diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3d504d0..192c99b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "vana"
-version = "0.35.0"
+version = "0.36.0"
 description = ""
 authors = ["Tim Nunamaker <tim@vana.com>", "Volodymyr Isai <volod@vana.com>", "Kahtaf Alam <kahtaf@vana.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/vana/__init__.py b/vana/__init__.py
index 75377f5..c87fe42 100644
--- a/vana/__init__.py
+++ b/vana/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
 # DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-__version__ = "0.35.0"
+__version__ = "0.36.0"
 
 import rich
 
diff --git a/vana/commands/satya.py b/vana/commands/satya.py
index 0c14143..04a790f 100644
--- a/vana/commands/satya.py
+++ b/vana/commands/satya.py
@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ def run(cli: "vana.cli"):
             wallet = vana.Wallet(config=cli.config if cli.config.wallet else None)
 
             tee_address = cli.config.get('tee_address', wallet.hotkey.address)
+            public_key = cli.config.get('public_key', wallet.get_hotkey_public_key())
 
             tx_hash, tx_receipt = vana_client.register_tee(
                 url=cli.config.url,
-                public_key=wallet.get_hotkey_public_key(),
+                public_key=public_key,
                 tee_address=tee_address
             )
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ def run(cli: "vana.cli"):
                     f"[bold green]Successfully registered validator node with:"
                     f"\n- URL: '{cli.config.url}'"
                     f"\n- TEE Address: '{tee_address}'"
-                    f"\n- Public Key: '{wallet.get_hotkey_public_key()}'[/bold green]"
+                    f"\n- Public Key: '{public_key}'[/bold green]"
                 )
                 vana.__console__.print(f"Transaction hash: {tx_hash.hex()}")
             else:
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ def add_args(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser):
                                   help="The network to use for registration.")
         satya_parser.add_argument("--tee_address", type=str, required=False,
                                   help="The hotkey address of the TEE node to register.")
+        satya_parser.add_argument("--public_key", type=str, required=False,
+                                    help="The public key of the TEE node to register.")
 
     @staticmethod
     def check_config(config: "vana.Config"):