# Syft - v1.20.0 released

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**Created:** [February 22, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://anchorecommunity.discourse.group/t/syft-v1-20-0-released/340 "2025-02-22T12:43:57Z")\
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> **[Release v1.20.0 · anchore/syft](https://github.com/anchore/syft/releases/tag/v1.20.0)**
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> Added Features
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> Add file catalogers to selection configuration \[#3505 @wagoodman\]
> Configuration for including license contents in SBOM \[#3626 #3631 @spiffcs\]
> Support Bitnami embedded SBOMs \[#3065 #...

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## Release Notes:

## Version v1.20.0

### Added Features

- Add file catalogers to selection configuration [#3505](https://github.com/anchore/syft/pull/3505) [@wagoodman](https://github.com/wagoodman)
- Configuration for including license contents in SBOM [#3626](https://github.com/anchore/syft/issues/3626) [#3631](https://github.com/anchore/syft/pull/3631) [@spiffcs](https://github.com/spiffcs)
- Support Bitnami embedded SBOMs [#3065](https://github.com/anchore/syft/issues/3065) [#3341](https://github.com/anchore/syft/pull/3341) [@juan131](https://github.com/juan131)

### Bug Fixes

- Version parse caused by line breaks on different platforms [#3672](https://github.com/anchore/syft/pull/3672) [@idhyt](https://github.com/idhyt)
- find bitnami files even when no relationships [#3676](https://github.com/anchore/syft/pull/3676) [@willmurphyscode](https://github.com/willmurphyscode)
- License files which do not match an SPDX expression are erroneously handled as ‘unlicensed’ [#3412](https://github.com/anchore/syft/issues/3412) [#3366](https://github.com/anchore/syft/pull/3366) [@HeyeOpenSource](https://github.com/HeyeOpenSource)
- Incorrect URL encoding of package url (purl) [#3533](https://github.com/anchore/syft/issues/3533) [#3678](https://github.com/anchore/syft/pull/3678) [@kzantow](https://github.com/kzantow)
- syft should not warn on known bad package.json [#3470](https://github.com/anchore/syft/issues/3470) [#3645](https://github.com/anchore/syft/pull/3645) [@kzantow](https://github.com/kzantow)
- Scanning a project with many DLLs is slow [#3455](https://github.com/anchore/syft/issues/3455) [#3677](https://github.com/anchore/syft/pull/3677) [@rogueai](https://github.com/rogueai)
- cyclone-dx presenter drops files, includes only packages [#3435](https://github.com/anchore/syft/issues/3435) [#3539](https://github.com/anchore/syft/pull/3539) [@spiffcs](https://github.com/spiffcs)
- “syft config” output swaps comments for search-indexed-archives / search-unindexed-archives [#3624](https://github.com/anchore/syft/issues/3624) [#3630](https://github.com/anchore/syft/pull/3630) [@spiffcs](https://github.com/spiffcs)
- dpkg license improvement for non SPDX licenses [#3090](https://github.com/anchore/syft/issues/3090) [#3366](https://github.com/anchore/syft/pull/3366) [@HeyeOpenSource](https://github.com/HeyeOpenSource)
- RPM-based PURLs sometimes have incorrect namespace (specifically OpenSUSE) [#3534](https://github.com/anchore/syft/issues/3534) [#3615](https://github.com/anchore/syft/pull/3615) [@mprpic](https://github.com/mprpic)

### Additional Changes

- update to go 1.24.x [#3660](https://github.com/anchore/syft/pull/3660) [@westonsteimel](https://github.com/westonsteimel)
- replace all shorthand tags of mapstruct → mapstructure [#3633](https://github.com/anchore/syft/pull/3633) [@spiffcs](https://github.com/spiffcs)

**[(Full Changelog)](https://github.com/anchore/syft/compare/v1.19.0...v1.20.0)**

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Closed on February 22, 2025, 12:44pm UTC