diff --git a/Convoy/Convoy.csproj b/Convoy/Convoy.csproj
index 4f00e22..d434c5c 100644
--- a/Convoy/Convoy.csproj
+++ b/Convoy/Convoy.csproj
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
         </Reference>
     </ItemGroup>
 
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Hashing" Version="9.0.13" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
     <Target Name="GitVersion" BeforeTargets="CoreCompile">
         <Exec Command="git describe --tags --always 2>/dev/null || echo 0.0.0-dev"
               ConsoleToMsBuild="true" StandardOutputImportance="low">
@@ -59,6 +63,8 @@
         </PropertyGroup>
         <MakeDir Directories="$(BuildOutputDir)"/>
         <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetPath)" DestinationFolder="$(BuildOutputDir)"/>
+        <Copy SourceFiles="$(OutDir)System.IO.Hashing.dll" DestinationFolder="$(BuildOutputDir)"
+              SkipUnchangedFiles="true" Condition="Exists('$(OutDir)System.IO.Hashing.dll')"/>
         <Message Text="Build output copied to: $(BuildOutputDir)" Importance="high"/>
     </Target>
 
diff --git a/Convoy/SyncEngine.cs b/Convoy/SyncEngine.cs
index 873cc99..4bb6949 100644
--- a/Convoy/SyncEngine.cs
+++ b/Convoy/SyncEngine.cs
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.IO.Compression;
+using System.IO.Hashing;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
-using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using System.Text;
 using BepInEx;
 using BepInEx.Logging;
@@ -563,22 +563,18 @@ private List<string> ExtractZip(byte[] zipBytes, string targetDir)
 
         private bool VerifyHashes(List<string> extractedPaths, Dictionary<string, string> expected, string baseDir)
         {
-            using (var sha = SHA256.Create())
+            foreach (var relPath in extractedPaths)
             {
-                foreach (var relPath in extractedPaths)
+                if (!expected.TryGetValue(relPath, out var want)) continue;
+                var fullPath = Path.Combine(baseDir, relPath.Replace('/', Path.DirectorySeparatorChar));
+                var hasher = new XxHash3();
+                using (var stream = File.OpenRead(fullPath))
+                    hasher.Append(stream);
+                var got = hasher.GetCurrentHashAsUInt64().ToString("x16");
+                if (got != want.ToLowerInvariant())
                 {
-                    if (!expected.TryGetValue(relPath, out var want)) continue;
-                    var fullPath = Path.Combine(baseDir, relPath.Replace('/', Path.DirectorySeparatorChar));
-                    using (var stream = File.OpenRead(fullPath))
-                    {
-                        var got = BitConverter.ToString(sha.ComputeHash(stream))
-                            .Replace("-", "").ToLowerInvariant();
-                        if (got != want.ToLowerInvariant())
-                        {
-                            _log.LogError($"Hash mismatch: {relPath} (expected {want}, got {got})");
-                            return false;
-                        }
-                    }
+                    _log.LogError($"Hash mismatch: {relPath} (expected {want}, got {got})");
+                    return false;
                 }
             }
             return true;
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df8205b..69b66d4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ BepInEx 5 plugin for [SPT](https://www.sp-tarkov.com/) that syncs client-side mo
 
 1. Fetches the mod catalog from your Quartermaster server (with ETag caching)
 2. Diffs against local state to determine what needs to be installed, updated, or removed
-3. Downloads changed mods as a batch ZIP, extracts, and verifies SHA-256 hashes
+3. Downloads changed mods as a batch ZIP, extracts, and verifies xxHash3 hashes
 4. Prompts for a restart if any BepInEx plugin files changed (they're already loaded by the time Convoy runs)
 
 Optional mod groups are toggled via BepInEx Configuration Manager (F12 in-game).
 
 ## Installation
 
-Copy `Convoy.dll` to `BepInEx/plugins/Convoy/` in your SPT install directory.
+Copy the contents of `Build/BepInEx/plugins/Convoy/` (includes `Convoy.dll` and `System.IO.Hashing.dll`) to `BepInEx/plugins/Convoy/` in your SPT install directory.
 
 On first run, Convoy creates its config at `BepInEx/config/io.cebarks.convoy.cfg` — set `ServerUrl` to your Quartermaster instance (e.g. `http://192.168.1.50:9190`).