diff --git a/catalyst/hash_utils.py b/catalyst/hash_utils.py
index 1134f50..a1a7445 100644
--- a/catalyst/hash_utils.py
+++ b/catalyst/hash_utils.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from catalyst.support import CatalystError
 # fields = ["func", "cmd", "args", "id"]
 HASH_DEFINITIONS = {
 	"adler32"  :["calc_hash2", "shash", ["-a", "ADLER32"], "ADLER32"],
+	"blake2"   :["calc_hash2", "b2sum", [ ], "BLAKE2"],
 	"crc32"    :["calc_hash2", "shash", ["-a", "CRC32"], "CRC32"],
 	"crc32b"   :["calc_hash2", "shash", ["-a", "CRC32B"], "CRC32B"],
 	"gost"     :["calc_hash2", "shash", ["-a", "GOST"], "GOST"],
diff --git a/targets/support/create-iso.sh b/targets/support/create-iso.sh
index 8338e30..92efaa8 100755
--- a/targets/support/create-iso.sh
+++ b/targets/support/create-iso.sh
@@ -94,12 +94,14 @@ else
 	mkisofs_zisofs_opts=""
 fi
 
-#we want to create a sha512sum for every file on the iso so we can verify it
-#from genkernel during boot.  Here we make a function to create the sha512sums
+#we want to create a checksum for every file on the iso so we can verify it
+#from genkernel during boot.  Here we make a function to create the sha512sums, and blake2sums
 isoroot_checksum() {
 	echo "Creating checksums for all files included in the iso, please wait..."
-	find "${clst_target_path}" -type f ! -name 'isoroot_checksums' ! -name 'isolinux.bin' -exec sha512sum {} + > "${clst_target_path}"/isoroot_checksums
+	find "${clst_target_path}" -type f ! -name 'isoroot_checksums' ! -name 'isolinux.bin' ! -name 'isoroot_b2sums' -exec sha512sum {} + > "${clst_target_path}"/isoroot_checksums
 	${clst_sed} -i "s#${clst_target_path}/\?##" "${clst_target_path}"/isoroot_checksums
+	find "${clst_target_path}" -type f ! -name 'isoroot_checksums' ! -name 'isolinux.bin' ! -name 'isoroot_b2sums' -exec b2sum {} + > "${clst_target_path}"/isoroot_b2sums
+	${clst_sed} -i "s#${clst_target_path}/\?##" "${clst_target_path}"/isoroot_b2sums
 }
 
 run_mkisofs() {