diff --git a/pkg/util/helpers_linux.go b/pkg/util/helpers_linux.go
index dbccf42db..8dd9f9019 100644
--- a/pkg/util/helpers_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/util/helpers_linux.go
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ func getOSVersion(osReleasePath string) (string, error) {
 		return getDebianVersion(osReleaseMap), nil
 	case "flatcar":
 		return getDebianVersion(osReleaseMap), nil
+	case "azurecontainerlinux":
+		return getDebianVersion(osReleaseMap), nil
 	default:
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported ID in /etc/os-release: %q", osReleaseMap["ID"])
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/util/helpers_linux_test.go b/pkg/util/helpers_linux_test.go
index eb6c99c61..a890c2154 100644
--- a/pkg/util/helpers_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/helpers_linux_test.go
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ func TestGetOSVersionLinux(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedOSVersion: "flatcar 4372.0.1",
 			expectErr:         false,
 		},
+		{
+			name:              "azurecontainerlinux",
+			fakeOSReleasePath: "testdata/os-release-acl",
+			expectedOSVersion: "azurecontainerlinux 3.0.20260311",
+			expectErr:         false,
+		},
 		{
 			name:              "Unknown",
 			fakeOSReleasePath: "testdata/os-release-unknown",
diff --git a/pkg/util/testdata/os-release-acl b/pkg/util/testdata/os-release-acl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7a6a0b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/util/testdata/os-release-acl
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+NAME="Microsoft Azure Container Linux"
+ID=azurecontainerlinux
+ID_LIKE=azurelinux
+VERSION=3.0.20260311
+VERSION_ID=3.0.20260311
+BUILD_ID=053024-b84c192057-dirty
+SYSEXT_LEVEL=1.0
+PRETTY_NAME="Microsoft Azure Container Linux 3.0.20260311+053024-b84c192057-dirty"
+ANSI_COLOR="1;34"
+HOME_URL="https://aka.ms/azurelinux"
+BUG_REPORT_URL="https://aka.ms/azurelinux"
+SUPPORT_URL="https://aka.ms/azurelinux"
+FLATCAR_BOARD="amd64-usr"
+CPE_NAME="cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:azure_container_linux:3.0.20260311+053024-b84c192057-dirty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
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