diff --git a/cargo-cyclonedx/src/generator.rs b/cargo-cyclonedx/src/generator.rs
index 4b412512..953be52b 100644
--- a/cargo-cyclonedx/src/generator.rs
+++ b/cargo-cyclonedx/src/generator.rs
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ impl SbomGenerator {
             .as_ref()
             .map(|s| NormalizedString::new(s));
 
+        if !package.authors.is_empty() {
+            component.author = Some(NormalizedString::new(&package.authors.join(", ")));
+        }
+
         component
     }