diff --git a/.woodpecker/release.yaml b/.woodpecker/release.yaml
index 47b7826..528b18c 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/release.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/release.yaml
@@ -113,26 +113,33 @@ steps:
         tea logins add --name gitea --url https://git.unkin.net --token "$${RELEASER_TOKEN}" --no-version-check
         # $$ escapes shell vars/substitutions so Woodpecker doesn't blank them
         # at parse time; ${CI_COMMIT_TAG}/${CI_REPO} are real Woodpecker vars.
-        PREV_TAG=$$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 HEAD^ 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+        # Find the previous release tag for the changelog range. Several tags can
+        # point at the same commit (e.g. v0.5.3 and v0.5.4), so we skip tags on
+        # the current commit and pick the newest semver tag that is a real
+        # ancestor of this one -- describe HEAD^ would jump too far back.
+        CUR_SHA=$$(git rev-list -n1 "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}")
+        PREV_TAG=""
+        for t in $$(git tag --sort=-v:refname); do
+          [ "$$t" = "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}" ] && continue
+          [ "$$(git rev-list -n1 "$$t")" = "$$CUR_SHA" ] && continue
+          if git merge-base --is-ancestor "$$t" "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}" 2>/dev/null; then
+            PREV_TAG="$$t"; break
+          fi
+        done
         if [ -n "$$PREV_TAG" ]; then
           NOTES=$$(git log "$${PREV_TAG}..${CI_COMMIT_TAG}" --pretty=format:"- %s")
         else
           NOTES=$$(git log --pretty=format:"- %s")
         fi
         tea releases create --tag "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}" --title "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}" --note "$${NOTES}" --login gitea --repo "${CI_REPO}"
-        tea releases assets create "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}" \
-          node-lookup-linux-amd64 \
-          node-lookup-linux-arm64 \
-          node-lookup-darwin-amd64 \
-          node-lookup-darwin-arm64 \
-          pburl-linux-amd64 \
-          pburl-linux-arm64 \
-          pburl-darwin-amd64 \
-          pburl-darwin-arm64 \
-          pblastreport-linux-amd64 \
-          pblastreport-linux-arm64 \
-          pblastreport-darwin-amd64 \
-          pblastreport-darwin-arm64 \
+        # The build step writes the 12 cross-compiled binaries into the workspace
+        # root; the package step writes the RPM to dist/. Generate a checksums
+        # manifest over everything we attach so downloads can be verified.
+        RPM=$$(ls dist/*.rpm 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+        ASSETS="node-lookup-linux-amd64 node-lookup-linux-arm64 node-lookup-darwin-amd64 node-lookup-darwin-arm64 pburl-linux-amd64 pburl-linux-arm64 pburl-darwin-amd64 pburl-darwin-arm64 pblastreport-linux-amd64 pblastreport-linux-arm64 pblastreport-darwin-amd64 pblastreport-darwin-arm64"
+        [ -n "$$RPM" ] && ASSETS="$$ASSETS $$RPM"
+        sha256sum $$ASSETS > sha256sums.txt
+        tea releases assets create "${CI_COMMIT_TAG}" $$ASSETS sha256sums.txt \
           --login gitea --repo "${CI_REPO}"
     depends_on: [upload-rpm]
     backend_options: