diff --git a/src/Pandatech.Crypto.Tests/MaskTests.cs b/src/Pandatech.Crypto.Tests/MaskTests.cs
index 0909d95..11a4b45 100644
--- a/src/Pandatech.Crypto.Tests/MaskTests.cs
+++ b/src/Pandatech.Crypto.Tests/MaskTests.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 public class MaskTests
 {
     [Theory]
-    [InlineData("vazgen.Sargsyan@vazgen.com", "va***************@vazgen.com")]
+    [InlineData("vazgen.Sargsyan@vazgen.com", "va*************@vazgen.com")]
     [InlineData("test@example.com", "te**@example.com")]
     [InlineData("ab@c.com", "ab@c.com")]
     [InlineData("a@b.com", "a@b.com")]
diff --git a/src/Pandatech.Crypto.Tests/Pandatech.Crypto.Tests.csproj b/src/Pandatech.Crypto.Tests/Pandatech.Crypto.Tests.csproj
index 840a371..14eb77f 100644
--- a/src/Pandatech.Crypto.Tests/Pandatech.Crypto.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Pandatech.Crypto.Tests/Pandatech.Crypto.Tests.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.8.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.9.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.6.6" />
         <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.5.6">
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
diff --git a/src/Pandatech.Crypto.Tests/Sha3Tests.cs b/src/Pandatech.Crypto.Tests/Sha3Tests.cs
index f5db0f3..ef35322 100644
--- a/src/Pandatech.Crypto.Tests/Sha3Tests.cs
+++ b/src/Pandatech.Crypto.Tests/Sha3Tests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-namespace Pandatech.Crypto.Tests;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Pandatech.Crypto.Tests;
 
 public class Sha3Tests
 {
@@ -25,6 +27,17 @@ public void Hash_VerifyHash_IsTrue()
         var result = Sha3.VerifyHash(data, hash);
         Assert.True(result);
     }
+    
+    [Fact]
+    public void Hash_VerifyHash_WithBytes_IsTrue()
+    {
+        const string data = "Hello, world!";
+        var bytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(data);
+        var hash = Sha3.Hash(bytes);
+
+        var result = Sha3.VerifyHash(data, hash);
+        Assert.True(result);
+    }
 
     [Fact]
     public void Hash_VerifyHash_IsFalse()
diff --git a/src/Pandatech.Crypto/Pandatech.Crypto.csproj b/src/Pandatech.Crypto/Pandatech.Crypto.csproj
index 4abb828..24dec6e 100644
--- a/src/Pandatech.Crypto/Pandatech.Crypto.csproj
+++ b/src/Pandatech.Crypto/Pandatech.Crypto.csproj
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
         <Copyright>MIT</Copyright>
         <PackageIcon>pandatech.png</PackageIcon>
         <PackageReadmeFile>Readme.md</PackageReadmeFile>
-        <Version>2.2.6</Version>
+        <Version>2.2.7</Version>
         <Title>Pandatech.Crypto</Title>
         <PackageTags>Pandatech, library, encryption, hash, algorythms, security</PackageTags>
         <Description>PandaTech.Crypto is a .NET library simplifying common cryptograhic functions.</Description>
         <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/PandaTechAM/be-lib-pandatech-crypto</RepositoryUrl>
-        <PackageReleaseNotes>Mask class extension</PackageReleaseNotes>
+        <PackageReleaseNotes>Overload for sha3</PackageReleaseNotes>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       <PackageReference Include="BouncyCastle.NetCore" Version="2.2.1" />
       <PackageReference Include="Konscious.Security.Cryptography.Argon2" Version="1.3.0" />
       <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="8.0.0" />
-      <PackageReference Include="Pandatech.RegexBox" Version="1.1.4" />
+      <PackageReference Include="Pandatech.RegexBox" Version="1.2.3" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Pandatech.Crypto/Sha3.cs b/src/Pandatech.Crypto/Sha3.cs
index 2c4a207..884f3d5 100644
--- a/src/Pandatech.Crypto/Sha3.cs
+++ b/src/Pandatech.Crypto/Sha3.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ public static byte[] Hash(string data)
         return result;
     }
     
+    public static byte[] Hash(byte[] bytes)
+    {
+        var digest = new KeccakDigest(512);
+        digest.BlockUpdate(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
+        
+        var result = new byte[digest.GetDigestSize()];
+        digest.DoFinal(result, 0);
+        
+        return result;
+    }
+    
     public static bool VerifyHash(string data, byte[] hash)
     {
         var newHash = Hash(data);