diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 2a341203b4..39617751ad 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -229,3 +229,14 @@ updates:
         update-types:
           - minor
           - patch
+  - package-ecosystem: gomod
+    directory: /providers/cloudformation/
+    schedule:
+      interval: daily
+    groups:
+      gomodupdates:
+        patterns:
+          - "*"
+        update-types:
+          - minor
+          - patch
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4e1cf1b12c..2732f6f50a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ providers/install: \
 	providers/install/ms365 \
 	providers/install/atlassian \
 	providers/install/aws \
-    providers/install/cloudformation
+	providers/install/cloudformation
 
 providers/build/mock: providers/lr
 	./lr go providers-sdk/v1/testutils/mockprovider/resources/mockprovider.lr
diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index 757b48efa0..94bd6d5346 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -188,10 +188,11 @@ go 1.21
 
 use (
    ./cnquery
-   ./cnquery/providers/atlassian
    ./cnquery/providers/arista
+   ./cnquery/providers/atlassian
    ./cnquery/providers/aws
    ./cnquery/providers/azure
+   ./cnquery/providers/cloudformation
    ./cnquery/providers/equinix
    ./cnquery/providers/gcp
    ./cnquery/providers/github
@@ -339,6 +340,6 @@ func (g *mqlGcpProjectComputeServiceAddress) network() (*mqlGcpProjectComputeSer
 
 We love emojis in our commits. These are their meanings:
 
-🛑 breaking 🐛 bugfix 🧹 cleanup/internals ⚡ speed 📄 docs  
-✨⭐🌟🌠 smaller or larger features 🐎 race condition  
+🛑 breaking 🐛 bugfix 🧹 cleanup/internals ⚡ speed 📄 docs
+✨⭐🌟🌠 smaller or larger features 🐎 race condition
 🌙 MQL 🌈 visual 🟢 fix tests 🎫 auth 🦅 falcon 🐳 container
diff --git a/providers/cloudformation/config/config.go b/providers/cloudformation/config/config.go
index 89b2804f8a..dc8c7bcda5 100644
--- a/providers/cloudformation/config/config.go
+++ b/providers/cloudformation/config/config.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var Config = plugin.Provider{
 		{
 			Name:      "cloudformation",
 			Use:       "cloudformation PATH",
-			Short:     "AWS CloudFormation template or AWS SAM template",
+			Short:     "an AWS CloudFormation template or AWS SAM template",
 			MinArgs:   1,
 			MaxArgs:   1,
 			Discovery: []string{},
diff --git a/providers/defaults.go b/providers/defaults.go
index 28f10f6a26..ef48a0e345 100644
--- a/providers/defaults.go
+++ b/providers/defaults.go
@@ -71,6 +71,21 @@ var DefaultProviders Providers = map[string]*Provider{
 		},
 	},
 
+	"cloudformation": {
+		Provider: &plugin.Provider{
+			Name:            "cloudformation",
+			ID:              "go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v9/providers/cloudformation",
+			ConnectionTypes: []string{"cloudformation"},
+			Connectors: []plugin.Connector{
+				{
+					Name:  "cloudformation",
+					Use:   "cloudformation PATH",
+					Short: "an AWS CloudFormation template or AWS SAM template",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+
 	"core": {
 		Provider: &plugin.Provider{
 			Name:            "core",