diff --git a/stable/prometheus-operator/README.md b/stable/prometheus-operator/README.md
index dce58c5a7e67..88f3d67cefd4 100644
--- a/stable/prometheus-operator/README.md
+++ b/stable/prometheus-operator/README.md
@@ -81,11 +81,12 @@ You should upgrade to Helm 2.14 + in order to avoid this issue. However, if you
 
 1. Create CRDs
 ```console
-kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coreos/prometheus-operator/release-0.35/example/prometheus-operator-crd/monitoring.coreos.com_alertmanagers.yaml
-kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coreos/prometheus-operator/release-0.35/example/prometheus-operator-crd/monitoring.coreos.com_podmonitors.yaml
-kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coreos/prometheus-operator/release-0.35/example/prometheus-operator-crd/monitoring.coreos.com_prometheuses.yaml
-kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coreos/prometheus-operator/release-0.35/example/prometheus-operator-crd/monitoring.coreos.com_prometheusrules.yaml
-kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coreos/prometheus-operator/release-0.35/example/prometheus-operator-crd/monitoring.coreos.com_servicemonitors.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coreos/prometheus-operator/release-0.36/example/prometheus-operator-crd/monitoring.coreos.com_alertmanagers.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coreos/prometheus-operator/release-0.36/example/prometheus-operator-crd/monitoring.coreos.com_podmonitors.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coreos/prometheus-operator/release-0.36/example/prometheus-operator-crd/monitoring.coreos.com_prometheuses.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coreos/prometheus-operator/release-0.36/example/prometheus-operator-crd/monitoring.coreos.com_prometheusrules.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coreos/prometheus-operator/release-0.36/example/prometheus-operator-crd/monitoring.coreos.com_servicemonitors.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coreos/prometheus-operator/release-0.36/example/prometheus-operator-crd/monitoring.coreos.com_thanosrulers.yaml
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/stable/prometheus-operator/templates/prometheus-operator/cleanup-crds.yaml b/stable/prometheus-operator/templates/prometheus-operator/cleanup-crds.yaml
index ebf833dff494..6dacccc572d9 100644
--- a/stable/prometheus-operator/templates/prometheus-operator/cleanup-crds.yaml
+++ b/stable/prometheus-operator/templates/prometheus-operator/cleanup-crds.yaml
@@ -40,5 +40,6 @@ spec:
               kubectl delete crd prometheusrules.monitoring.coreos.com;
               kubectl delete crd servicemonitors.monitoring.coreos.com;
               kubectl delete crd podmonitors.monitoring.coreos.com;
+              kubectl delete crd thanosrulers.monitoring.coreos.com;
       restartPolicy: OnFailure
 {{- end }}