A post chemical-mechanical-polishing (post-CMP) cleaning composition comprising: at least one compound comprising at least one thiol (-SH), thioether (-SR 1) or thiocarbonyl (>C=S) group, wherein R 1 is alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl, is erythritol, threitol, or a stereoisomer thereof, or a mixture thereof, water, wherein the post-CMP cleaning composition has a pH-value in the range of from 3 to not more than 11, wherein the compound is a compound comprising at least one thiol (-SH), thioether (-SR 1), or thiocarbonyl (>C=S) group and at least one amino (-NH 2, - NHR 2, or -NR 3 R 4) group and wherein R 1, R 2, R 3 and R 4 is - independently from each other - alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl, and wherein the composition further comprises at least one surfactant which is selected from the group consisting of: amphiphilic nonionic, water-soluble or water-dispersible surfactants having at least one hydrophobic group selected from the group consisting of branched alkyl groups having 5 to 20 carbon atoms; and at least one hydrophilic group consisting of oxyethylene monomer units; amphiphilic nonionic, water-soluble or water-dispersible surfactants having at least one hydrophobic group selected from the group consisting of branched alkyl groups having 5 to 20 carbon atoms; and at least one hydrophilic group selected from the group consisting of polyoxyalkylene groups comprising oxyethylene monomer units and at least one type of substituted oxyalkylene monomer units wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkyl-cycloalkyl, alkyl-aryl, cycloalkyl-aryl and alkyl-cycloalkyl-aryl groups; the said polyoxyalkylene group of containing the monomer units and in random, alternating, gradient and/or blocklike distribution; and amphiphilic nonionic, water-soluble or water-dispersible alkyl polyglucoside surfactants. at least one compound comprising at least one thiol (-SH), thioether (-SR 1) or thiocarbonyl (>C=S) group, wherein R 1 is alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl, is erythritol, threitol, or a stereoisomer thereof, or a mixture thereof, water, amphiphilic nonionic, water-soluble or water-dispersible surfactants having at least one hydrophobic group selected from the group consisting of branched alkyl groups having 5 to 20 carbon atoms; and at least one hydrophilic group consisting of oxyethylene monomer units; at least one hydrophobic group selected from the group consisting of branched alkyl groups having 5 to 20 carbon atoms; and at least one hydrophilic group consisting of oxyethylene monomer units; amphiphilic nonionic, water-soluble or water-dispersible surfactants having at least one hydrophobic group selected from the group consisting of branched alkyl groups having 5 to 20 carbon atoms; and at least one hydrophilic group selected from the group consisting of polyoxyalkylene groups comprising oxyethylene monomer units and at least one type of substituted oxyalkylene monomer units wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkyl-cycloalkyl, alkyl-aryl, cycloalkyl-aryl and alkyl-cycloalkyl-aryl groups; the said polyoxyalkylene group of containing the monomer units and in random, alternating, gradient and/or blocklike distribution; and at least one hydrophobic group selected from the group consisting of branched alkyl groups having 5 to 20 carbon atoms; and at least one hydrophilic group selected from the group consisting of polyoxyalkylene groups comprising oxyethylene monomer units and at least one type of substituted oxyalkylene monomer units wherein the substituents are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkyl-cycloalkyl, alkyl-aryl, cycloalkyl-aryl and alkyl-cycloalkyl-aryl groups; the said polyoxyalkylene group of containing the monomer units and in random, alternating, gradient and/or blocklike distribution; and amphiphilic nonionic, water-soluble or water-dispersible alkyl polyglucoside surfactants.