diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index d7644be694..e52bdaf24b 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -319,6 +319,11 @@ if [ "$1" = "release" -o "$1" = "mkimage" -o "$1" = "amlpkg" -o "$1" = "noobs" ]
   # create release tarball
   tar cf $TARGET_IMG/$IMAGE_NAME.tar -C target $IMAGE_NAME
 
+  # create sha256 checksum of tarball
+  ( cd $TARGET_IMG
+    sha256sum ${IMAGE_NAME}.tar > ${IMAGE_NAME}.tar.sha256
+  )
+
   # create image files if requested
   if [[ ( "$1" = "amlpkg" || "$1" = "noobs" || "$1" = "mkimage" ) && -n "$BOOTLOADER" ]]; then
     # projects can set KERNEL_NAME (kernel.img)
@@ -423,6 +428,11 @@ if [ "$1" = "release" -o "$1" = "mkimage" -o "$1" = "amlpkg" -o "$1" = "noobs" ]
 
     zip -q $TARGET_IMG/$IMAGE_NAME.zip *
 
+    # create sha256 checksum of zip
+    ( cd $TARGET_IMG
+      sha256sum ${IMAGE_NAME}.zip > ${IMAGE_NAME}.zip.sha256
+    )
+
     popd > /dev/null
     popd > /dev/null
 
@@ -531,6 +541,11 @@ if [ "$1" = "release" -o "$1" = "mkimage" -o "$1" = "amlpkg" -o "$1" = "noobs" ]
 
     # create release tarball
     tar cf $TARGET_IMG/${IMAGE_NAME}-$1.tar -C $TARGET ${IMAGE_NAME}-$1
+
+    # create sha256 checksum of tarball
+    ( cd $TARGET_IMG
+      sha256sum ${IMAGE_NAME}-$1.tar > ${IMAGE_NAME}-$1.tar.sha256
+    )
   fi
 
   if [ -d $RELEASE_DIR ]; then