diff --git a/features/report-sbom.feature b/features/report-sbom.feature
index 721e0d7b9..73ae6b36f 100644
--- a/features/report-sbom.feature
+++ b/features/report-sbom.feature
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ Feature: Create an CycloneDX sbom
                                 ],
                                 "name": "cyclonedx-python-lib",
                                 "type": "library",
-                                "version": "11.4.0"
+                                "version": "11.5.0"
                             }
                         ]
                     }
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6477ab126..1e79217e2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "sarif-om==1.0.4",
     "semver==3.0.4",
     "patch-ng==1.19.0",
-    "cyclonedx-python-lib==11.4.0",
+    "cyclonedx-python-lib==11.5.0",
     "infer-license==0.1.0; python_version <= '3.10.0'",
     "infer-license==0.2.0; python_version > '3.10.0'",
     'setuptools; python_version >= "3.12"',                  # contains 'pkg_resources' for infer-license
diff --git a/script/dependabot_hook.py b/script/dependabot_hook.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0d38f88ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/dependabot_hook.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""This file performs any updates needed after a Dependabot PR."""
+
+import re
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+# Config
+SBOM_FILE = "sbom.json"  # path to your CycloneDX SBOM
+PYPROJECT_FILE = "pyproject.toml"
+PACKAGE_NAME = "cyclonedx-python-lib"
+FEATURE_FILE = "features/report-sbom.feature"
+
+
+def get_new_version_from_pyproject(name: str) -> str:
+    """Extract the updated version of a package from pyproject.toml assuming '==' pin."""
+    content = Path(PYPROJECT_FILE).read_text(encoding="UTF-8")
+
+    # Match lines like: cyclonedx-python-lib=="11.5.0"
+    pattern = re.compile(rf'{re.escape(name)}==["\']?([\d\.]+)["\']?', re.MULTILINE)
+
+    match = pattern.search(content)
+    if match:
+        return match.group(1)
+
+    raise ValueError(f"{name} not found in {PYPROJECT_FILE}")
+
+
+def replace_cyclonedx_version_if_outdated(
+    new_version: str,
+) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Update the SBOM JSON file with the new version"""
+    feature_file_path = Path(FEATURE_FILE)
+    content = feature_file_path.read_text(encoding="UTF-8")
+
+    pattern = re.compile(
+        r'("name":\s*"cyclonedx-python-lib",\s*'
+        r'"type":\s*"library",\s*'
+        r'"version":\s*")(?P<version>[^"]+)(")',
+        re.MULTILINE,
+    )
+
+    match = pattern.search(content)
+    if not match:
+        print("Error: cyclonedx-python-lib block not found in feature file")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    old_version = match.group("version")
+    if old_version == new_version:
+        print(f'No update needed: "{PACKAGE_NAME}" is already {new_version}')
+        return None
+
+    def replacer(m):
+        return m.group(1) + new_version + m.group(3)
+
+    new_content = pattern.sub(replacer, content)
+    feature_file_path.write_text(new_content, encoding="UTF-8")
+    print(
+        f'Updated "{PACKAGE_NAME}" version: {old_version} → {new_version} in "{FEATURE_FILE}"'
+    )
+    return old_version
+
+
+def main():
+    """Main entry point."""
+    new_version = get_new_version_from_pyproject("cyclonedx-python-lib")
+    replace_cyclonedx_version_if_outdated(new_version)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()