diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 4f838ac..c607ea0 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -395,6 +395,9 @@ repo.
 To publish the release:
 
 - [ ] Run container scan on the produced container images (some time may have passed since the artifacts were built)
+- [ ] Collect the assets in a single directory, calculate their SHA-256 hashes, and sign them.
+  * You can use `./dev_scripts/sign-assets.py`, if you want to automate this
+    task.
 - [ ] Create a new **draft** release on GitHub and upload the macOS and Windows installers.
   * Copy the release notes text from the template at [`docs/templates/release-notes`](https://github.com/freedomofpress/dangerzone/tree/main/docs/templates/)
   * You can use `./dev_scripts/upload-asset.py`, if you want to upload an asset
@@ -404,7 +407,8 @@ To publish the release:
   **Important:** Make sure that it's the same container image as the ones that
   are shipped in other platforms (see our [Pre-release](#Pre-release) section)
 
-- [ ] Update the [Dangerzone website](https://github.com/freedomofpress/dangerzone.rocks) to link to the new installers
+- [ ] Upload the detached signatures (.asc) and checksum file.
+- [ ] Update the [Dangerzone website](https://github.com/freedomofpress/dangerzone.rocks) to link to the new installers and signatures
 - [ ] Update the brew cask release of Dangerzone with a [PR like this one](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/pull/116319)
 - [ ] Update version and download links in `README.md`
 
diff --git a/dev_scripts/sign-assets.py b/dev_scripts/sign-assets.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c272d4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev_scripts/sign-assets.py
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import argparse
+import hashlib
+import logging
+import pathlib
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+DZ_ASSETS = [
+    "container.tar.gz",
+    "Dangerzone-{version}.msi",
+    "Dangerzone-{version}-arm64.dmg",
+    "Dangerzone-{version}-i686.dmg",
+]
+DZ_SIGNING_PUBKEY = "DE28AB241FA48260FAC9B8BAA7C9B38522604281"
+
+
+def setup_logging():
+    logging.basicConfig(
+        level=logging.DEBUG,
+        format="%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
+        datefmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
+    )
+
+
+def sign_asset(asset, detached=True):
+    """Sign a single Dangerzone asset using GPG.
+
+    By default, ask GPG to create a detached signature. Alternatively, ask it to include
+    the signature with the contents of the file.
+    """
+    _sign_opt = "--detach-sig" if detached else "--clearsign"
+    cmd = [
+        "gpg",
+        "--batch",
+        "--yes",
+        "--armor",
+        _sign_opt,
+        "-u",
+        DZ_SIGNING_PUBKEY,
+        str(asset),
+    ]
+    log.info(f"Signing '{asset}'")
+    log.debug(f"GPG command: {' '.join(cmd)}")
+    subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
+
+
+def hash_assets(assets):
+    """Create a list of hashes for all the assets, mimicking the output of `sha256sum`.
+
+    Compute the SHA-256 hash of every asset, and create a line for each asset that
+    follows the format of `sha256sum`. From `man sha256sum`:
+
+        The  sums  are  computed as described in FIPS-180-2.  When checking, the input
+        should be a former output of this program.  The default mode is to print a
+        line with: checksum, a space, a character indicating input mode ('*' for
+        binary, ' ' for text or where binary is insignificant), and name for each
+        FILE.
+    """
+    checksums = []
+    for asset in assets:
+        log.info(f"Hashing '{asset}'")
+        with open(asset, "rb") as f:
+            hexdigest = hashlib.file_digest(f, "sha256").hexdigest()
+        checksums.append(f"{hexdigest}  {asset.name}")
+    return "\n".join(checksums)
+
+
+def ensure_assets_exist(assets):
+    """Ensure that assets dir exists, and that the assets are all there."""
+    dir = assets[0].parent
+    if not dir.exists():
+        raise ValueError(f"Path '{dir}' does not exist")
+    if not dir.is_dir():
+        raise ValueError(f"Path '{dir}' is not a directory")
+
+    for asset in assets:
+        if not asset.exists():
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Expected asset with name '{asset}', but it does not exist"
+            )
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        prog=sys.argv[0],
+        description="Dev script for signing Dangerzone assets",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--version",
+        required=True,
+        help=f"look for assets with this Dangerzone version",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "dir",
+        help=f"look for assets in this directory",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    setup_logging()
+
+    # Ensure that all the necessary assets exist in the provided directory.
+    log.info("> Ensuring that the required assets exist")
+    dir = pathlib.Path(args.dir)
+    assets = [dir / asset.format(version=args.version) for asset in DZ_ASSETS]
+    ensure_assets_exist(assets)
+
+    # Create a file that holds the SHA-256 hashes of the assets.
+    log.info("> Create a checksums file for our assets")
+    checksums = hash_assets(assets)
+    checksums_file = dir / f"checksums-{args.version}.txt"
+    with open(checksums_file, "w+") as f:
+        f.write(checksums)
+
+    # Sign every asset and create a detached signature (.asc) for each one of them. The
+    # sole exception is the checksums file, which embeds its signature within the
+    # file, and retains its original name.
+    log.info("> Sign all of our assets")
+    for asset in assets:
+        sign_asset(asset)
+    sign_asset(checksums_file, detached=False)
+    (dir / f"checksums-{args.version}.txt.asc").rename(checksums_file)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())