diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index 1dbb5a776097..d9dbb4f80c20 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ release-install:
 	${XZ_CMD} -k ${DESTDIR}/${OSRELEASE}-${I}
 . endif
 .endfor
+	cd ${DESTDIR} && sha512 ${OSRELEASE}* > ${DESTDIR}/CHECKSUM.SHA512
 	cd ${DESTDIR} && sha256 ${OSRELEASE}* > ${DESTDIR}/CHECKSUM.SHA256
-	cd ${DESTDIR} && md5 ${OSRELEASE}* > ${DESTDIR}/CHECKSUM.MD5
 
 .include "${.CURDIR}/Makefile.vm"
diff --git a/release/Makefile.mirrors b/release/Makefile.mirrors
index d5e8949c3831..92e5edabff11 100644
--- a/release/Makefile.mirrors
+++ b/release/Makefile.mirrors
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ VM_DIR=			${TLD}/VM-IMAGES/${REVISION}-${BRANCH}/${TARGET_ARCH}
 .endif
 
 CLEANFILES+=		${STAGE_TARGETS}
-CHECKSUM_FILES?=	SHA256 MD5
+CHECKSUM_FILES?=	SHA512 SHA256
 SNAP_SUFFIX!=		echo ${_SNAP_SUFFIX:S,^-,,1} | tr -d ' '
 ISO_DIR=		${TLD}/${TARGET}/${TARGET_ARCH}/ISO-IMAGES/${REVISION}
 FTP_DIR=		${TLD}/${TARGET}/${TARGET_ARCH}/${REVISION}-${BRANCH}
diff --git a/release/Makefile.vm b/release/Makefile.vm
index b39d05520768..902442fdfdd8 100644
--- a/release/Makefile.vm
+++ b/release/Makefile.vm
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ cw${_CW:tl}-install:
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/${_CW:tl}
 	cp -p ${${_CW}IMAGE} \
 		${DESTDIR}/${_CW:tl}/${${_CW}_DISK}
+	cd ${DESTDIR}/${_CW:tl} && sha512 ${${_CW}_DISK}* > \
+		${DESTDIR}/${_CW:tl}/CHECKSUM.SHA512
 	cd ${DESTDIR}/${_CW:tl} && sha256 ${${_CW}_DISK}* > \
 		${DESTDIR}/${_CW:tl}/CHECKSUM.SHA256
-	cd ${DESTDIR}/${_CW:tl} && md5 ${${_CW}_DISK}* > \
-		${DESTDIR}/${_CW:tl}/CHECKSUM.MD5
 
 cw${_CW:tl}-package:
 	@# Special target to handle packaging cloud images in the formats
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ vm-install:
 	${XZ_CMD} ${DESTDIR}/vmimages/${OSRELEASE}.${FORMAT}
 .  endfor
 . endif
+	cd ${DESTDIR}/vmimages && sha512 ${OSRELEASE}* > \
+		${DESTDIR}/vmimages/CHECKSUM.SHA512
 	cd ${DESTDIR}/vmimages && sha256 ${OSRELEASE}* > \
 		${DESTDIR}/vmimages/CHECKSUM.SHA256
-	cd ${DESTDIR}/vmimages && md5 ${OSRELEASE}* > \
-		${DESTDIR}/vmimages/CHECKSUM.MD5
 .endif
 
 vm-release:
diff --git a/release/release.sh b/release/release.sh
index e16842204080..313a16c8bb5c 100755
--- a/release/release.sh
+++ b/release/release.sh
@@ -362,10 +362,10 @@ chroot_arm_armv6_build_release() {
 	chroot ${CHROOTDIR} cp -p ${OBJDIR}/${OSRELEASE}-${KERNEL}.img \
 		/R/${OSRELEASE}-${KERNEL}.img
 	chroot ${CHROOTDIR} xz -T ${XZ_THREADS} /R/${OSRELEASE}-${KERNEL}.img
+	cd ${CHROOTDIR}/R && sha512 ${OSRELEASE}* \
+		> CHECKSUM.SHA512
 	cd ${CHROOTDIR}/R && sha256 ${OSRELEASE}* \
 		> CHECKSUM.SHA256
-	cd ${CHROOTDIR}/R && md5 ${OSRELEASE}* \
-		> CHECKSUM.MD5
 
 	return 0
 } # chroot_arm_armv6_build_release()