diff --git a/capycli/bom/bom_validate.py b/capycli/bom/bom_validate.py
index 2b7b6b3..831f1ff 100644
--- a/capycli/bom/bom_validate.py
+++ b/capycli/bom/bom_validate.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def display_help(self) -> None:
         print("optional arguments:")
         print("    -h, --help            Show this help message and exit")
         print("    -i INPUTFILE          Input BOM filename (JSON)")
-        print("    -version SpecVersion  CycloneDX spec version to validate against: allowed are 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6")
+        print("    -version SpecVersion  CycloneDX spec version to validate against: allowed are 1.4 ... 1.7")
         print("    -v                    be verbose (show more details about purl, download URL, and license)")
         print("    --forceerror          force an error exit code in case of validation errors or warnings")
 
diff --git a/capycli/common/capycli_bom_support.py b/capycli/common/capycli_bom_support.py
index bdb659f..289bac4 100644
--- a/capycli/common/capycli_bom_support.py
+++ b/capycli/common/capycli_bom_support.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from cyclonedx.model.definition import Definitions, Standard
 from cyclonedx.model.tool import ToolRepository
 from cyclonedx.output import make_outputter
-from cyclonedx.output.json import JsonV1Dot6
+from cyclonedx.output.json import JsonV1Dot6, JsonV1Dot7
 from cyclonedx.schema import OutputFormat, SchemaVersion
 from cyclonedx.validation.json import JsonStrictValidator
 
@@ -564,6 +564,8 @@ def write_simple_sbom(cls, bom: SortedSet, outputfile: str) -> None:
     @classmethod
     def _string_to_schema_version(cls, spec_version: str) -> SchemaVersion:
         """Convert the given string to a CycloneDX spec version."""
+        if spec_version == "1.7":
+            return SchemaVersion.V1_7
         if spec_version == "1.6":
             return SchemaVersion.V1_6
         if spec_version == "1.5":