diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bcb07f05..e42b0a2e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ RELEASE_PACKAGE_DARWIN := ${RELEASE_PACKAGE_DARWIN_BASE}.tar.gz
 RELEASE_PACKAGE_WINDOWS := flamenco-${VERSION}-windows-amd64.zip
 
 RELEASE_PACKAGE_EXTRA_FILES := README.md LICENSE CHANGELOG.md
+RELEASE_PACKAGE_SHAFILE := flamenco-${VERSION}.sha256
 
 .PHONY: release-package
 release-package:
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ release-package-windows:
 
 .PHONY: publish-release-packages
 publish-release-packages:
+	cd dist; sha256sum ${RELEASE_PACKAGE_LINUX} ${RELEASE_PACKAGE_DARWIN} ${RELEASE_PACKAGE_WINDOWS} > ${RELEASE_PACKAGE_SHAFILE}
 	cd dist; rsync -va \
 		${RELEASE_PACKAGE_LINUX} ${RELEASE_PACKAGE_DARWIN} ${RELEASE_PACKAGE_WINDOWS} ${RELEASE_PACKAGE_SHAFILE} \
 		${WEBSERVER_SSH}:${WEBSERVER_ROOT}/downloads/