diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9d5c9fafcf6b..832af16e6f4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -549,7 +549,6 @@ jobs:
               cat "${item}" >> ../"${sumsfile}"
             done
           done
-          rm ./*.sum
 
       - name: Make Update spec
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 292b51148ca5..e54331497372 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ jobs:
         if: |
           inputs.prerelease && env.GH_TOKEN != '' && env.GH_REPO != '' && env.GH_REPO != github.repository
         run: |
+          rm -f artifact/*.sum
           title="${{ startswith(env.GH_REPO, 'yt-dlp/') && 'yt-dlp ' || '' }}${{ env.channel }}"
           gh release create \
             --notes-file ARCHIVE_NOTES \