diff --git a/.github/actions/sha-of-zip.bat b/.github/actions/sha-of-zip.bat
index dbc810385..4dc99a5fd 100644
--- a/.github/actions/sha-of-zip.bat
+++ b/.github/actions/sha-of-zip.bat
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ set "HASHFILE_UNSORTED=all_hashes_unsorted.txt"
 set "HASHFILE_PATH_STRIPPED=all_hashes_path_stripped.txt"
 set "HASHFILE_SORTED=all_hashes_sorted.txt"
 set "EXTRACTIONDIR=.\rcv\zip_extracted"
+set "MODULESFILE=.\rcv\lib\modules"
 
 if exist %HASHFILE_UNSORTED% (
   del %HASHFILE_UNSORTED%
@@ -25,12 +26,17 @@ if exist %EXTRACTIONDIR% (
 mkdir %EXTRACTIONDIR%
 powershell -command Expand-Archive -Path %ZIP_FILEPATH% -Destination %EXTRACTIONDIR%
 cd %EXTRACTIONDIR%
+ 
+:: Remove modules file, which doesn't vary on the same machine but does vary across machines
+del %MODULESFILE%
 
 :: Calculate the hash for every file here and in all subdirectories, appending to the file (format "(filename) = (hash)")
-for /r . %%f in (*) do (
-    <NUL set /p ="%%f = " >> %HASHFILE_UNSORTED%
-    C:\Windows\System32\certutil.exe -hashfile "%%f" SHA%SHA_A% | findstr /v ":" >> %HASHFILE_UNSORTED%
-)
+(
+  for /r . %%f in (*) do (
+      <NUL set /p ="%%f = "
+      C:\Windows\System32\certutil.exe -hashfile "%%f" SHA%SHA_A% | findstr /v ":"
+  )
+) > %HASHFILE_UNSORTED%
 
 :: Replace the absolute paths to each file with relative paths (e.g. C:\temp\rcv => .\rcv)
 set "SEARCHTEXT=%cd%"
@@ -45,7 +51,8 @@ sort "%HASHFILE_PATH_STRIPPED%" > "%HASHFILE_SORTED%"
 
 C:\Windows\System32\certutil.exe -hashfile %HASHFILE_SORTED% SHA%SHA_A% | findstr /v ":"
 
-:: after printing the golden hash, print the details: hash of each file
-type "%HASHFILE_SORTED%"
+:: For debugging, enable printing the file-by-file hash
+:: echo "File-by-file hash"
+:: type "%HASHFILE_SORTED%"
 
 endlocal
diff --git a/.github/actions/sha-of-zip.sh b/.github/actions/sha-of-zip.sh
index 38e5d11f6..d4bfa9f42 100755
--- a/.github/actions/sha-of-zip.sh
+++ b/.github/actions/sha-of-zip.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ os=$2
 sha_a=$3
 
 parentPath=$( cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" ; pwd -P )
+modulesPath="./rcv/lib/modules"
 
 # Make a temporary directory to extract zip, and a temporary file to hold SHAs
 tempDirectory=$(mktemp -d)
@@ -20,8 +21,12 @@ touch $tempAllChecksumsFile
 # Extract the zip
 unzip -q $zipFilepath -d $tempDirectory 2>/dev/null
 
-# Get a checksum for each file in the zip
+# Go into the extracted directory and delete the modules file
+# That file is consistent on a single machine, but differs across machines
 cd $tempDirectory
+rm $modulesPath
+
+# Get a checksum for each file in the zip
 for filename in $(find * -type f | sort); do
   checksum=$($parentPath/../workflows/sha.sh $filename $os $sha_a)
   echo $checksum >> $tempAllChecksumsFile
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2a86f6dc6..cda17fa72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -84,9 +84,15 @@ jobs:
           mkdir cache
           echo "FILEPATH=cache/${{ steps.basefn.outputs.FILEPATH }}.cache.zip" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+      - name: "Create checksum filename"
+        id: checksumsfn
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "FILEPATH=cache/checksums.csv" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: "Generate SHA1 and SHA256 for each maven dependency"
         shell: bash
-        run: ./.github/workflows/generate-dependency-hashes.sh ${{ runner.os }} >> ~/.gradle/caches/checksums.csv
+        run: ./.github/workflows/generate-dependency-hashes.sh ${{ runner.os }} >> ${{steps.checksumsfn.outputs.FILEPATH}}
 
       - name: "Create dependency zip"
         uses: ./.github/actions/zip
@@ -101,6 +107,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ./.github/workflows/sha.sh ${{steps.cachefn.outputs.FILEPATH}} ${{ runner.os }} 512 > ${{steps.cachefn.outputs.FILEPATH}}.sha512
 
+      - name: "Generate SHA512 for plugins' checksums"
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          ./.github/workflows/sha.sh ${{steps.checksumsfn.outputs.FILEPATH}} ${{ runner.os }} 512 > ${{steps.checksumsfn.outputs.FILEPATH}}.sha512
+
       - name: "Generate Golden SHA512 for jlinkZip"
         uses: ./.github/actions/sha-of-zip
         with:
@@ -158,14 +169,16 @@ jobs:
           name: Package
           if-no-files-found: error
           path: |
-            ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ steps.zipfn.outputs.FILEPATH }}
-            ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ steps.zipfn.outputs.FILEPATH }}.sha512
-            ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ steps.zipfn.outputs.FILEPATH }}.golden.sha512
-            ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ steps.exefn.outputs.FILEPATH }}
-            ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ steps.exefn.outputs.FILEPATH }}.sha512
-            ${{ github.workspace }}/${{steps.cachefn.outputs.FILEPATH}}
-            ${{ github.workspace }}/${{steps.cachefn.outputs.FILEPATH}}.sha512
-            ${{ github.workspace }}/${{steps.cachefn.outputs.FILEPATH}}.golden.sha512
+            ${{ github.workspace }}/${{    steps.zipfn.outputs.FILEPATH    }}
+            ${{ github.workspace }}/${{    steps.zipfn.outputs.FILEPATH    }}.sha512
+            ${{ github.workspace }}/${{    steps.zipfn.outputs.FILEPATH    }}.golden.sha512
+            ${{ github.workspace }}/${{    steps.exefn.outputs.FILEPATH    }}
+            ${{ github.workspace }}/${{    steps.exefn.outputs.FILEPATH    }}.sha512
+            ${{ github.workspace }}/${{   steps.cachefn.outputs.FILEPATH   }}
+            ${{ github.workspace }}/${{   steps.cachefn.outputs.FILEPATH   }}.sha512
+            ${{ github.workspace }}/${{   steps.cachefn.outputs.FILEPATH   }}.golden.sha512
+            ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ steps.checksumsfn.outputs.FILEPATH }}
+            ${{ github.workspace }}/${{ steps.checksumsfn.outputs.FILEPATH }}.sha512
           retention-days: 1
 
       - name: "Upload binaries to release"