# SQLCipher 4.4.1 Release

**URL:** <https://discuss.zetetic.net/t/sqlcipher-4-4-1-release/4668>\
**Category:** Updates\
**Created:** [November 6, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://discuss.zetetic.net/t/sqlcipher-4-4-1-release/4668 "2020-11-06T17:42:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://discuss.zetetic.net/t/sqlcipher-4-4-1-release/4668/1 "2020-11-06T17:42:54Z")

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SQLCipher 4.4.1 is now available. Please consult the [full release announcement](https://www.zetetic.net/blog/2020/11/06/sqlcipher-441-release/) for complete details about the release.

The following summarizes the most substantial changes to SQLCipher core:

- Updates baseline to upstream [SQLite 3.33.0](https://www.sqlite.org/releaselog/3_33_0.html)
- Fixes double-free bug in `cipher_default_plaintext_header_size`
- Changes SQLCipher tests to use suite runner
- Improvement to `cipher_integrity_check` tests to minimize false negatives
- Deprecates PRAGMA `cipher_store_pass`

In addition, this release includes numerous updates for SQLCipher Commercial and Enterprise packages:

1. A new [benchmarking and performance test extension](https://www.zetetic.net/sqlcipher/sqlcipher-perf/) feature
2. Official Linux native and .NET packages for the latest version of SQLCipher.
3. Cross-platform [.NET based packages](https://www.zetetic.net/sqlcipher/sqlcipher-for-dotnet/) now support Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite.Core 3, Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core 3, and require .NET Standard 2.x.
4. .NET packages are now using SQLitePCLRaw 2.x. On UWP platforms, applications may need to [call `sqlite3_win32_set_directory()` explicitly](https://www.zetetic.net/sqlcipher/sqlcipher-for-dotnet/#upw-init) using this version.
5. The SQLCipher for [ADO.NET](http://ADO.NET) [compatibility package for System.Data.Sqlite](https://www.zetetic.net/sqlcipher/sqlcipher-ado/) on Windows requires .NET Framework 4.6+
6. SQLCipher for Windows Enterprise packages using a FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic module now depend on Visual C++ 2015 [redistributable components](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145).