diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a61306572e29d24bd7dd880ecad6f17d965b5917..c908a933fc731929ded35604c8f19f6c498861e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ It is bound to the `package-test` stage, and uses the following variables:
 | --------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
 | `sbom-disabled` / `DOCKER_SBOM_DISABLED` | Set to `true` to disable this job | _none_ |
 | `sbom-image` / `DOCKER_SBOM_IMAGE` | The docker image used to emit SBOM | `registry.hub.docker.com/anchore/syft:debug` |
-| `sbom-opts` / `DOCKER_SBOM_OPTS` | Options for syft used for SBOM analysis | `--catalogers rpm-db-cataloger,alpm-db-cataloger,apk-db-cataloger,dpkg-db-cataloger,portage-cataloger,alpmdb-cataloger,apkdb-cataloger,dpkgdb-cataloger` |
+| `sbom-opts` / `DOCKER_SBOM_OPTS` | Options for syft used for SBOM analysis | `--override-default-catalogers rpm-db-cataloger,alpm-db-cataloger,apk-db-cataloger,dpkg-db-cataloger,portage-cataloger` |
 
 ### `docker-publish` job
 
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-docker.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-docker.yml
index aa7e41bad35bc1381c2c4ddf1d82d3c4c869be0b..7645037a075d862964c24c2fe225b05c3225505b 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-docker.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-docker.yml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ spec:
       default: registry.hub.docker.com/anchore/syft:debug
     sbom-opts:
       description: Options for syft used for SBOM analysis
-      default: --catalogers rpm-db-cataloger,alpm-db-cataloger,apk-db-cataloger,dpkg-db-cataloger,portage-cataloger,alpmdb-cataloger,apkdb-cataloger,dpkgdb-cataloger
+      default: --override-default-catalogers rpm-db-cataloger,alpm-db-cataloger,apk-db-cataloger,dpkg-db-cataloger,portage-cataloger
 ---
 # default workflow rules: Merge Request pipelines
 workflow: