diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bf18c43..25d21dc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres
 to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.17.1] - 2023-10-30
+
+### Fixed
+* [Create sarif folder if it does not exist](https://github.com/ionide/FSharp.Analyzers.SDK/issues/132) (thanks @nojaf!)
+
 ## [0.17.0] - 2023-10-26
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/src/FSharp.Analyzers.Cli/Program.fs b/src/FSharp.Analyzers.Cli/Program.fs
index 55ed91f..e33b74a 100644
--- a/src/FSharp.Analyzers.Cli/Program.fs
+++ b/src/FSharp.Analyzers.Cli/Program.fs
@@ -194,6 +194,12 @@ let printMessages failOnWarnings (msgs: AnalyzerMessage list) =
 
 let writeReport (results: AnalyzerMessage list option) (report: string) =
     try
+        // Construct full path to ensure path separators are normalized.
+        let report = Path.GetFullPath report
+        // Ensure the parent directory exists
+        let reportFile = FileInfo(report)
+        reportFile.Directory.Create()
+
         let driver = ToolComponent()
         driver.Name <- "Ionide.Analyzers.Cli"
         driver.InformationUri <- Uri("https://ionide.io/FSharp.Analyzers.SDK/")
diff --git a/src/FSharp.Analyzers.SDK/FSharp.Analyzers.SDK.Client.fs b/src/FSharp.Analyzers.SDK/FSharp.Analyzers.SDK.Client.fs
index 05792ef..8e5fa24 100644
--- a/src/FSharp.Analyzers.SDK/FSharp.Analyzers.SDK.Client.fs
+++ b/src/FSharp.Analyzers.SDK/FSharp.Analyzers.SDK.Client.fs
@@ -186,7 +186,10 @@ type Client<'TAttribute, 'TContext when 'TAttribute :> AnalyzerAttribute and 'TC
                 |> Array.filter (fun (name, analyzerAssembly) ->
                     let version = findFSharpAnalyzerSDKVersion analyzerAssembly
 
-                    if version = Utils.currentFSharpAnalyzersSDKVersion then
+                    if
+                        version.Major = Utils.currentFSharpAnalyzersSDKVersion.Major
+                        && version.Minor = Utils.currentFSharpAnalyzersSDKVersion.Minor
+                    then
                         true
                     else
                         logger.Error