# VeraCrypt not being updated for almost a year **URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/veracrypt-not-being-updated-for-almost-a-year/20003 **Category:** Questions **Created:** 2024-08-12T04:09:30Z **Posts:** 8 ## Post 1 by @anon66226834 — 2024-08-12T04:09:30Z Isn’t this a security concern? There hasn’t been any updates since October. --- ## Post 2 by @dngray — 2024-08-12T05:04:13Z Not unless there is a vulnerability with it. If you’re on linux just use LUKS or Bitlocker on Windows (that at least makes use of your TPM for rate limiting). --- ## Post 3 by @Average_Joe — 2024-08-12T17:13:22Z > [@anon66226834](#): > > Isn’t this a security concern? There hasn’t been any updates since October. Perhaps it’s just not necessary? More security updates doesn’t always mean better security. I have a feeling Veracrypt was built secure from the very beginning so these security holes that other Apps seem to be constantly having just aren’t an issue with Veracrypt. --- ## Post 4 by @privacylover — 2024-08-18T15:11:43Z There is no reason to update it unless a bug is discovered. And if you read Veracrypt forums you will see that the single developer recently posted about having family problems and his inability to dedicate too much time to Veracrypt. --- ## Post 5 by @jerm — 2024-08-18T17:13:53Z They are releasing pre-releases, most recently [VeraCrypt / Forums / General Discussion: Release Candidate 1.26.14 Released](https://sourceforge.net/p/veracrypt/discussion/general/thread/3903ea9e97/?limit=25#7996) > I consider this a Release Candidate for the official version that will succeed 1.26.7 after nearly one year. Therefore, tests and feedback are welcome. And they removed RIPEMD-160 hash algorithm and the GOST89 encryption algorithm since version **1.26** @dngray > [@Why people still believe Truecrypt is much better than Veracrypt?](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/why-people-still-believe-truecrypt-is-much-better-than-veracrypt/18295/12): > > Wouldn’t consider him an expert. A lot of what he says is pretty dated and stuck in the 90s around some products he sells. What he says or doesn’t say about Truecrypt, is as irrelevant as anyone else as he isn’t a cryptographer nor does his background give him any special knowledge on the topic. There have been a number of issues with TrueCrypt, the most well known one that I can remember is the weak number of rounds [RIPEMD-160](https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/175545/why-is-ripemd160-not-avaible-in-veracrypt-anymore) used in the PBKDF function. The other [security related issues](https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2015/02/18/another-update-on-truecrypt-audit/), if … --- ## Post 6 by @dngray — 2024-08-19T06:30:10Z > [@jerm](#): > > And they removed RIPEMD-160 hash algorithm and the GOST89 encryption algorithm since version **1.26** @dngray I was talking about why you shouldn’t use TrueCrypt, but the fact that GOST 28147-89 was even added to VeraCrypt in the first place, is kinda dodgy. --- ## Post 7 by @Average_Joe — 2024-08-19T12:53:27Z > [@privacylover](#): > > There is no reason to update it unless a bug is discovered. And if you read Veracrypt forums you will see that the single developer recently posted about having family problems and his inability to dedicate too much time to Veracrypt. I appreciate your reply! I still feel like Veracrypt was built upon “a strong core”, that being Truecrypt. To make a comparison, if a skyscraper is built on titanium beams then it shouldn’t require constant maintenance or any additions to keep it standing upright. --- ## Post 8 by @jerm — 2024-09-15T15:33:28Z > **[VeraCrypt - Free Open source disk encryption with strong security for the...](https://veracrypt.io/en/Release%20Notes.html)** > > VeraCrypt is free open-source disk encryption software for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. In case an attacker forces you to reveal the password, VeraCrypt provides plausible deniability. In contrast to file encryption, data encryption performed by... A new update was released 1.26.14 (August 25th, 2024) and a hotfix for Windows users, 1.26.15 (September 2nd, 2024). Can close this thread.