diff --git a/examples/react/algolia/package.json b/examples/react/algolia/package.json
index 892e6d3540..a847ecd798 100644
--- a/examples/react/algolia/package.json
+++ b/examples/react/algolia/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "react-dom": "19.0.0-rc-4c2e457c7c-20240522"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@tanstack/eslint-plugin-query": "^5.51.9",
+    "@tanstack/eslint-plugin-query": "^5.51.10",
     "@types/react": "^18.2.79",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.2.25",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.1",
diff --git a/examples/react/basic/package.json b/examples/react/basic/package.json
index 479bd84d12..30f8c640de 100644
--- a/examples/react/basic/package.json
+++ b/examples/react/basic/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "react-dom": "19.0.0-rc-4c2e457c7c-20240522"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@tanstack/eslint-plugin-query": "^5.51.9",
+    "@tanstack/eslint-plugin-query": "^5.51.10",
     "@types/react": "^18.2.79",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.2.25",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.1",
diff --git a/examples/solid/simple/package.json b/examples/solid/simple/package.json
index 363315b321..80ae38ce24 100644
--- a/examples/solid/simple/package.json
+++ b/examples/solid/simple/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "solid-js": "^1.8.17"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@tanstack/eslint-plugin-query": "^5.51.9",
+    "@tanstack/eslint-plugin-query": "^5.51.10",
     "typescript": "5.3.3",
     "vite": "^5.3.3",
     "vite-plugin-solid": "^2.10.2"
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-query/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin-query/package.json
index 0ac018879b..c920e783e0 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-query/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-query/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tanstack/eslint-plugin-query",
-  "version": "5.51.9",
+  "version": "5.51.10",
   "description": "ESLint plugin for TanStack Query",
   "author": "Eliya Cohen",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-query/src/utils/ast-utils.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-query/src/utils/ast-utils.ts
index fcdbe97539..71dce0730f 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-query/src/utils/ast-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-query/src/utils/ast-utils.ts
@@ -248,10 +248,16 @@ export const ASTUtils = {
   }) {
     const { node, context } = params
 
-    const resolvedNode = context
-      .getScope()
-      .references.find((ref) => ref.identifier === node)?.resolved?.defs[0]
-      ?.node
+    // we need the fallbacks for backwards compat with eslint < 8.37.0
+    // eslint-disable-next-line ts/no-unnecessary-condition
+    const sourceCode = context.sourceCode ?? context.getSourceCode()
+    // eslint-disable-next-line ts/no-unnecessary-condition
+    const scope = context.sourceCode.getScope(node)
+      ? sourceCode.getScope(node)
+      : context.getScope()
+
+    const resolvedNode = scope.references.find((ref) => ref.identifier === node)
+      ?.resolved?.defs[0]?.node
 
     if (resolvedNode?.type !== AST_NODE_TYPES.VariableDeclarator) {
       return null
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index cf9f4c1060..8993152e0a 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ importers:
         version: 19.0.0-rc-4c2e457c7c-20240522(react@19.0.0-rc-4c2e457c7c-20240522)
     devDependencies:
       '@tanstack/eslint-plugin-query':
-        specifier: ^5.51.9
+        specifier: ^5.51.10
         version: link:../../../packages/eslint-plugin-query
       '@types/react':
         specifier: npm:types-react@rc
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ importers:
         version: 19.0.0-rc-4c2e457c7c-20240522(react@19.0.0-rc-4c2e457c7c-20240522)
     devDependencies:
       '@tanstack/eslint-plugin-query':
-        specifier: ^5.51.9
+        specifier: ^5.51.10
         version: link:../../../packages/eslint-plugin-query
       '@types/react':
         specifier: npm:types-react@rc
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ importers:
         version: 1.8.17
     devDependencies:
       '@tanstack/eslint-plugin-query':
-        specifier: ^5.51.9
+        specifier: ^5.51.10
         version: link:../../../packages/eslint-plugin-query
       typescript:
         specifier: 5.3.3