diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 291b926d..a5931fd9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ new CycloneDxWebpackPlugin(options?: object)
 | **`rootComponentType`** | `{string}` | `"application"` | Set the RootComponent's type.<br/>See [the list of valid values](https://cyclonedx.org/docs/1.4/json/#metadata_component_type). Supported values depend on [CycloneDX-javascript-library]'s enum `ComponentType`. |
 | **`rootComponentName`** | optional `{string}` | `undefined` | If `rootComponentAutodetect` is disabled, then this value is assumed as the "name" of the `package.json`. |
 | **`rootComponentVersion`** | optional `{string}` | `undefined` | If `rootComponentAutodetect` is disabled, then this value is assumed as the "version" of the `package.json`. |
+| **`postProcess`** | optional `(bom: BOM)=>void` | `undefined` | If `postProcess` is given, bom will be passed to it and can be altered prior to serialization. |
 
 ### Example
 
diff --git a/src/plugin.ts b/src/plugin.ts
index 1059ec15..70375af9 100644
--- a/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugin.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ export interface CycloneDxWebpackPluginOptions {
    * @default undefined
    */
   rootComponentVersion?: CycloneDxWebpackPlugin['rootComponentVersion']
+
+  /**
+   * If this function is given, bom will be passed to it and can be altered prior to serialization.
+   *
+   * @default undefined
+   */
+  postProcess?: (bom: CDX.Models.Bom) => void
 }
 
 /** @public */
@@ -108,6 +115,7 @@ export class CycloneDxWebpackPlugin {
   rootComponentType: CDX.Models.Component['type']
   rootComponentName: CDX.Models.Component['name'] | undefined
   rootComponentVersion: CDX.Models.Component['version'] | undefined
+  postProcess: ((bom: CDX.Models.Bom) => void) | undefined
 
   constructor ({
     specVersion = CDX.Spec.Version.v1dot4,
@@ -118,7 +126,8 @@ export class CycloneDxWebpackPlugin {
     rootComponentAutodetect = true,
     rootComponentType = CDX.Enums.ComponentType.Application,
     rootComponentName = undefined,
-    rootComponentVersion = undefined
+    rootComponentVersion = undefined,
+    postProcess = undefined
   }: CycloneDxWebpackPluginOptions = {}) {
     this.specVersion = specVersion
     this.reproducibleResults = reproducibleResults
@@ -131,6 +140,7 @@ export class CycloneDxWebpackPlugin {
     this.rootComponentType = rootComponentType
     this.rootComponentName = rootComponentName
     this.rootComponentVersion = rootComponentVersion
+    this.postProcess = postProcess
   }
 
   apply (compiler: Compiler): void {
@@ -263,6 +273,10 @@ export class CycloneDxWebpackPlugin {
       bom.metadata.component.purl = cdxPurlFactory.makeFromComponent(bom.metadata.component)
       bom.metadata.component.bomRef.value = bom.metadata.component.purl?.toString()
     }
+
+    if (typeof this.postProcess === 'function') {
+      this.postProcess(bom)
+    }
   }
 
   * #makeTools (builder: CDX.Builders.FromNodePackageJson.ToolBuilder): Generator<CDX.Models.Tool> {
diff --git a/tests/integration/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap b/tests/integration/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
index 6929091d..903f57ed 100644
--- a/tests/integration/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
+++ b/tests/integration/__snapshots__/index.test.js.snap
@@ -921,6 +921,7 @@ exports[`integration webpack5 with react18 generated json file: dist/.bom/bom.js
       \\"group\\": \\"@cyclonedx-webpack-plugin-tests\\",
       \\"version\\": \\"0.0.1\\",
       \\"bom-ref\\": \\"pkg:npm/%40cyclonedx-webpack-plugin-tests/example-webpack5-react18@0.0.1\\",
+      \\"author\\": \\"testing-post-process-option\\",
       \\"description\\": \\"example setup with react and webpack5\\",
       \\"purl\\": \\"pkg:npm/%40cyclonedx-webpack-plugin-tests/example-webpack5-react18@0.0.1\\"
     }
@@ -1175,6 +1176,7 @@ exports[`integration webpack5 with react18 generated json file: dist/.well-known
       \\"group\\": \\"@cyclonedx-webpack-plugin-tests\\",
       \\"version\\": \\"0.0.1\\",
       \\"bom-ref\\": \\"pkg:npm/%40cyclonedx-webpack-plugin-tests/example-webpack5-react18@0.0.1\\",
+      \\"author\\": \\"testing-post-process-option\\",
       \\"description\\": \\"example setup with react and webpack5\\",
       \\"purl\\": \\"pkg:npm/%40cyclonedx-webpack-plugin-tests/example-webpack5-react18@0.0.1\\"
     }
@@ -1415,6 +1417,7 @@ exports[`integration webpack5 with react18 generated xml file: dist/.bom/bom.xml
       </tool>
     </tools>
     <component type=\\"application\\" bom-ref=\\"pkg:npm/%40cyclonedx-webpack-plugin-tests/example-webpack5-react18@0.0.1\\">
+      <author>testing-post-process-option</author>
       <group>@cyclonedx-webpack-plugin-tests</group>
       <name>example-webpack5-react18</name>
       <version>0.0.1</version>
diff --git a/tests/integration/webpack5-react18/config/webpack.config.js b/tests/integration/webpack5-react18/config/webpack.config.js
index 477fedf3..70bc9683 100644
--- a/tests/integration/webpack5-react18/config/webpack.config.js
+++ b/tests/integration/webpack5-react18/config/webpack.config.js
@@ -750,7 +750,10 @@ module.exports = function (webpackEnv) {
         }),
       new CycloneDxWebpackPlugin({
         outputLocation: '.bom',
-        reproducibleResults: true
+        reproducibleResults: true,
+        postProcess: (bom) => {
+          bom.metadata.component.author = 'testing-post-process-option'
+        }
       })
     ].filter(Boolean),
     // Turn off performance processing because we utilize