diff --git a/tasks/release.rb b/tasks/release.rb
index 8fb151ceb4..b021535245 100644
--- a/tasks/release.rb
+++ b/tasks/release.rb
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ MSG
 To see the full list of changes, [check out all the commits on
 GitHub](https://github.com/rails/rails/compare/v#{previous_version}...v#{version}).
 
-## SHA-1
+## SHA-256
 
 If you'd like to verify that your gem is the same as the one I've uploaded,
 please use these SHA-256 hashes.