diff --git a/release_management/create_release.py b/release_management/create_release.py
index 836ae8c..3693665 100755
--- a/release_management/create_release.py
+++ b/release_management/create_release.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def tag_rust_library(namespace, name):
                 filterer=filtered,
             )
             subprocess.run(
-                ["sha512sum", os.path.abspath(vendor_tarfile_name)], check=True
+                ["sha256sum", os.path.abspath(vendor_tarfile_name)], check=True
             )
             additional_assets = [vendor_tarfile_name]