Release v1.6.1

Author: armfazh

.github/workflows/ci-actions.yml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        GOVER: ['1.23', '1.22']
+        GOVER: ['1.24', '1.23']
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Linting
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
         with:
-          version: v1.61.0
+          version: v1.64.8
           install-mode: goinstall
       - name: Check shadowing
         run: |
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        GOVER: ['1.23', '1.22']
+        GOVER: ['1.24', '1.23']
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup Go-${{ matrix.GOVER }}
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.23'
+          go-version: '1.24'
       - name: Build as Static
         run: make circl_static
       - name: Build as Plugin
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.23'
+          go-version: '1.24'
       - name: Produce Coverage
         run: go test -coverprofile=./coverage.txt ./...
       - name: Upload Codecov
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.23'
+          go-version: '1.24'
       - name: Building
         run: go build -v ./...
       - name: Testing
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.23'
+          go-version: '1.24'
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
         with:

.golangci.yaml

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ linters-settings:
           - $all
         allow:
           - $gostd
+          - golang.org/x
           - github.com/bwesterb/go-ristretto
           - github.com/cloudflare/circl
   funlen:

CITATION.cff

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 cff-version: 1.2.0
-version: 1.6.0
+version: 1.6.1
 title: "Introducing CIRCL: An Advanced Cryptographic Library"
 license: BSD-3-Clause
 abstract: >
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ keywords:
   - golang
 repository-code: "https://github.com/cloudflare/circl/"
 type: software
-message: "Available at https://github.com/cloudflare/circl. v1.6.0 Accessed Jan, 2025."
+message: "Available at https://github.com/cloudflare/circl. v1.6.1 Accessed Apr, 2025."
 contact:
   - name: "Cloudflare, Inc."

README.md

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ APA Style
 ```
 Faz-Hernandez, A. and Kwiatkowski, K. (2019). Introducing CIRCL:
 An Advanced Cryptographic Library. Cloudflare. Available at
-https://github.com/cloudflare/circl. v1.6.0 Accessed Jan, 2025.
+https://github.com/cloudflare/circl. v1.6.1 Accessed Apr, 2025.
 ```
 
 BibTeX Source
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ BibTeX Source
                    of this library is to be used as a tool for experimental
                    deployment of cryptographic algorithms targeting Post-Quantum (PQ)
                    and Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC).}},
-  note         = {Available at \url{https://github.com/cloudflare/circl}. v1.6.0 Accessed Jan, 2025},
+  note         = {Available at \url{https://github.com/cloudflare/circl}. v1.6.1 Accessed Apr, 2025},
   month        = jun,
   year         = {2019}
 }