# CRI-O v1.36.8

> Kubernetes Core · 2026-11-03

A maintenance release focused on correctness fixes also changes the release bundle SBOM format. Validation tooling may need updating because `bom` v0.8.0 or later is required.

## Check if affected
- **[breaking]** The `bom` version requirement for SBOM validation
  - Applies if you use `bom`.
  - Validating release bundle SBOMs with `bom` requires v0.8.0 or later.

## Other recorded changes
- 6 (defect_corrected 5, value_changed 1)

[Full analysis](https://ratatosk.io/en/releases/cri-o/v1.36.8)

[Original release notes](https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o/releases/tag/v1.36.8)