diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 25c81da2..75b731b9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ GitPython~=3.1
 prettytable~=3.8
 packageurl-python>=0.11.1
 license-expression>=30.1
+cyclonedx-python-lib>=5.1.1
 
diff --git a/tern/formats/cyclonedx/cyclonedx_common.py b/tern/formats/cyclonedx/cyclonedx_common.py
index 1e434222..a598404c 100644
--- a/tern/formats/cyclonedx/cyclonedx_common.py
+++ b/tern/formats/cyclonedx/cyclonedx_common.py
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 import datetime
 import uuid
 from tern.utils import general
-
-
+from cyclonedx.spdx import fixup_id as spdx_id_validate
 ###################
 # General Helpers #
 ###################
@@ -91,4 +90,9 @@ def get_os_guess(image_obj):
 
 
 def get_license_from_name(name):
-    return {'license': {'id': name}}
+        spdx_id = spdx_id_validate(name)
+        if spdx_id:
+            return {'license': {'id': spdx_id}}
+        else:
+            return {'license': {'name': name}}
+