diff --git a/cuda_bindings/docs/source/release/12.9.1-notes.rst b/cuda_bindings/docs/source/release/12.9.1-notes.rst
index 881d49d32..49531c9de 100644
--- a/cuda_bindings/docs/source/release/12.9.1-notes.rst
+++ b/cuda_bindings/docs/source/release/12.9.1-notes.rst
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Miscellaneous
 * Common CUDA objects such as :class:`~runtime.cudaStream_t` now compare equal if the underlying address is the same.
 * Add a binding to ``nvvmGetErrorString()``.
 * Build the bindings with Cython profile hooks disabled.
+* The internal pathfinder module is now isolated to a standalone package ``cuda-pathfinder`` and made as a required dependency.
 
 
 Known issues
diff --git a/cuda_bindings/docs/source/release/13.0.0-notes.rst b/cuda_bindings/docs/source/release/13.0.0-notes.rst
index 3df3ca48a..4af712af1 100644
--- a/cuda_bindings/docs/source/release/13.0.0-notes.rst
+++ b/cuda_bindings/docs/source/release/13.0.0-notes.rst
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Miscellaneous
 * Common CUDA objects such as :class:`~runtime.cudaStream_t` now compare equal if the underlying address is the same.
 * Add a binding to ``nvvmGetErrorString()``.
 * Build the bindings with Cython profile hooks disabled.
+* The internal pathfinder module is now isolated to a standalone package ``cuda-pathfinder`` and made as a required dependency.
 
 
 Known issues
diff --git a/cuda_bindings/pyproject.toml b/cuda_bindings/pyproject.toml
index bd6471cb1..d78d8f374 100644
--- a/cuda_bindings/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cuda_bindings/pyproject.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ dynamic = [
     "readme",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "cuda-pathfinder ~= 1.0",
+  "cuda-pathfinder ~=1.1",
   "pywin32; sys_platform == 'win32'",
 ]
 
diff --git a/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_version.py b/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_version.py
index 23e58fddb..a41dd93ed 100644
--- a/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_version.py
+++ b/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "1.0.0"
+__version__ = "1.1.0"