diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 1438c9d..384719b 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-02-10 - 1.1.2 - fix(rust-binary-locator)
+use import.meta.resolve and url.fileURLToPath to locate bundled Rust binary in ESM environments
+
+- Replace require.resolve with import.meta.resolve to support ESM module resolution
+- Convert resolved file URL to a filesystem path using url.fileURLToPath
+- Export the url module from ts/plugins to provide fileURLToPath
+
 ## 2026-02-10 - 1.1.1 - fix(readme)
 update README with comprehensive documentation, usage examples, API reference, installation instructions, and legal/company information
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index c5793b6..9340a86 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartrust',
-  version: '1.1.1',
+  version: '1.1.2',
   description: 'a bridge between JS engines and rust'
 }
diff --git a/ts/classes.rustbinarylocator.ts b/ts/classes.rustbinarylocator.ts
index 8229998..d7c199c 100644
--- a/ts/classes.rustbinarylocator.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.rustbinarylocator.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ export class RustBinaryLocator {
     const packageName = `${platformPackagePrefix}-${platform}-${arch}`;
 
     try {
-      const packagePath = require.resolve(`${packageName}/${binaryName}`);
+      const resolved = import.meta.resolve(`${packageName}/${binaryName}`);
+      const packagePath = plugins.url.fileURLToPath(resolved);
       if (await this.isExecutable(packagePath)) {
         return packagePath;
       }
diff --git a/ts/plugins.ts b/ts/plugins.ts
index b0c7538..8f7a422 100644
--- a/ts/plugins.ts
+++ b/ts/plugins.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as childProcess from 'child_process';
 import * as readline from 'readline';
 import * as events from 'events';
+import * as url from 'url';
 
-export { path, fs, childProcess, readline, events };
+export { path, fs, childProcess, readline, events, url };
 
 // @push.rocks scope
 import * as smartpath from '@push.rocks/smartpath';