# Suricata 6.0.0 released

**URL:** <https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-6-0-0-released/689>\
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**Created:** [October 8, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-6-0-0-released/689 "2020-10-08T13:12:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![vjulien](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.suricata.io/vjulien/32/4_2.png) [@vjulien](https://forum.suricata.io/u/vjulien)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.suricata.io/t/suricata-6-0-0-released/689/1 "2020-10-08T13:12:45Z")

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Hi all,

We’ve just released Suricata 6.0, the major new Suricata version with lots of improvements and great community contributions. Please see:

> **[Suricata 6.0.0 released](https://suricata-ids.org/2020/10/08/suricata-6-0-0-released/)**
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> We are proud to announce Suricata 6.0. This major new release is the result of a year of work by the OISF development team and the Suricata community. During this development cycle, the focus has b…