diff --git a/Collect a hash of all files in a directory/getHashes.py b/Collect a hash of all files in a directory/getHashes.py
index 887f588..94434dc 100644
--- a/Collect a hash of all files in a directory/getHashes.py	
+++ b/Collect a hash of all files in a directory/getHashes.py	
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ with open(output_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
                 print(f"File is a link - {file}")
                 f.write(f"File is a link - {file}\n")
             else:
-                hasher = hashlib.md5()
+                hasher = hashlib.sha1()
                 try:
                     print(f"Getting a hash for a file: {file}")
                     # Read file in 64KB chunks to protect system memory