diff --git a/.goreleaser.windows.yml b/.goreleaser.windows.yml
index 40907d0a89..7ea0481c8c 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.windows.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.windows.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ archives:
     format_overrides:
       - goos: "windows"
         format: "zip"
+
+checksums:
+  # NOTE: this needs to be different from the main release step
+  # because the main release already generates this file in a separate step.
+  name_template: "windows_checksums.txt"
+
 chocolateys:
   - name: "spicedb"
     package_source_url: "https://github.com/authzed/spicedb"