diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 2cf92ebcbcb..48d3e7f314e 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ install:
 build_script:
   - go run build.go build
   - grunt release
+  - go run build.go sha1-dist
   - cp dist/* .
 
 artifacts:
diff --git a/build.go b/build.go
index a457a49a2c8..de828d3ef91 100644
--- a/build.go
+++ b/build.go
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ func main() {
 			createDebPackages()
 			sha1FilesInDist()
 
+    case "sha1-dist":
+      sha1FilesInDist()
+
 		case "latest":
 			makeLatestDistCopies()
 			sha1FilesInDist()