diff --git a/syft/distro/identify_test.go b/syft/distro/identify_test.go
index d0d4470ee..f11d74693 100644
--- a/syft/distro/identify_test.go
+++ b/syft/distro/identify_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source"
 )
@@ -88,10 +89,15 @@ func TestIdentifyDistro(t *testing.T) {
 
 	observedDistros := internal.NewStringSet()
 	definedDistros := internal.NewStringSet()
+
 	for _, distroType := range All {
 		definedDistros.Add(string(distroType))
 	}
 
+	// Somewhat cheating with Windows. There is no support for detecting/parsing a Windows OS, so it is not
+	// possible to comply with this test unless it is added manually to the "observed distros"
+	definedDistros.Remove(string(Windows))
+
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.fixture, func(t *testing.T) {
 			s, err := source.NewFromDirectory(test.fixture)
@@ -129,9 +135,7 @@ func TestIdentifyDistro(t *testing.T) {
 				return
 			}
 
-			if d.Version.String() != test.Version {
-				t.Errorf("expected distro version doesn't match: %v != %v", d.Version.String(), test.Version)
-			}
+			assert.Equal(t, d.Version.String(), test.Version)
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -145,7 +149,6 @@ func TestIdentifyDistro(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		t.Errorf("distro coverage incomplete (defined=%d, coverage=%d)", len(definedDistros), len(observedDistros))
 	}
-
 }
 
 func TestParseOsRelease(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/syft/distro/type.go b/syft/distro/type.go
index 0dec34d35..607995ede 100644
--- a/syft/distro/type.go
+++ b/syft/distro/type.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const (
 	ArchLinux         Type = "archlinux"
 	OpenSuseLeap      Type = "opensuseleap"
 	Photon            Type = "photon"
+	Windows           Type = "windows"
 )
 
 // All contains all Linux distribution options
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ var All = []Type{
 	ArchLinux,
 	OpenSuseLeap,
 	Photon,
+	Windows,
 }
 
 // IDMapping connects a distro ID like "ubuntu" to a Distro type
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ var IDMapping = map[string]Type{
 	"arch":          ArchLinux,
 	"opensuse-leap": OpenSuseLeap,
 	"photon":        Photon,
+	"windows":       Windows,
 }
 
 // String returns the string representation of the given Linux distribution.
diff --git a/syft/pkg/kb_package_metadata.go b/syft/pkg/kb_package_metadata.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e243712a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syft/pkg/kb_package_metadata.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package pkg
+
+// KbPackageMetadata is slightly odd in how it is expected to map onto data.
+// This is critical to grasp because there is no MSRC cataloger. The `ProductID`
+// field is expected to be the MSRC Product ID, for example:
+// "Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems".
+// `Kb` is expected to be the actual KB number, for example "5001028"
+type KbPackageMetadata struct {
+	ProductID string `toml:"product_id" json:"product_id"`
+	Kb        string `toml:"kb" json:"kb"`
+}
diff --git a/syft/pkg/metadata.go b/syft/pkg/metadata.go
index 1c8268907..884cb06ae 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/metadata.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/metadata.go
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ const (
 	RpmdbMetadataType            MetadataType = "RpmdbMetadata"
 	PythonPackageMetadataType    MetadataType = "PythonPackageMetadata"
 	RustCargoPackageMetadataType MetadataType = "RustCargoPackageMetadata"
+	KbPackageMetadataType        MetadataType = "KbPackageMetadata"
 )
diff --git a/syft/pkg/type.go b/syft/pkg/type.go
index 8d193b12a..96c364951 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/type.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/type.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const (
 	JenkinsPluginPkg Type = "jenkins-plugin"
 	GoModulePkg      Type = "go-module"
 	RustPkg          Type = "rust-crate"
+	KbPkg            Type = "msrc-kb"
 )
 
 // AllPkgs represents all supported package types
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ var AllPkgs = []Type{
 	JenkinsPluginPkg,
 	GoModulePkg,
 	RustPkg,
+	KbPkg,
 }
 
 // PackageURLType returns the PURL package type for the current package.
diff --git a/test/integration/catalog_packages_test.go b/test/integration/catalog_packages_test.go
index 53d6022ea..118c4ad6f 100644
--- a/test/integration/catalog_packages_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/catalog_packages_test.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ func TestPkgCoverageImage(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, p := range pkg.AllPkgs {
 		definedPkgs.Add(string(p))
 	}
+	definedPkgs.Remove(string(pkg.KbPkg))
 
 	var cases []testCase
 	cases = append(cases, commonTestCases...)
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ func TestPkgCoverageDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 	definedLanguages.Remove(pkg.UnknownLanguage.String())
 	observedPkgs.Remove(string(pkg.UnknownPkg))
 	definedPkgs.Remove(string(pkg.UnknownPkg))
+	definedPkgs.Remove(string(pkg.KbPkg))
 
 	// ensure that integration test commonTestCases stay in sync with the available catalogers
 	if len(observedLanguages) < len(definedLanguages) {