Pi-hole Core v6.1.3 Released

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Originally published at: https://pi-hole.net/blog/2025/07/14/pi-hole-core-v6-1-3-released/

This is a bugfix release for the core Pi-hole code.

Fixes

  • Prevent gravity from failing due to an empty shell variable. #6191
    This fixes a case where calls to pihole -g failed during list downloads.
  • Require privileged status (root or sudo) for all user calls to pihole. #6312
    This fixes cases where users are unable to change or update the admin password.
  • Exit installation if FTL binary can not be downloaded. #6316
    Abort update if FTL branch does not exist. #6329
    These fix cases where the installation did not fully complete or an update left the installation with mismatched binary and repository versions. Both fixes contributed by @MichaIng
  • Restore pihole -q function. #6284
    This fixes a case where running a query immediately failed with an error message for an unknown file.

Miscellaneous Fixes and Improvements

  • Display output from FTL commands in color on the terminal. #6314
  • Add note to final installation dialog box showing users where to find instructions for allowing a user to run Pi-hole commands without authentication. #6152
  • Allow pihole tail to search for strings beginning with the hyphen character. #6318 Contributed by @rrobgill
  • Do not update the package cache on updates. #6282
  • Improve default route detection in debugging process. #6303 Contributed by @rrobgill
  • Improve detecting loopback interfaces in the installer. #6269 Contributed by @deHakkelaar

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