diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dd78a7723..681052fad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ jobs:
   
   build:
     needs: check
+    outputs:
+      linux-x64-sha: ${{ steps.sha.outputs.linux-x64-sha256 }}
+      linux-arm64-sha: ${{ steps.sha.outputs.linux-arm64-sha256 }}
+      linux-arm-sha: ${{ steps.sha.outputs.linux-arm-sha256 }}
+      win-x64-sha: ${{ steps.sha.outputs.win-x64-sha256 }}
+      osx-x64-sha: ${{ steps.sha.outputs.osx-x64-sha256 }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         runtime: [ linux-x64, linux-arm64, linux-arm, win-x64, osx-x64 ]
@@ -101,7 +107,19 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: runner-packages
         path: _package
-
+    # compute shas and set as job outputs to use in release notes
+    - run: brew install coreutils #needed for shasum util
+      if: ${{ matrix.os == 'macOS-latest' }}
+      name: Install Dependencies for SHA Calculation (osx)
+    - run: |
+        file=$(ls)
+        sha=$(sha256sum $file | awk '{ print $1 }')
+        echo "Computed sha256: $sha for $file"
+        echo "::set-output name=${{matrix.runtime}}-sha256::$sha"
+      shell: bash
+      id: sha
+      name: Compute SHA256
+      working-directory: _package
   release:
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -126,11 +144,15 @@ jobs:
           const core = require('@actions/core')
           const fs = require('fs');
           const runnerVersion = fs.readFileSync('${{ github.workspace }}/src/runnerversion', 'utf8').replace(/\n$/g, '')
-          const releaseNote = fs.readFileSync('${{ github.workspace }}/releaseNote.md', 'utf8').replace(/<RUNNER_VERSION>/g, runnerVersion)
+          var releaseNote = fs.readFileSync('${{ github.workspace }}/releaseNote.md', 'utf8').replace(/<RUNNER_VERSION>/g, runnerVersion)
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<WIN_X64_SHA>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.win-x64-sha}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<OSX_X64_SHA>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.osx-x64-sha}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<LINUX_X64_SHA>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.linux-x64-sha}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<LINUX_ARM_SHA>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.linux-arm-sha}}')
+          releaseNote = releaseNote.replace(/<LINUX_ARM64_SHA>/g, '${{needs.build.outputs.linux-arm64-sha}}')
           console.log(releaseNote)
           core.setOutput('version', runnerVersion);
-          core.setOutput('note', releaseNote);
-        
+          core.setOutput('note', releaseNote);  
     # Create GitHub release
     - uses: actions/create-release@master
       id: createRelease
@@ -193,4 +215,4 @@ jobs:
         upload_url: ${{ steps.createRelease.outputs.upload_url }}
         asset_path: ${{ github.workspace }}/actions-runner-linux-arm64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
         asset_name: actions-runner-linux-arm64-${{ steps.releaseNote.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
-        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
\ No newline at end of file
+        asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
diff --git a/releaseNote.md b/releaseNote.md
index db041ca82..2983dafe8 100644
--- a/releaseNote.md
+++ b/releaseNote.md
@@ -67,3 +67,13 @@ tar xzf ./actions-runner-linux-arm-<RUNNER_VERSION>.tar.gz
 
 ## Using your self hosted runner
 For additional details about configuring, running, or shutting down the runner please check out our [product docs.](https://help.github.com/en/actions/automating-your-workflow-with-github-actions/adding-self-hosted-runners)
+
+## SHA-256 Checksums
+
+The SHA-256 checksums for the packages included in this build are shown below:
+
+- actions-runner-win-x64-<RUNNER_VERSION>.zip <!-- BEGIN SHA win-x64 --><WIN_X64_SHA><!-- END SHA win-x64 -->
+- actions-runner-osx-x64-<RUNNER_VERSION>.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA osx-x64 --><OSX_X64_SHA><!-- END SHA osx-x64 -->
+- actions-runner-linux-x64-<RUNNER_VERSION>.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA linux-x64 --><LINUX_X64_SHA><!-- END SHA linux-x64 -->
+- actions-runner-linux-arm64-<RUNNER_VERSION>.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA linux-arm64 --><LINUX_ARM64_SHA><!-- END SHA linux-arm64 -->
+- actions-runner-linux-arm-<RUNNER_VERSION>.tar.gz <!-- BEGIN SHA linux-arm --><LINUX_ARM_SHA><!-- END SHA linux-arm -->