diff --git a/doc/release-process.md b/doc/release-process.md
index 5b8029955..940f934ba 100644
--- a/doc/release-process.md
+++ b/doc/release-process.md
@@ -181,9 +181,10 @@ Commit your signature to gitian.sigs:
 - Create `SHA256SUMS.asc` for the builds, and GPG-sign it:
 ```bash
 sha256sum * > SHA256SUMS
-gpg --clearsign SHA256SUMS # outputs SHA256SUMS.asc
+gpg --digest-algo sha256 --clearsign SHA256SUMS # outputs SHA256SUMS.asc
 rm SHA256SUMS
 ```
+(the digest algorithm is forced to sha256 to avoid confusion of the `Hash:` header that GPG adds with the SHA256 used for the files)
 
 - Upload zips and installers, as well as `SHA256SUMS.asc` from last step, to the bitcoin.org server