diff --git a/.drone.sec b/.drone.sec
index dbeefaa..e9b2e88 100644
--- a/.drone.sec
+++ b/.drone.sec
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diff --git a/DOCS.md b/DOCS.md
index 7ecd3f7..c39d797 100644
--- a/DOCS.md
+++ b/DOCS.md
@@ -3,15 +3,34 @@ can override the default configuration with the following parameters:
 
 * `api_key` - GitHub oauth token with public_repo or repo permission
 * `files` - Files to upload to GitHub Release, globs are allowed
+* `checksum` - Checksum takes hash methods to include in your GitHub release for the files specified. Supported hash methods include md5, sha1, sha256, sha512, adler32, and crc32.
 * `base_url` - GitHub base URL, only required for GHE
 * `upload_url` - GitHub upload URL, only required for GHE
 
 Sample configuration:
 
+```yaml
+publish:
+  github_release:
+    api_key: my_github_api_key
+    files: dist/*
+    checksum: sha1
+```
+
+or
+
 ```yaml
 publish:
   github_release:
     api_key: my_github_api_key
     files:
       - dist/*
+      - bin/binary.exe
+    checksum:
+      - md5
+      - sha1
+      - sha256
+      - sha512
+      - adler32
+      - crc32
 ```
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f9858f..56710a4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ Drone plugin for publishing GitHub releases
         "files": [
             "dist/*.txt",
             "dist/other-file"
+        ],
+        "checksum": [
+            "md5",
+            "sha1",
+            "sha256",
+            "sha512",
+            "adler32",
+            "crc32"
         ]
     }
 }
@@ -71,6 +79,14 @@ docker run -i plugins/drone-github-release <<EOF
         "files": [
             "dist/*.txt",
             "dist/other-file"
+        ],
+        "checksum": [
+            "md5",
+            "sha1",
+            "sha256",
+            "sha512",
+            "adler32",
+            "crc32"
         ]
     }
 }
diff --git a/checksum.go b/checksum.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..786f397
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checksum.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"crypto/md5"
+	"crypto/sha1"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"crypto/sha512"
+	"fmt"
+	"hash/adler32"
+	"hash/crc32"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+func checksum(r io.Reader, method string) (string, error) {
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	switch method {
+	case "md5":
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%x", md5.Sum(b)), nil
+	case "sha1":
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%x", sha1.Sum(b)), nil
+	case "sha256":
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%x", sha256.Sum256(b)), nil
+	case "sha512":
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%x", sha512.Sum512(b)), nil
+	case "adler32":
+		return strconv.FormatUint(uint64(adler32.Checksum(b)), 10), nil
+	case "crc32":
+		return strconv.FormatUint(uint64(crc32.ChecksumIEEE(b)), 10), nil
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("hashing method %s is not supported", method)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index dfe7223..67c4b76 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	var files []string
-	for _, glob := range vargs.Files {
+	for _, glob := range vargs.Files.Slice() {
 		globed, err := filepath.Glob(glob)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Printf("Failed to glob %s\n", glob)
@@ -71,13 +71,22 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if vargs.Checksum.Len() > 0 {
+		var err error
+		files, err = writeChecksums(files, vargs.Checksum.Slice())
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+	}
+
 	baseURL, err := url.Parse(vargs.BaseURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Failed to parse base URL\n")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	uploadURL, err := url.Parse(vargs.BaseURL)
+	uploadURL, err := url.Parse(vargs.UploadURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Failed to parse upload URL\n")
 		os.Exit(1)
@@ -173,3 +182,41 @@ func uploadFiles(client *github.Client, owner string, repo string, id int, files
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func writeChecksums(files, methods []string) ([]string, error) {
+
+	checksums := make(map[string][]string)
+	for _, method := range methods {
+		for _, file := range files {
+			handle, err := os.Open(file)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to read %s artifact: %s", file, err)
+			}
+
+			hash, err := checksum(handle, method)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
+			checksums[method] = append(checksums[method], hash, file)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for method, results := range checksums {
+		filename := method + "sum.txt"
+		f, err := os.Create(filename)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		for i := 0; i < len(results); i += 2 {
+			hash := results[i]
+			file := results[i+1]
+			if _, err := f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s  %s\n", hash, file)); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+		files = append(files, filename)
+	}
+	return files, nil
+}
diff --git a/types.go b/types.go
index 9827a6a..295d5f7 100644
--- a/types.go
+++ b/types.go
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package main
 
+import "github.com/drone/drone-go/drone"
+
 // Params are the parameters that the GitHub Release plugin can parse.
 type Params struct {
-	BaseURL   string   `json:"base_url"`
-	UploadURL string   `json:"upload_url"`
-	APIKey    string   `json:"api_key"`
-	Files     []string `json:"files"`
+	BaseURL   string            `json:"base_url"`
+	UploadURL string            `json:"upload_url"`
+	APIKey    string            `json:"api_key"`
+	Files     drone.StringSlice `json:"files"`
+	Checksum  drone.StringSlice `json:"checksum"`
 }