diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 735d2d2768..e19e0d4d67 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ archives:
       - goos: windows
         format: zip
 checksum:
-  name_template: "checksums.txt"
+  name_template: "checksums.sha256"
 snapshot:
   name_template: "{{ .Tag }}-next"
 changelog: