diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e5c5d0e7a8..e7d4a83fed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -350,14 +350,6 @@ jobs:
           cd docker-stub/US; zip -r ../../docker-stub-US.zip *; cd ../..
           cd docker-stub/EU; zip -r ../../docker-stub-EU.zip *; cd ../..
 
-      - name: Make Docker stub checksums
-        if: |
-          github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-          && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/rc' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/hotfix-rc')
-        run: |
-          sha256sum docker-stub-US.zip > docker-stub-US-sha256.txt
-          sha256sum docker-stub-EU.zip > docker-stub-EU-sha256.txt
-
       - name: Upload Docker stub US artifact
         if: |
           github.event_name != 'pull_request'
@@ -378,26 +370,6 @@ jobs:
           path: docker-stub-EU.zip
           if-no-files-found: error
 
-      - name: Upload Docker stub US checksum artifact
-        if: |
-          github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-          && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/rc' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/hotfix-rc')
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@65c4c4a1ddee5b72f698fdd19549f0f0fb45cf08 # v4.6.0
-        with:
-          name: docker-stub-US-sha256.txt
-          path: docker-stub-US-sha256.txt
-          if-no-files-found: error
-
-      - name: Upload Docker stub EU checksum artifact
-        if: |
-          github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-          && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/rc' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/hotfix-rc')
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@65c4c4a1ddee5b72f698fdd19549f0f0fb45cf08 # v4.6.0
-        with:
-          name: docker-stub-EU-sha256.txt
-          path: docker-stub-EU-sha256.txt
-          if-no-files-found: error
-
       - name: Build Public API Swagger
         run: |
           cd ./src/Api
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f749d2e4f0..1a9cc2d966 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ on:
 env:
   _AZ_REGISTRY: "bitwardenprod.azurecr.io"
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   setup:
     name: Setup
@@ -65,9 +68,7 @@ jobs:
           workflow_conclusion: success
           branch: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.branch-name }}
           artifacts: "docker-stub-US.zip,
-            docker-stub-US-sha256.txt,
             docker-stub-EU.zip,
-            docker-stub-EU-sha256.txt,
             swagger.json"
 
       - name: Dry Run - Download latest release Docker stubs
@@ -78,9 +79,7 @@ jobs:
           workflow_conclusion: success
           branch: main
           artifacts: "docker-stub-US.zip,
-            docker-stub-US-sha256.txt,
             docker-stub-EU.zip,
-            docker-stub-EU-sha256.txt,
             swagger.json"
 
       - name: Create release
@@ -88,9 +87,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@cdcc88a9acf3ca41c16c37bb7d21b9ad48560d87 # v1.15.0
         with:
           artifacts: "docker-stub-US.zip,
-            docker-stub-US-sha256.txt,
             docker-stub-EU.zip,
-            docker-stub-EU-sha256.txt,
             swagger.json"
           commit: ${{ github.sha }}
           tag: "v${{ needs.setup.outputs.release_version }}"