# hashcat v6.2.1 — hashcat v6.2.1

- Product: hashcat (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hashcat)
- Vendor: hashcat team
- Date: 2021-05-15
- Version: v6.2.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/hashcat/hashcat/releases/tag/v6.2.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hashcat/releases/v6.2.1
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

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- **changed** — Updated unrar sources to version 6.0.5
- **changed** — Allow package maintainers to not use unrar sources

Welcome to hashcat 6.2.1 release!

This release allow package maintainers to not use unrar sources and updated unrar sources to latest version 6.0.5

Full changelog: https://hashcat.net/forum/thread-10103.html