diff --git a/imgbom/pkg/metadata.go b/imgbom/pkg/metadata.go
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+package pkg
+
+// TODO: consider keeping the remaining values as an embedded map
+// Available fields are described at http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/xenial/man1/dpkg-query.1.html
+// in the --showformat section
+type DpkgMetadata struct {
+	Package        string `mapstructure:"Package"`
+	Architecture   string `mapstructure:"Architecture"`
+	DependsPkgs    string `mapstructure:"Depends"`
+	InstalledSize  string `mapstructure:"Installed-Size"`
+	Maintainer     string `mapstructure:"Maintainer"`
+	Priority       string `mapstructure:"Priority"`
+	ProvidesPkgs   string `mapstructure:"Provides"`
+	RecommendsPkgs string `mapstructure:"Recommends"`
+	ReplacesPkgs   string `mapstructure:"Replaces"`
+	Status         string `mapstructure:"Status"`
+	SuggestsPkgs   string `mapstructure:"Suggests"`
+	Version        string `mapstructure:"Version"`
+	ConfigFiles    string `mapstructure:"Conffiles"`
+}