diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index c4ca8971d2..525eea999f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,23 @@ defaults:
     shell: bash
 
 jobs:
-  release:
+  prerelease:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    outputs:
+      value: ${{ steps.prerelease.outputs.value }}
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Prerelease Check
+      id: prerelease
+      run: |
+        if [[ ${{ github.ref_name }} =~ ^[0-9]+[.][0-9]+[.][0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            echo value=false >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        else
+            echo value=true >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        fi
+
+  package:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         target:
@@ -49,6 +65,9 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
 
+    needs:
+    - prerelease
+
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -69,15 +88,6 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         rustup target add aarch64-pc-windows-msvc
 
-    - name: Release Type
-      id: release-type
-      run: |
-        if [[ ${{ github.ref }} =~ ^refs/tags/[0-9]+[.][0-9]+[.][0-9]+$ ]]; then
-            echo value=release >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        else
-            echo value=prerelease >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        fi
-
     - name: Generate Completion Scripts and Manpage
       run: |
         set -euxo pipefail
@@ -104,10 +114,8 @@ jobs:
       if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') }}
       with:
         draft: false
-        files: |
-          ${{ steps.package.outputs.archive }}
-          ${{ steps.package.outputs.archive }}.sha256sum
-        prerelease: ${{ steps.release-type.outputs.value == 'prerelease' }}
+        files: ${{ steps.package.outputs.archive }}
+        prerelease: ${{ needs.prerelease.outputs.value }}
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -121,6 +129,38 @@ jobs:
       with:
         draft: false
         files: CHANGELOG.md
-        prerelease: ${{ steps.ref-type.outputs.value != 'release' }}
+        prerelease: ${{ needs.prerelease.outputs.value }}
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+  checksum:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    needs:
+    - prerelease
+    - package
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Download Release Archives
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      run: >-
+        gh release download
+        --repo casey/just
+        --pattern '*'
+        --dir release
+        ${{ github.ref_name }}
+
+    - name: Create Checksums
+      run: |
+        cd release
+        shasum -a 256 * > ../SHA256SUMS
+
+    - name: Publish Checksums
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2.0.8
+      with:
+        draft: false
+        files: SHA256SUMS
+        prerelease: ${{ needs.prerelease.outputs.value }}
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/bin/package b/bin/package
index 8372325287..ba4bb1ea0b 100755
--- a/bin/package
+++ b/bin/package
@@ -44,13 +44,11 @@ case $OS in
   ubuntu-latest | macos-latest)
     ARCHIVE=just-$VERSION-$TARGET.tar.gz
     tar czf $ARCHIVE *
-    shasum -a 256 $ARCHIVE > $ARCHIVE.sha256sum
     echo "archive=$DIST/$ARCHIVE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     ;;
   windows-latest)
     ARCHIVE=just-$VERSION-$TARGET.zip
     7z a $ARCHIVE *
-    sha256sum $ARCHIVE > $ARCHIVE.sha256sum
     echo "archive=`pwd -W`/$ARCHIVE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     ;;
 esac