diff --git a/.image.env b/.image.env
index 1f30f2423a..32efa54c62 100644
--- a/.image.env
+++ b/.image.env
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # most recent tag is interpolated from the source repository and used to generate a fully qualified image
 # name.
 MINIO_TAG='0.20250120.144907-r1'
-RQLITE_TAG='8.36.10-r0'
+RQLITE_TAG='8.36.11-r0'
 DEX_TAG='2.41.1-r4'
 SCHEMAHERO_TAG='0.17.14'
 LVP_TAG='v0.6.7'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b1642ce4ae..b4b359c50b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include Makefile.build.mk
 CURRENT_USER := $(shell id -u -n)
 MINIO_TAG ?= 0.20250120.144907-r1
-RQLITE_TAG ?= 8.36.10-r0
+RQLITE_TAG ?= 8.36.11-r0
 DEX_TAG ?= 2.41.1-r4
 LVP_TAG ?= v0.6.7
 PACT_PUBLISH_CONTRACT ?= false
diff --git a/pkg/image/constants.go b/pkg/image/constants.go
index 645f7c9bdf..99910949ea 100644
--- a/pkg/image/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/image/constants.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ package image
 
 const (
 	Minio      = "kotsadm/minio:0.20250120.144907-r1"
-	Rqlite     = "kotsadm/rqlite:8.36.10-r0"
+	Rqlite     = "kotsadm/rqlite:8.36.11-r0"
 	Dex        = "kotsadm/dex:2.41.1-r4"
 	Schemahero = "schemahero/schemahero:0.17.14"
 	Lvp        = "replicated/local-volume-provider:v0.6.7"