diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a84bbca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v11.36.1
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d2fdb1b4..836ff4c2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.19.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
 	github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.16.0
-	go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v11 v11.36.0
+	go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v11 v11.36.1
 	go.mondoo.com/mondoo-go v0.0.0-20241217121041-780b42c1f12f
 	go.mondoo.com/ranger-rpc v0.6.5
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.33.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ab881d78..b5892f9b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1002,8 +1002,8 @@ github.com/zclconf/go-cty-debug v0.0.0-20240509010212-0d6042c53940/go.mod h1:CmB
 go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.5.1/go.mod h1:cbVKeC6lCfl7j/8jBhAK6aIYO9XOjdptoxU/nLQcPvs=
 go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.5.1/go.mod h1:IJHfcCEKxYu1Os13ZdwCwIUTUVGYTSAM3YSwc9/Ac1g=
 go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v2 v2.305.1/go.mod h1:pMEacxZW7o8pg4CrFE7pquyCJJzZvkvdD2RibOCCCGs=
-go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v11 v11.36.0 h1:C8zsN4R9HbwVwJLiUIvLzIRBylF1Uz9k+WQeFYn9twA=
-go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v11 v11.36.0/go.mod h1:I8SPOPeWxIOxRvCQDdo469IevnARAZybRo/jM0ISaQ0=
+go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v11 v11.36.1 h1:TKkeELMiMiTO7pMTEqV9cPAXc5Kb9FGJOJSOVleXIus=
+go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v11 v11.36.1/go.mod h1:I8SPOPeWxIOxRvCQDdo469IevnARAZybRo/jM0ISaQ0=
 go.mondoo.com/mondoo-go v0.0.0-20241217121041-780b42c1f12f h1:sCBt28BKXzM1SceiYGpVoJIkwUcCcA+SVAEipvwYyIQ=
 go.mondoo.com/mondoo-go v0.0.0-20241217121041-780b42c1f12f/go.mod h1:dGj5d8BoLzVppdYI2k0Oay9pcg7bqsCYbyiBH9uhKGc=
 go.mondoo.com/ranger-rpc v0.6.5 h1:KKoeTGPonJI3T6lrT9oxdH9eNlZC6pdqYvsuWZWyB6w=