diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/model/Dependency.java b/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/model/Dependency.java
index 125d18b4e..eb3e4343a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/model/Dependency.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/model/Dependency.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.cyclonedx.model;
 
+import org.cyclonedx.Version;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnoreProperties;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@ public class Dependency extends BomReference {
     @JacksonXmlProperty(localName = "dependency")
     private List<Dependency> dependencies;
 
+    @VersionFilter(Version.VERSION_16)
+    @JsonProperty("provides")
+    @JacksonXmlElementWrapper(useWrapping = false)
+    @JacksonXmlProperty(localName = "provides")
+    private List<BomReference> provides;
+
     public Dependency(final String ref) {
         super(ref);
     }
@@ -60,6 +67,23 @@ public void addDependency(final Dependency dependency) {
         }
     }
 
+    public List<BomReference> getProvides() {
+        return provides;
+    }
+
+    public void setProvides(final List<BomReference> provides) {
+        this.provides = provides;
+    }
+
+    public void addProvides(final BomReference dependency) {
+        if (provides == null) {
+            provides = new ArrayList<>();
+        }
+        boolean found = provides.stream().anyMatch(d -> d.getRef().equals(dependency.getRef()));
+        if (!found) {
+            provides.add(dependency);
+        }
+    }
     @Override
     public boolean equals(Object o) {
         if (this == o) return true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/util/serializer/DependencySerializer.java b/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/util/serializer/DependencySerializer.java
index c4af1de98..06c6c907a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/util/serializer/DependencySerializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/util/serializer/DependencySerializer.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.apache.commons.collections4.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.cyclonedx.CycloneDxSchema;
+import org.cyclonedx.model.BomReference;
 import org.cyclonedx.model.Dependency;
 import org.cyclonedx.model.DependencyList;
 
@@ -97,6 +98,13 @@ private void writeJSONDependenciesWithGenerator(final JsonGenerator generator, f
             }
           }
           generator.writeEndArray();
+          if (CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(dependency.getProvides())) {
+            generator.writeArrayFieldStart("provides");
+            for (BomReference subDependency : dependency.getProvides()) {
+              generator.writeString(subDependency.getRef());
+            }
+            generator.writeEndArray();
+          }
           generator.writeEndObject();
         }
       }
@@ -134,6 +142,11 @@ private void writeXMLDependency(final Dependency dependency, final ToXmlGenerato
     generator.writeString(dependency.getRef());
     generator.setNextIsAttribute(false);
 
+    // Write provides
+    if (CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(dependency.getProvides())) {
+        writeXMLProvides(dependency, generator);
+    }
+
     if (CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(dependency.getDependencies())) {
       for (Dependency subDependency : dependency.getDependencies()) {
         // You got Shay'd
@@ -142,12 +155,31 @@ private void writeXMLDependency(final Dependency dependency, final ToXmlGenerato
     }
 
     if (CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(dependency.getDependencies())) {
-    generator.writeEndArray();
-  }
+      generator.writeEndArray();
+    }
 
     generator.writeEndObject();
   }
 
+  private void writeXMLProvides(final Dependency dependency, final ToXmlGenerator generator)
+      throws IOException, XMLStreamException
+  {
+    QName qName = new QName("provides");
+    generator.setNextName(qName);
+    generator.writeFieldName(qName.getLocalPart());
+    generator.writeStartArray();
+
+    for (BomReference ref : dependency.getProvides()) {
+      generator.writeStartObject();
+      generator.setNextIsAttribute(true);
+      generator.writeFieldName("ref");
+      generator.writeString(ref.getRef());
+      generator.setNextIsAttribute(false);
+      generator.writeEndObject();
+    }
+    generator.writeEndArray();
+  }
+
   private void processNamespace(final ToXmlGenerator toXmlGenerator, final String dependencies)
       throws XMLStreamException, IOException
   {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/cyclonedx/BomJsonGeneratorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/cyclonedx/BomJsonGeneratorTest.java
index 6a162c9f6..dddb9c91c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/cyclonedx/BomJsonGeneratorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/cyclonedx/BomJsonGeneratorTest.java
@@ -20,23 +20,20 @@
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
 
-import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
-import org.cyclonedx.exception.GeneratorException;
 import org.cyclonedx.generators.BomGeneratorFactory;
 import org.cyclonedx.generators.json.BomJsonGenerator;
 import org.cyclonedx.generators.xml.BomXmlGenerator;
 import org.cyclonedx.model.Bom;
 import org.cyclonedx.model.Component;
+import org.cyclonedx.model.Dependency;
 import org.cyclonedx.model.Component.Type;
 import org.cyclonedx.model.License;
 import org.cyclonedx.model.LicenseChoice;
 import org.cyclonedx.model.Metadata;
-import org.cyclonedx.model.OrganizationalContact;
 import org.cyclonedx.model.Service;
 import org.cyclonedx.model.license.Expression;
-import org.cyclonedx.model.metadata.ToolInformation;
 import org.cyclonedx.parsers.JsonParser;
 import org.cyclonedx.parsers.XmlParser;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
@@ -52,10 +49,6 @@
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.LinkedList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
@@ -336,6 +329,72 @@ public void schema16_testAttestations_json() throws Exception {
         assertTrue(parser.isValid(loadedFile, version));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void schema16_testDependencyProvides_json() throws Exception {
+        Version version = Version.VERSION_16;
+        Bom bom = createCommonJsonBom("/1.6/valid-dependency-provides-1.6.json");
+
+        BomJsonGenerator generator = BomGeneratorFactory.createJson(version, bom);
+        File loadedFile = writeToFile(generator.toJsonString());
+
+        JsonParser parser = new JsonParser();
+        assertTrue(parser.isValid(loadedFile, version));
+
+        Bom parsedBom = parser.parse(loadedFile);
+        assertNotNull(parsedBom.getDependencies());
+        assertEquals(3, parsedBom.getDependencies().size());
+        // Test dependency library-a
+        Dependency libA = parsedBom.getDependencies().get(0);
+        assertEquals("library-a", libA.getRef());
+        assertNotNull(libA.getDependencies());
+        assertEquals(0, libA.getDependencies().size());
+        assertNull(libA.getProvides());
+        // Test dependency library-b
+        Dependency libB = parsedBom.getDependencies().get(1);
+        assertEquals("library-b", libB.getRef());
+        assertEquals(1, libB.getDependencies().size());
+        assertEquals("library-c", libB.getDependencies().get(0).getRef());
+        // Test dependency library-c
+        Dependency libC = parsedBom.getDependencies().get(2);
+        assertEquals("library-c", libC.getRef());
+        assertNotNull(libC.getDependencies());
+        assertNotNull(libC.getProvides());
+        assertEquals("library-d", libC.getProvides().get(0).getRef());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void schema16_testDependencyProvides() throws Exception {
+        Version version = Version.VERSION_16;
+        Bom bom = createCommonXmlBom("/1.6/valid-dependency-provides-1.6.xml");
+
+        BomJsonGenerator generator = BomGeneratorFactory.createJson(version, bom);
+        File loadedFile = writeToFile(generator.toJsonString());
+
+        JsonParser parser = new JsonParser();
+        assertTrue(parser.isValid(loadedFile, version));
+
+        Bom parsedBom = parser.parse(loadedFile);
+        assertNotNull(parsedBom.getDependencies());
+        assertEquals(3, parsedBom.getDependencies().size());
+        // Test dependency library-a
+        Dependency libA = parsedBom.getDependencies().get(0);
+        assertEquals("library-a", libA.getRef());
+        assertNotNull(libA.getDependencies());
+        assertEquals(0, libA.getDependencies().size());
+        assertNull(libA.getProvides());
+        // Test dependency library-b
+        Dependency libB = parsedBom.getDependencies().get(1);
+        assertEquals("library-b", libB.getRef());
+        assertEquals(1, libB.getDependencies().size());
+        assertEquals("library-c", libB.getDependencies().get(0).getRef());
+        // Test dependency library-c
+        Dependency libC = parsedBom.getDependencies().get(2);
+        assertEquals("library-c", libC.getRef());
+        assertNotNull(libC.getDependencies());
+        assertNotNull(libC.getProvides());
+        assertEquals("library-d", libC.getProvides().get(0).getRef());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void schema16_testCompositions() throws Exception {
         Version version = Version.VERSION_16;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/cyclonedx/BomXmlGeneratorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/cyclonedx/BomXmlGeneratorTest.java
index bf041845b..63ec017d1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/cyclonedx/BomXmlGeneratorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/cyclonedx/BomXmlGeneratorTest.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.cyclonedx.model.Bom;
 import org.cyclonedx.model.Component;
 import org.cyclonedx.model.Component.Type;
+import org.cyclonedx.model.Dependency;
 import org.cyclonedx.model.ExtensibleType;
 import org.cyclonedx.model.ExternalReference;
 import org.cyclonedx.model.License;
@@ -454,6 +455,70 @@ public void schema16_testAttestations_xml() throws Exception {
         assertTrue(parser.isValid(loadedFile, version));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void schema16_testDependencyProvides() throws Exception {
+        Version version = Version.VERSION_16;
+        Bom bom = createCommonJsonBom("/1.6/valid-dependency-provides-1.6.json");
+
+        BomXmlGenerator generator = BomGeneratorFactory.createXml(version, bom);
+        File loadedFile = writeToFile(generator.toXmlString());
+
+        XmlParser parser = new XmlParser();
+        assertTrue(parser.isValid(loadedFile, version));
+
+        Bom parsedBom = parser.parse(loadedFile);
+        assertNotNull(parsedBom.getDependencies());
+        assertEquals(3, parsedBom.getDependencies().size());
+        // Test dependency library-a
+        Dependency libA = parsedBom.getDependencies().get(0);
+        assertEquals("library-a", libA.getRef());
+        assertNull(libA.getDependencies());
+        assertNull(libA.getProvides());
+        // Test dependency library-b
+        Dependency libB = parsedBom.getDependencies().get(1);
+        assertEquals("library-b", libB.getRef());
+        assertEquals(1, libB.getDependencies().size());
+        assertEquals("library-c", libB.getDependencies().get(0).getRef());
+        // Test dependency library-c
+        Dependency libC = parsedBom.getDependencies().get(2);
+        assertEquals("library-c", libC.getRef());
+        assertNull(libC.getDependencies());
+        assertNotNull(libC.getProvides());
+        assertEquals("library-d", libC.getProvides().get(0).getRef());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void schema16_testDependencyProvides_xml() throws Exception {
+        Version version = Version.VERSION_16;
+        Bom bom = createCommonBomXml("/1.6/valid-dependency-provides-1.6.xml");
+
+        BomXmlGenerator generator = BomGeneratorFactory.createXml(version, bom);
+        File loadedFile = writeToFile(generator.toXmlString());
+
+        XmlParser parser = new XmlParser();
+        assertTrue(parser.isValid(loadedFile, version));
+
+        Bom parsedBom = parser.parse(loadedFile);
+        assertNotNull(parsedBom.getDependencies());
+        assertEquals(3, parsedBom.getDependencies().size());
+        // Test dependency library-a
+        Dependency libA = parsedBom.getDependencies().get(0);
+        assertEquals("library-a", libA.getRef());
+        assertNull(libA.getDependencies());
+        assertNull(libA.getProvides());
+        // Test dependency library-b
+        Dependency libB = parsedBom.getDependencies().get(1);
+        assertEquals("library-b", libB.getRef());
+        assertEquals(1, libB.getDependencies().size());
+        assertEquals("library-c", libB.getDependencies().get(0).getRef());
+        // Test dependency library-c
+        Dependency libC = parsedBom.getDependencies().get(2);
+        assertEquals("library-c", libC.getRef());
+        assertNull(libC.getDependencies());
+        assertNotNull(libC.getProvides());
+        assertEquals("library-d", libC.getProvides().get(0).getRef());
+    }
+
     private void addSignature(Bom bom) {
         List<Attribute> attributes = new ArrayList<>();
         attributes.add(new Attribute("xmlns", "http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#"));
diff --git a/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-1.6.json b/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-1.6.json
index 1e87f38ef..6e0cf61a4 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-1.6.json
+++ b/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-1.6.json
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@
       ]
     }
   ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-1.6.textproto b/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-1.6.textproto
index 363dfba93..a06cfd0f2 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-1.6.textproto
+++ b/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-1.6.textproto
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ dependencies {
   dependencies {
     ref: "library-c"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-1.6.xml b/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-1.6.xml
index 7fab83476..d49d1df0f 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-1.6.xml
+++ b/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-1.6.xml
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
             <dependency ref="library-c"/>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-</bom>
+</bom>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-provides-1.6.json b/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-provides-1.6.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..289cf8b5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-provides-1.6.json
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json",
+  "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
+  "specVersion": "1.6",
+  "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79",
+  "version": 1,
+  "components": [
+    {
+      "bom-ref": "library-a",
+      "type": "library",
+      "name": "library-a",
+      "version": "1.0.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "bom-ref": "library-b",
+      "type": "library",
+      "name": "library-b",
+      "version": "1.0.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "bom-ref": "library-c",
+      "type": "library",
+      "name": "library-c",
+      "version": "1.0.0"
+    },
+    {
+      "bom-ref": "library-d",
+      "type": "library",
+      "name": "library-d",
+      "version": "1.0.0"
+    }
+  ],
+  "dependencies": [
+    {
+      "ref": "library-a",
+      "dependsOn": []
+    },
+    {
+      "ref": "library-b",
+      "dependsOn": [
+        "library-c"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "ref": "library-c",
+      "provides": [
+        "library-d"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-provides-1.6.textproto b/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-provides-1.6.textproto
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a636b12af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-provides-1.6.textproto
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# proto-file: schema/bom-1.6.proto
+# proto-message: Bom
+
+spec_version: "1.6"
+version: 1
+serial_number: "urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79"
+components {
+  type: CLASSIFICATION_LIBRARY
+  bom_ref: "library-a"
+  name: "library-a"
+  version: "1.0.0"
+}
+components {
+  type: CLASSIFICATION_LIBRARY
+  bom_ref: "library-b"
+  name: "library-b"
+  version: "1.0.0"
+}
+components {
+  type: CLASSIFICATION_LIBRARY
+  bom_ref: "library-c"
+  name: "library-c"
+  version: "1.0.0"
+}
+components {
+  type: CLASSIFICATION_LIBRARY
+  bom_ref: "library-d"
+  name: "library-d"
+  version: "1.0.0"
+}
+dependencies {
+  ref: "library-a"
+}
+dependencies {
+  ref: "library-b"
+  dependencies {
+    ref: "library-c"
+  }
+}
+dependencies {
+    ref: "library-c"
+    provides: ["library-d"]
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-provides-1.6.xml b/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-provides-1.6.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cdd44fa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/1.6/valid-dependency-provides-1.6.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<bom serialNumber="urn:uuid:3e671687-395b-41f5-a30f-a58921a69b79" version="1" xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6">
+    <components>
+        <component type="library" bom-ref="library-a">
+            <name>library-a</name>
+            <version>1.0.0</version>
+        </component>
+        <component type="library" bom-ref="library-b">
+            <name>library-b</name>
+            <version>1.0.0</version>
+        </component>
+        <component type="library" bom-ref="library-c">
+            <name>library-c</name>
+            <version>1.0.0</version>
+        </component>
+        <component type="library" bom-ref="library-d">
+            <name>library-d</name>
+            <version>1.0.0</version>
+        </component>
+    </components>
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency ref="library-a"/>
+        <dependency ref="library-b">
+            <dependency ref="library-c"/>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency ref="library-c">
+            <provides ref="library-d"/>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+</bom>