diff --git a/checksum/checksum.go b/checksum/checksum.go
index 18cfdc9af..3a2fd1046 100644
--- a/checksum/checksum.go
+++ b/checksum/checksum.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package checksum
 
 import (
-	"crypto/md5"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"hash"
@@ -9,11 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
-// MD5 sum of the given file
-func MD5(path string) (result string, err error) {
-	return calculate(md5.New(), path)
-}
-
 // SHA256 sum of the given file
 func SHA256(path string) (result string, err error) {
 	return calculate(sha256.New(), path)
diff --git a/checksum/checksum_test.go b/checksum/checksum_test.go
index 86e273dc4..71fe9d68d 100644
--- a/checksum/checksum_test.go
+++ b/checksum/checksum_test.go
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ func TestChecksums(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = file.WriteString("lorem ipsum")
 	assert.NoError(err)
 	assert.NoError(file.Close())
-	t.Run("md5", func(t *testing.T) {
-		sum, err := MD5(file.Name())
-		assert.NoError(err)
-		assert.Equal("80a751fde577028640c419000e33eba6", sum)
-	})
 	t.Run("sha256", func(t *testing.T) {
 		sum, err := SHA256(file.Name())
 		assert.NoError(err)
@@ -36,7 +31,7 @@ func TestChecksums(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestOpenFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	var assert = assert.New(t)
-	sum, err := MD5("/tmp/this-file-wont-exist-I-hope")
+	sum, err := SHA256("/tmp/this-file-wont-exist-I-hope")
 	assert.Empty(sum)
 	assert.Error(err)
 }
diff --git a/pipeline/checksums/checksums.go b/pipeline/checksums/checksums.go
index 8b6e486e8..ea78b5442 100644
--- a/pipeline/checksums/checksums.go
+++ b/pipeline/checksums/checksums.go
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ func checksums(ctx *context.Context, name string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	md5, err := checksum.MD5(artifact)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	file, err := os.OpenFile(
 		filepath.Join(ctx.Config.Dist, checksums),
 		os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC,
@@ -52,11 +48,7 @@ func checksums(ctx *context.Context, name string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer func() { _ = file.Close() }()
-	var template = "%v %v\n"
-	if _, err = file.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(template, "md5sum", md5)); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if _, err = file.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(template, "sha256sum", sha)); err != nil {
+	if _, err = file.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%v\t%v\n", sha, name)); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	ctx.AddArtifact(file.Name())
diff --git a/pipeline/checksums/checksums_test.go b/pipeline/checksums/checksums_test.go
index ee23f901d..70db2f604 100644
--- a/pipeline/checksums/checksums_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/checksums/checksums_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,5 @@ func TestPipe(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(ctx.Artifacts, "binary.checksums", "binary")
 	bts, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(folder, "binary.checksums"))
 	assert.NoError(err)
-	assert.Contains(string(bts), "md5sum 5ac749fbeec93607fc28d666be85e73a")
-	assert.Contains(string(bts), "sha256sum 61d034473102d7dac305902770471fd50f4c5b26f6831a56dd90b5184b3c30fc")
+	assert.Contains(string(bts), "61d034473102d7dac305902770471fd50f4c5b26f6831a56dd90b5184b3c30fc	binary")
 }