diff --git a/build/build.xml b/build/build.xml
index f9c4f9c517..31782e6821 100644
--- a/build/build.xml
+++ b/build/build.xml
@@ -149,6 +149,24 @@
 		<exec dir="build" escape="false"
 			command="git diff --stat release-${prevversion}...HEAD >
 				save/save_${prevversion}_to_${newversion}/phpbb-${prevversion}_to_${newversion}_git_diffstat.txt" />
+
+		<phingcall target="checksum-dir">
+			<property name="dir" value="build/new_version/release_files" />
+		</phingcall>
+	</target>
+
+	<target name="checksum-dir">
+		<foreach param="filename" absparam="absfilename" target="checksum-file">
+			<fileset dir="${dir}">
+				<type type="file" />
+			</fileset>
+		</foreach>
+	</target>
+
+	<target name="checksum-file">
+		<echo msg="Creating checksum file for ${absfilename}" />
+		<php function="dirname" returnProperty="dir"><param value="${absfilename}"/></php>
+		<exec dir="${dir}" command="sha256sum ${filename} > ${filename}.sha256" />
 	</target>
 
 	<target name="changelog" depends="prepare">
diff --git a/build/build_diff.php b/build/build_diff.php
index 74630232b3..68bac65a66 100755
--- a/build/build_diff.php
+++ b/build/build_diff.php
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ if (!$echo_changes)
 
 		// Build Package
 		run_command("$compress_command ./../../new_version/release_files/{$code_changes_filename}.{$extension} *");
-
-		// Build MD5 Sum
-		run_command("md5sum ./../../new_version/release_files/{$code_changes_filename}.{$extension} > ./../../new_version/release_files/{$code_changes_filename}.{$extension}.md5");
 		flush();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/build/package.php b/build/package.php
index eef6765af6..d05448dfb4 100755
--- a/build/package.php
+++ b/build/package.php
@@ -287,9 +287,6 @@ if (sizeof($package->old_packages))
 
 		// Build Package
 		$package->run_command($compress_command . ' ../release_files/' . $package->get('release_filename') . '-patch.' . $extension . ' *');
-
-		// Build MD5 Sum
-		$package->run_command('md5sum ../release_files/' . $package->get('release_filename') . '-patch.' . $extension . ' > ../release_files/' . $package->get('release_filename') . '-patch.' . $extension . '.md5');
 	}
 
 	// Build Files Package
@@ -321,8 +318,6 @@ if (sizeof($package->old_packages))
 
 		chdir('./release');
 		$package->run_command("$compress_command ../../release_files/" . $package->get('release_filename') . '-files.' . $extension . ' *');
-		// Build MD5 Sum
-		$package->run_command('md5sum ../../release_files/' . $package->get('release_filename') . '-files.' . $extension . ' > ../../release_files/' . $package->get('release_filename') . '-files.' . $extension . '.md5');
 		chdir('..');
 
 		$package->run_command('rm -Rv ' . $package->get('files_directory') . '/release');
@@ -365,9 +360,6 @@ if (sizeof($package->old_packages))
 			// Copy last package over...
 			$package->run_command('rm -v ../release_files/phpBB-' . $last_version . ".$extension");
 			$package->run_command("$compress_command ../../release_files/phpBB-$last_version.$extension *");
-
-			// Build MD5 Sum
-			$package->run_command("md5sum ../../release_files/phpBB-$last_version.$extension > ../../release_files/phpBB-$last_version.$extension.md5");
 			chdir('..');
 		}
 
@@ -390,9 +382,6 @@ foreach ($compress_programs as $extension => $compress_command)
 
 	// Build Package
 	$package->run_command("$compress_command ./release_files/" . $package->get('release_filename') . '.' . $extension . ' ' . $package->get('package_name'));
-
-	// Build MD5 Sum
-	$package->run_command('md5sum ./release_files/' . $package->get('release_filename') . '.' . $extension . ' > ./release_files/' . $package->get('release_filename') . '.' . $extension . '.md5');
 }
 
 // Microsoft Web PI packaging
@@ -400,7 +389,6 @@ $package->begin_status('Packaging phpBB for Microsoft WebPI');
 $file = './release_files/' . $package->get('release_filename') . '.webpi.zip';
 $package->run_command('cp -p ./release_files/' . $package->get('release_filename') . ".zip $file");
 $package->run_command('cd ./../webpi && ' . $compress_programs['zip'] . " ./../new_version/$file *");
-$package->run_command("md5sum $file  > $file.md5");
 
 // verify results
 chdir($package->locations['root']);