (const c of allComponents.values()) {
@@ -479,11 +485,14 @@ export class BomBuilder {
      })
    }
 
-   if (isExcluded) {
-     component.scope = Enums.ComponentScope.Excluded
-   } else if (isOptional) {
-     component.scope = Enums.ComponentScope.Optional
-   }
+    if (isExcluded) {
+      component.scope = Enums.ComponentScope.Excluded
+    } else if (isOptional) {
+      component.scope = Enums.ComponentScope.Optional
+    } else if (data.dev === true || data.devOptional === true) {
+      component.scope = Enums.ComponentScope.Excluded
+    }
+
 
    // region properties
    if (data.dev === true || data.devOptional ===  true) {