diff --git a/src/__tests__/parser.test.ts b/src/__tests__/parser.test.ts
index e0378fb..ab00421 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/parser.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/parser.test.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,43 @@ describe('parse (CycloneDX)', () => {
     expect(sbom.name).toBe('my-app');
     expect(sbom.version).toBe('1.0.0');
   });
+
+  it('derives the version from the purl when the version field is absent', () => {
+    const sbom = parse({
+      bomFormat: 'CycloneDX',
+      specVersion: '1.5',
+      components: [
+        // Valid CycloneDX: `version` is optional; the purl carries it.
+        { name: 'lodash', purl: 'pkg:npm/lodash@4.17.21' },
+        // Scoped npm package: the `%40` is encoded, so the version `@` is the last one.
+        { name: 'core', purl: 'pkg:npm/%40angular/core@17.0.0' },
+        // Version with qualifiers/subpath must be stripped.
+        { name: 'pg', purl: 'pkg:npm/pg@8.11.3?foo=bar#sub' },
+      ],
+    });
+    expect(sbom.components[0].version).toBe('4.17.21');
+    expect(sbom.components[1].version).toBe('17.0.0');
+    expect(sbom.components[2].version).toBe('8.11.3');
+  });
+
+  it('prefers the explicit version field over the purl version', () => {
+    const sbom = parse({
+      bomFormat: 'CycloneDX',
+      specVersion: '1.5',
+      components: [{ name: 'lodash', version: '4.17.21', purl: 'pkg:npm/lodash@4.17.20' }],
+    });
+    expect(sbom.components[0].version).toBe('4.17.21');
+  });
+
+  it('leaves version undefined when neither the field nor the purl carries one', () => {
+    const sbom = parse({
+      bomFormat: 'CycloneDX',
+      specVersion: '1.5',
+      components: [{ name: 'foo', purl: 'pkg:npm/foo' }, { name: 'bare' }],
+    });
+    expect(sbom.components[0].version).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(sbom.components[1].version).toBeUndefined();
+  });
 });
 
 describe('parse (SPDX)', () => {
@@ -119,6 +156,20 @@ describe('parse (SPDX)', () => {
     expect(sbom.components[0].version).toBe('2.28.0');
     expect(sbom.components[0].license).toBe('Apache-2.0');
   });
+
+  it('derives the version from the purl externalRef when versionInfo is absent', () => {
+    const sbom = parse({
+      spdxVersion: 'SPDX-2.3',
+      name: 'my-service',
+      packages: [
+        {
+          name: 'requests',
+          externalRefs: [{ referenceType: 'purl', referenceLocator: 'pkg:pypi/requests@2.28.0' }],
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+    expect(sbom.components[0].version).toBe('2.28.0');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('parse (JSON string input)', () => {
diff --git a/src/parser.ts b/src/parser.ts
index 6232fc2..ff4d951 100644
--- a/src/parser.ts
+++ b/src/parser.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ export function parseCycloneDX(obj: Record<string, unknown>): SBOM {
   const components: Component[] = rawComponents.map((c: Record<string, unknown>) => ({
     purl: typeof c.purl === 'string' ? c.purl : undefined,
     name: typeof c.name === 'string' ? c.name : 'unknown',
-    version: typeof c.version === 'string' ? c.version : undefined,
+    version: typeof c.version === 'string'
+      ? c.version
+      : extractVersionFromPurl(typeof c.purl === 'string' ? c.purl : ''),
     license: extractCycloneDXLicense(c),
     ecosystem: extractEcosystemFromPurl(typeof c.purl === 'string' ? c.purl : ''),
     supplier: extractCycloneDXSupplier(c),
@@ -59,14 +61,17 @@ export function parseCycloneDX(obj: Record<string, unknown>): SBOM {
 export function parseSPDX(obj: Record<string, unknown>): SBOM {
   const packages = Array.isArray(obj.packages) ? obj.packages : [];
 
-  const components: Component[] = packages.map((pkg: Record<string, unknown>) => ({
-    purl: extractSPDXPurl(pkg),
+  const components: Component[] = packages.map((pkg: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+    const purl = extractSPDXPurl(pkg);
+    return {
+    purl,
     name: typeof pkg.name === 'string' ? pkg.name : 'unknown',
-    version: typeof pkg.versionInfo === 'string' ? pkg.versionInfo : undefined,
+    version: typeof pkg.versionInfo === 'string' ? pkg.versionInfo : extractVersionFromPurl(purl ?? ''),
     license: typeof pkg.licenseConcluded === 'string' ? pkg.licenseConcluded : undefined,
-    ecosystem: extractEcosystemFromPurl(extractSPDXPurl(pkg) ?? ''),
+    ecosystem: extractEcosystemFromPurl(purl ?? ''),
     supplier: typeof pkg.supplier === 'string' ? pkg.supplier : undefined,
-  }));
+    };
+  });
 
   return {
     format: 'spdx',
@@ -103,6 +108,32 @@ function extractEcosystemFromPurl(purl: string): string | undefined {
   return match ? match[1] : undefined;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Extract the version from a Package URL (purl).
+ *
+ * A purl encodes the version after an unescaped `@`, before any `?qualifiers`
+ * or `#subpath` (e.g. `pkg:npm/lodash@4.17.21`, `pkg:npm/%40angular/core@17.0.0`).
+ * Per the CycloneDX/SPDX specs a component's dedicated version field is optional,
+ * so when it is absent the purl is the authoritative source — otherwise reports
+ * render `name@unknown` and JSON consumers get `version: undefined` for a package
+ * whose version is right there in the purl.
+ *
+ * Namespace/name segments must percent-encode any literal `@`, so the last `@`
+ * is the version separator. Returns undefined when the purl carries no version.
+ */
+function extractVersionFromPurl(purl: string): string | undefined {
+  if (!purl.startsWith('pkg:')) return undefined;
+  const at = purl.lastIndexOf('@');
+  if (at === -1) return undefined;
+  const raw = purl.slice(at + 1).split(/[?#]/)[0];
+  if (!raw) return undefined;
+  try {
+    return decodeURIComponent(raw);
+  } catch {
+    return raw;
+  }
+}
+
 function extractCycloneDXLicense(c: Record<string, unknown>): string | undefined {
   const licenses = c.licenses;
   if (!Array.isArray(licenses) || licenses.length === 0) return undefined;
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index ede0ac5..5bdd5fa 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export interface Component {
   purl?: string;
   /** Component name */
   name: string;
-  /** Component version */
+  /** Component version (falls back to the version encoded in the purl when absent) */
   version?: string;
   /** SPDX license expression or CycloneDX license */
   license?: string;