# New variable

| Variable                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Description                                                                                     |
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| **<a id="manual.socks_proxy.version" name="manual.socks_proxy.version">manual.socks_proxy.version</a>**<br/>[`choice`](https://rougail.readthedocs.io/en/latest/variable.html#variables-types) `mandatory` | SOCKS host version used by proxy.<br/>**Choices**: <br/>•&nbsp;v4<br/>•&nbsp;v5 **← (default)** |