diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/base-build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/base-build.yml
index fc4172c..41ce33e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/base-build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/base-build.yml
@@ -68,17 +68,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "Contents:"
           ls -R
 
-      - name: Clone upload repo
-        run: git clone "${{ env.REPO_URL }}" upload-repo
-
-      - name: Copy sha256sums.txt to upload-repo
-        run: |
-          if [[ -f sha256sums.txt ]]; then
-            cp sha256sums.txt upload-repo/
-          else
-            echo "[ERROR] sha256sums.txt not found"
-            exit 1
-          fi
+      - name: Upload SHA256 checksums
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: sha256sums
+          path: sha256sums.txt
 
   push-archives-to-repo:
     needs: build-rootfs-archives
@@ -92,6 +86,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Clone upload repo
         run: git clone "${{ env.REPO_URL }}" upload-repo
 
+      - name: Download SHA256 checksums
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: sha256sums
+
       - name: Clean old archives in upload-repo
         run: rm -rf upload-repo/*/*.tar.bz2