diff --git a/scripts/release/release-layout.yml b/scripts/release/release-layout.yml
index 9d81ddc228..3fd7bbfb40 100644
--- a/scripts/release/release-layout.yml
+++ b/scripts/release/release-layout.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ layout:
     - file: docs/user_manual.md
   checksums.txt:
     - shell: |
-        sha256sum ${{ layout.root }}/* > checksums.txt
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+        sha256sum ${{ layout.root }}/* > checksums.txt
+        # Remove the layout root from the paths in checksums.txt
+        sed -i '' -e "s|${{ layout.root }}/||g" checksums.txt
\ No newline at end of file