diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-tool-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/build-tool-packages.yml
index 8f82d17..6a0a0f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-tool-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-tool-packages.yml
@@ -163,15 +163,26 @@ jobs:
         body: |
           ${{ steps.generate-release-body.outputs.RELEASE_BODY }}
 
+    - name: Generate hash for packages
+      run: |
+        $childItems = Get-Childitem -Path '.'
+        $childItems | Foreach-Object {
+          $packageObj = Get-Childitem -Path $_.FullName | Select-Object -First 1
+          Write-Host "Package: $($packageObj.Name)"
+          $actualHash = (Get-FileHash -Path $packageObj.FullName -Algorithm sha256).Hash
+          $hashString = "$actualHash $($packageObj.Name)"
+          Write-Host "$hashString"
+          Add-Content -Path ./hashes.sha256 -Value "$hashString"
+        } 
+
     - name: Upload release assets
       uses: actions/github-script@v6
       with:
         github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         script: |
           const fs = require('fs');
-
           for (let artifactDir of fs.readdirSync('.')) {
-            let artifactName = fs.readdirSync(`${artifactDir}`)[0];
+            let artifactName = fs.lstatSync(artifactDir).isDirectory() ? fs.readdirSync(`${artifactDir}`)[0] : artifactDir;
 
             console.log(`Upload ${artifactName} asset`);
             github.rest.repos.uploadReleaseAsset({
@@ -179,7 +190,7 @@ jobs:
               repo: context.repo.repo,
               release_id: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.id }},
               name: artifactName,
-              data: fs.readFileSync(`./${artifactDir}/${artifactName}`) 
+              data: fs.lstatSync(artifactDir).isDirectory() ? fs.readFileSync(`./${artifactDir}/${artifactName}`) : fs.readFileSync(`./${artifactName}`).toString()
             });
           }
 
diff --git a/packages-generation/manifest-utils.Tests.ps1 b/packages-generation/manifest-utils.Tests.ps1
index 15765d1..96413cf 100644
--- a/packages-generation/manifest-utils.Tests.ps1
+++ b/packages-generation/manifest-utils.Tests.ps1
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ Describe "Build-VersionsManifest" {
     $assets = @(
         @{ name = "python-3.8.3-linux-16.04-x64.tar.gz"; browser_download_url = "fake_url"; }
         @{ name = "python-3.8.3-linux-18.04-x64.tar.gz"; browser_download_url = "fake_url"; }
+        @{ name = "hashes.sha256"; browser_download_url = "fake_url"; }
     )
     $configuration = @{
         regex = "python-\d+\.\d+\.\d+-(\w+)-([\w\.]+)?-?(x\d+)";
diff --git a/packages-generation/manifest-utils.psm1 b/packages-generation/manifest-utils.psm1
index b0da90b..430b358 100644
--- a/packages-generation/manifest-utils.psm1
+++ b/packages-generation/manifest-utils.psm1
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ function Build-VersionsManifest {
         
         $ltsStatus = Get-VersionLtsStatus -Version $versionKey -LtsRules $ltsRules
         $stable = $version.PreReleaseLabel ? $false : $true
-        [array]$releaseAssets = $release.assets | ForEach-Object { New-AssetItem -ReleaseAsset $_ -Configuration $Configuration }
+        [array]$releaseAssets = $release.assets | Where { $_.Name -ne "hashes.sha256" } | ForEach-Object { New-AssetItem -ReleaseAsset $_ -Configuration $Configuration }
 
         $versionHash = [PSCustomObject]@{}
         $versionHash | Add-Member -Name "version" -Value $versionKey -MemberType NoteProperty