diff --git a/python/amunpy/src/amunpy/amunxml.py b/python/amunpy/src/amunpy/amunxml.py
index 5bdbfda..78d4902 100644
--- a/python/amunpy/src/amunpy/amunxml.py
+++ b/python/amunpy/src/amunpy/amunxml.py
@@ -208,14 +208,18 @@ class AmunXML(Amun):
         return self.__swap__(dset)
 
 
-    def __check_digest(self, filename, digest, data):
+    def __check_digest(self, filename, hash_type, digest, data):
         '''
-            Verifies if the provided digest matches the XXH64 hash of data
-            stored in the given filename.
+            Verifies if the provided digest matches the data.
         '''
         import xxhash
 
-        if digest.lower() != xxhash.xxh64(data).hexdigest():
+        failed = False
+        if hash_type == 'xxh64':
+            failed = digest.lower() != xxhash.xxh64(data).hexdigest()
+        elif hash_type == 'xxh3':
+            failed = digest.lower() != xxhash.xxh3_64(data).hexdigest()
+        if failed:
             print("File '{}' seems to be corrupted! Proceeding anyway...".format(filename))
 
 
@@ -235,7 +239,9 @@ class AmunXML(Amun):
 
             if 'compression_format' in self.binaries[dataset]:
                 if 'compressed_digest' in self.binaries[dataset]:
-                    self.__check_digest(fname, self.binaries[dataset]['compressed_digest'], stream)
+                    htype = self.binaries[dataset]['digest_type']
+                    dhash = self.binaries[dataset]['compressed_digest']
+                    self.__check_digest(fname, htype, dhash, stream)
 
                 comp = self.binaries[dataset]['compression_format']
                 if comp == 'zstd':
@@ -248,12 +254,16 @@ class AmunXML(Amun):
                     raise Exception("Binary file '{}' compressed in unsupported format {}!".format(fname, comp))
 
                 if 'digest' in self.binaries[dataset]:
-                    self.__check_digest(fname, self.binaries[dataset]['digest'], data)
+                    htype = self.binaries[dataset]['digest_type']
+                    dhash = self.binaries[dataset]['digest']
+                    self.__check_digest(fname, htype, dhash, data)
 
                 return numpy.frombuffer(data, dtype=dtype)
             else:
                 if 'digest' in self.binaries[dataset]:
-                    self.__check_digest(fname, self.binaries[dataset]['digest'], stream)
+                    htype = self.binaries[dataset]['digest_type']
+                    dhash = self.binaries[dataset]['digest']
+                    self.__check_digest(fname, htype, dhash, stream)
 
                 return numpy.frombuffer(stream, dtype=dtype)
         else:
@@ -276,7 +286,9 @@ class AmunXML(Amun):
 
             if 'compression_format' in self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]:
                 if 'compressed_digest' in self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]:
-                    self.__check_digest(fname, self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]['compressed_digest'], stream)
+                    htype = self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]['digest_type']
+                    dhash = self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]['compressed_digest']
+                    self.__check_digest(fname, htype, dhash, stream)
 
                 comp = self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]['compression_format']
                 if comp == 'zstd':
@@ -290,12 +302,16 @@ class AmunXML(Amun):
                     raise Exception("Binary file '{}' compressed in unsupported format {}!".format(fname, comp))
 
                 if 'digest' in self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]:
-                    self.__check_digest(fname, self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]['digest'], data)
+                    htype = self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]['digest_type']
+                    dhash = self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]['digest']
+                    self.__check_digest(fname, htype, dhash, data)
 
                 return numpy.frombuffer(data, dtype=dtype)
             else:
                 if 'digest' in self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]:
-                    self.__check_digest(fname, self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]['digest'], stream)
+                    htype = self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]['digest_type']
+                    dhash = self.chunks[chunk_number][dataset_name]['digest']
+                    self.__check_digest(fname, htype, dhash, stream)
 
                 return numpy.frombuffer(stream, dtype=dtype)
         else: