diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 77dd692..a076e7f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.5.0-dev
\ No newline at end of file
+v0.5.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/ocm-cli/ocm.go b/internal/ocm-cli/ocm.go
index 7dfba1c..a010fee 100644
--- a/internal/ocm-cli/ocm.go
+++ b/internal/ocm-cli/ocm.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ type Component struct {
 	// Version is the version of the component.
 	Version string `json:"version"`
 	// ComponentReferences is a list of references to other components that this component depends on.
-	ComponentReferences []ComponentReference `yaml:"componentReferences"`
+	ComponentReferences []ComponentReference `json:"componentReferences"`
 	// Resources is a list of resources associated with this component, including their names, versions, types, and access information.
 	Resources []Resource `json:"resources"`
 }
diff --git a/internal/ocm-cli/ocm_test.go b/internal/ocm-cli/ocm_test.go
index 6eaa4a6..c073f21 100644
--- a/internal/ocm-cli/ocm_test.go
+++ b/internal/ocm-cli/ocm_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/json"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	ocmcli "github.com/openmcp-project/bootstrapper/internal/ocm-cli"
@@ -114,6 +115,19 @@ func TestGetComponentVersion(t *testing.T) {
 						MediaType:      ptr.To("application/octet-stream"),
 					},
 				})
+
+				cvMarshaled, err := json.Marshal(cv)
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.NotNil(t, cvMarshaled)
+
+				var cvAsMap map[string]interface{}
+				err = json.Unmarshal(cvMarshaled, &cvAsMap)
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.NotNil(t, cvAsMap)
+				assert.Contains(t, cvAsMap, "component")
+				assert.Contains(t, cvAsMap["component"], "componentReferences")
+				comp := cvAsMap["component"].(map[string]interface{})
+				assert.Len(t, comp["componentReferences"], 2)
 			},
 		},
 		{