Release / 18 Jul 2026

hyprlock v0.9.6

Unlock with pam_fprintd in the PAM stack without the password prompt misbehaving.

What changed in v0.9.6

PAM conversation starts right away, and behavior with pam_fprintd.so in the PAM service is fixed. Invalid numeric config values no longer crash hyprlock.

v0.9.6.

Fixed and improved

Fingerprint unlock through pam_fprintd.so in the PAM service now behaves correctly.

Now worksUnlock with your fingerprint reader as well as with your password.

Read the evidence

hyprwm/hyprlock/pull/1026
hyprwm/hyprlock/releases/tag/v0.9.6

Seeded by @iluxav with Claude Code (canido), from the release's public sources. Each change links to its evidence.