# \#hackney

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## [Erlang QUIC 1.8.0 update](https://erlangforums.com/t/erlang-quic-1-8-0-update/5856)

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**Author:** [@benoitc](https://erlangforums.com/u/benoitc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 9:23am UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/erlang-quic-1-8-0-update/5856 "2026-08-15T09:23:28Z")

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I have not posted an update here since 1.3.0, so here is a short one. Most of the work has been around interoperability with real QUIC/HTTP3 servers, security, and distribution. One important fix landed in 1.4.4. The cl…

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## [Hackney 4.1.0 - WebTransport client](https://erlangforums.com/t/hackney-4-1-0-webtransport-client/5667)

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**Author:** [@benoitc](https://erlangforums.com/u/benoitc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/hackney-4-1-0-webtransport-client/5667 "2026-05-29T21:37:42Z")

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hackney 4.1.0 adds a WebTransport client. It mirrors the existing WebSocket client, so moving from WebSocket to WebTransport is a matter of swapping the ws\_ prefix for wt\_: {ok, Conn} = hackney:wt\_connect(\<\<"https://e…

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## [Hackney 4.0.1 - security release](https://erlangforums.com/t/hackney-4-0-1-security-release/5650)

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**Author:** [@benoitc](https://erlangforums.com/u/benoitc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/hackney-4-0-1-security-release/5650 "2026-05-25T16:42:17Z")

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hackney 4.0.1 is a security release. It fixes vulnerabilities across the HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, WebSocket, cookie and URL handling code. There are no API changes, so it is a drop-in upgrade from 4.0.0. If you use h…

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## [Hackney 3.1.0 - HTTP/3 now pure Erlang, zero C dependencies](https://erlangforums.com/t/hackney-3-1-0-http-3-now-pure-erlang-zero-c-dependencies/5435)

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**Author:** [@benoitc](https://erlangforums.com/u/benoitc)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/hackney-3-1-0-http-3-now-pure-erlang-zero-c-dependencies/5435 "2026-04-09T22:14:57Z")

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Hackney 3.1.0 is now available. The main change in this release is replacing the lsquic-based QUIC NIF with a pure Erlang implementation. HTTP/3 support now works without any external dependencies. What changed: Rem…

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## [Hackney 2.0.0 released](https://erlangforums.com/t/hackney-2-0-0-released/5384)

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**Author:** [@benoitc](https://erlangforums.com/u/benoitc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/hackney-2-0-0-released/5384 "2026-02-15T19:37:00Z")

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hackney 2.0.0 has been released! This is the first stable release of the 2.x series. hackney is an HTTP client for Erlang. Version 2.0 is a major rewrite where each connection runs in its own gen\_statem process. Key Fe…

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## [Hackney 2.0.0-beta.1 released](https://erlangforums.com/t/hackney-2-0-0-beta-1-released/5364)

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**Author:** [@benoitc](https://erlangforums.com/u/benoitc)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://erlangforums.com/t/hackney-2-0-0-beta-1-released/5364 "2026-01-09T14:52:12Z")

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hackney is an HTTP client for Erlang. Version 2.0.0-beta.1 introduces a process per connection architecture where each connection runs in its own gen\_statem process. Main changes: HTTP/3 support via QUIC (opt in) HTT…