diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/maven/DefaultModelConverter.java b/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/maven/DefaultModelConverter.java
index ad2d36f2..2d28c5fb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/maven/DefaultModelConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cyclonedx/maven/DefaultModelConverter.java
@@ -232,7 +232,9 @@ private void extractComponentMetadata(MavenProject project, Component component,
             if (project.getDistributionManagement() != null) {
                 addExternalReference(ExternalReference.Type.DISTRIBUTION, project.getDistributionManagement().getDownloadUrl(), component);
                 if (project.getDistributionManagement().getRepository() != null) {
-                    addExternalReference(ExternalReference.Type.DISTRIBUTION, project.getDistributionManagement().getRepository().getUrl(), component);
+                    ExternalReference.Type type =
+                            (schemaVersion.getVersion() < 1.5) ? ExternalReference.Type.DISTRIBUTION : ExternalReference.Type.DISTRIBUTION_INTAKE;
+                    addExternalReference(type, project.getDistributionManagement().getRepository().getUrl(), component);
                 }
             }
             if (project.getIssueManagement() != null) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/cyclonedx/maven/ExternalReferenceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/cyclonedx/maven/ExternalReferenceTest.java
index 3bc88e39..f7229476 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/cyclonedx/maven/ExternalReferenceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/cyclonedx/maven/ExternalReferenceTest.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ private static void verifyParentExternalReferences(File projDir) {
         assertExternalReferences(bomJsonFile, "chat", "url", singleton("https://acme.com/parent"));
         assertExternalReferences(bomJsonFile, "website", "url", singleton("https://cyclonedx.org/acme"));
         assertExternalReferences(bomJsonFile, "vcs", "url", singleton("https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-maven-plugin.git"));
-        verifyCommonExternalReferences(bomJsonFile);
+        verifyCommonExternalReferences(bomJsonFile, false);
     }
 
     private static void verifyChildExternalReferences(File projDir) {
@@ -59,14 +59,15 @@ private static void verifyChildExternalReferences(File projDir) {
         assertExternalReferences(bomJsonFile, "chat", "url", asList("https://acme.com/parent", "https://acme.com/child"));
         assertExternalReferences(bomJsonFile, "website", "url", singleton("https://cyclonedx.org/acme/child"));
         assertExternalReferences(bomJsonFile, "vcs", "url", singleton("https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-maven-plugin.git/child"));
-        verifyCommonExternalReferences(bomJsonFile);
+        verifyCommonExternalReferences(bomJsonFile, true);
     }
 
-    private static void verifyCommonExternalReferences(File bomJsonFile) {
+    private static void verifyCommonExternalReferences(File bomJsonFile, boolean child) {
         assertExternalReferences(bomJsonFile, "chat", "comment", singleton("optional comment"));
         assertExternalReferences(bomJsonFile, "release-notes", "url", singleton("https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-maven-plugin/releases"));
         assertExternalReferences(bomJsonFile, "build-system", "url", singleton("https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-maven-plugin/actions"));
-        assertExternalReferences(bomJsonFile, "distribution", "url", singleton("https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/"));
+        // CycloneDX 1.4 supports distribution only, 1.5 replaces with distribution-intake
+        assertExternalReferences(bomJsonFile, child ? "distribution" : "distribution-intake", "url", singleton("https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/"));
         assertExternalReferences(bomJsonFile, "issue-tracker", "url", singleton("https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-maven-plugin/issues"));
         assertExternalReferences(bomJsonFile, "mailing-list", "url", singleton("https://dev.ml.cyclonedx.org/archive"));
     }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/external-reference/child/pom.xml b/src/test/resources/external-reference/child/pom.xml
index 1455508e..1f0c7b25 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/external-reference/child/pom.xml
+++ b/src/test/resources/external-reference/child/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
                 <artifactId>cyclonedx-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${cyclonedx-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
+                    <schemaVersion>1.4</schemaVersion>
                     <externalReferences combine.children="append">
                         <externalReference>
                             <type>CHAT</type>