diff --git a/markdownlint.js b/markdownlint.js
index 6f9ec848e..a66da2c17 100755
--- a/markdownlint.js
+++ b/markdownlint.js
@@ -309,14 +309,13 @@ function lintAndPrint(stdin, files) {
       ...lintOptions,
       resultVersion: 3
     };
-    const markdownlintRuleHelpers = require('markdownlint/helpers');
     for (const file of files) {
       fixOptions.files = [file];
       const fixResult = markdownlint.sync(fixOptions);
       const fixes = fixResult[file].filter(error => error.fixInfo);
       if (fixes.length > 0) {
         const originalText = fs.readFileSync(file, fsOptions);
-        const fixedText = markdownlintRuleHelpers.applyFixes(originalText, fixes);
+        const fixedText = markdownlint.applyFixes(originalText, fixes);
         if (originalText !== fixedText) {
           fs.writeFileSync(file, fixedText, fsOptions);
         }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fb7743c49..a524ba705 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
         "jsonc-parser": "~3.3.1",
         "jsonpointer": "5.0.1",
-        "markdownlint": "~0.35.0",
+        "markdownlint": "~0.36.1",
         "minimatch": "~10.0.1",
         "run-con": "~1.3.2",
         "smol-toml": "~1.3.0"
@@ -5573,13 +5573,12 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/markdownlint": {
-      "version": "0.35.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/markdownlint/-/markdownlint-0.35.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-wgp8yesWjFBL7bycA3hxwHRdsZGJhjhyP1dSxKVKrza0EPFYtn+mHtkVy6dvP1kGSjovyG5B8yNP6Frj0UFUJg==",
-      "license": "MIT",
+      "version": "0.36.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/markdownlint/-/markdownlint-0.36.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-s73fU2CQN7WCgjhaQUQ8wYESQNzGRNOKDd+3xgVqu8kuTEhmwepd/mxOv1LR2oV046ONrTLBFsM7IoKWNvmy5g==",
       "dependencies": {
         "markdown-it": "14.1.0",
-        "markdownlint-micromark": "0.1.10"
+        "markdownlint-micromark": "0.1.12"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18"
@@ -5593,10 +5592,9 @@
       "link": true
     },
     "node_modules/markdownlint-micromark": {
-      "version": "0.1.10",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/markdownlint-micromark/-/markdownlint-micromark-0.1.10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-no5ZfdqAdWGxftCLlySHSgddEjyW4kui4z7amQcGsSKfYC5v/ou+8mIQVyg9KQMeEZLNtz9OPDTj7nnTnoR4FQ==",
-      "license": "MIT",
+      "version": "0.1.12",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/markdownlint-micromark/-/markdownlint-micromark-0.1.12.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RlB6EwMGgc0sxcIhOQ2+aq7Zw1V2fBnzbXKGgYK/mVWdT7cz34fteKSwfYeo4rL6+L/q2tyC9QtD/PgZbkdyJQ==",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18"
       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 10b53627d..8ef9979f3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
     "jsonc-parser": "~3.3.1",
     "jsonpointer": "5.0.1",
-    "markdownlint": "~0.35.0",
+    "markdownlint": "~0.36.1",
     "minimatch": "~10.0.1",
     "run-con": "~1.3.2",
     "smol-toml": "~1.3.0"