diff --git a/docs/reference-manual/native-image/BuildOutput.md b/docs/reference-manual/native-image/BuildOutput.md
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@@ -264,9 +264,10 @@ If not included, the attack surface of the executable is reduced as the executab
 #### <a name="glossary-sbom"></a><a name="glossary-embedded-sbom"></a>Software Bill of Material (SBOM)
 This section indicates whether a SBOM was assembled and in what ways it was stored. 
 The storage formats include: `embed`, which embeds the SBOM in the binary; `classpath`, which saves the SBOM to the classpath; and `export`, which includes the SBOM as a JSON build artifact. 
-Use `--enable-sbom` to activate this feature which defaults to the `embed` option. 
+The SBOM feature is enabled by default and defaults to the `embed` option. 
 When embedded, the SBOM size is displayed. 
-The number of components is always displayed.
+The number of components is always displayed. 
+The SBOM feature can be disabled with `--enable-sbom=false`.
 
 For more information, see [Software Bill of Materials](../../security/native-image.md).
 
diff --git a/docs/security/SBOM.md b/docs/security/SBOM.md
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--- a/docs/security/SBOM.md
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@@ -7,17 +7,20 @@ permalink: /security-guide/native-image/sbom/
 
 # Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) in Native Image
 
-GraalVM Native Image can assemble a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) at build time to detect any libraries that may be susceptible to known security vulnerabilities.
-Native Image provides the `--enable-sbom` option to embed an SBOM into a native executable (only available in Oracle GraalVM).
+GraalVM Native Image assembles a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) at build time to detect any libraries that may be susceptible to known security vulnerabilities (only available in Oracle GraalVM).
+Pass the `--enable-sbom` option to the `native-image` command to configure the SBOM feature.
+The SBOM feature is enabled by default and defaults to the `embed` option which embeds an SBOM into the native executable. 
 In addition to being embedded, the SBOM can be added to the classpath or exported as a JSON file by using `--enable-sbom=classpath,export`.
 
 The CycloneDX format is supported and is the default.
-To embed a CycloneDX SBOM into a native executable, pass the `--enable-sbom` option to the `native-image` command.
 
 The implementation constructs the SBOM by recovering all version information observable in external library manifests for classes included in a native executable.
 The SBOM is compressed to limit the SBOM's impact on the native executable size.
+The compressed size is typically less than 1/10,000 of the overall image size.
 The SBOM is stored in the `gzip` format with the exported `sbom` symbol referencing its start address and the `sbom_length` symbol referencing its size.
 
+The SBOM feature can be disabled with `--enable-sbom=false`.
+
 After embedding the compressed SBOM into the executable, the [Native Image Inspect Tool](../reference-manual/native-image/InspectTool.md) is able to extract the compressed SBOM using the `--sbom` parameter accessible through `$JAVA_HOME/bin/native-image-inspect --sbom <path_to_binary>` from both executables and shared libraries.
 It outputs the SBOM in the following format: