diff --git a/Aki.Core/InternalData.cs b/Aki.Core/InternalData.cs
index 221ad2a..7672384 100644
--- a/Aki.Core/InternalData.cs
+++ b/Aki.Core/InternalData.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ namespace SPT_AKI_Installer.Aki.Core
         /// </summary>
         public string AkiReleaseDownloadLink { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The release zip hash
+        /// </summary>
+        public string AkiReleaseHash { get; set; } = null;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The release download link for the patcher mirror list
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Aki.Core/Tasks/DownloadTask.cs b/Aki.Core/Tasks/DownloadTask.cs
index 52815e5..7afa1fd 100644
--- a/Aki.Core/Tasks/DownloadTask.cs
+++ b/Aki.Core/Tasks/DownloadTask.cs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace SPT_AKI_Installer.Aki.Core.Tasks
 
             var akiProgress = new Progress<double>((d) => { Progress = (int)Math.Floor(d); });
 
-            _data.AkiZipInfo = await DownloadCacheHelper.GetOrDownloadFileAsync("sptaki.zip", _data.AkiReleaseDownloadLink, akiProgress);
+            _data.AkiZipInfo = await DownloadCacheHelper.GetOrDownloadFileAsync("sptaki.zip", _data.AkiReleaseDownloadLink, akiProgress, _data.AkiReleaseHash);
 
             if (_data.AkiZipInfo == null)
             {
diff --git a/Aki.Core/Tasks/ReleaseCheckTask.cs b/Aki.Core/Tasks/ReleaseCheckTask.cs
index 865fd7d..76bfd05 100644
--- a/Aki.Core/Tasks/ReleaseCheckTask.cs
+++ b/Aki.Core/Tasks/ReleaseCheckTask.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 using Gitea.Api;
 using Gitea.Client;
+using Gitea.Model;
 using SPT_AKI_Installer.Aki.Core.Model;
+using SPT_AKI_Installer.Aki.Helper;
 using System;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace SPT_AKI_Installer.Aki.Core.Tasks
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ namespace SPT_AKI_Installer.Aki.Core.Tasks
 
                 _data.PatcherMirrorsLink = comparePatchToAki?.Assets[0].BrowserDownloadUrl;
                 _data.AkiReleaseDownloadLink = latestAkiRelease.Assets[0].BrowserDownloadUrl;
+                _data.AkiReleaseHash = FileHashHelper.GetGiteaReleaseHash(latestAkiRelease);
 
                 int IntAkiVersion = int.Parse(latestAkiVersion);
                 int IntGameVersion = int.Parse(_data.OriginalGameVersion);
diff --git a/Aki.Helper/DownloadCacheHelper.cs b/Aki.Helper/DownloadCacheHelper.cs
index e1e3c04..5fcd2a8 100644
--- a/Aki.Helper/DownloadCacheHelper.cs
+++ b/Aki.Helper/DownloadCacheHelper.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,32 @@ namespace SPT_AKI_Installer.Aki.Helper
 
         private static string _cachePath = Path.Join(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), "spt-installer/cache");
 
+        private static bool CheckCache(FileInfo cacheFile, string expectedHash = null)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                cacheFile.Refresh();
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(_cachePath);
+
+                if (cacheFile.Exists)
+                {
+                    if (expectedHash != null && FileHashHelper.CheckHash(cacheFile, expectedHash))
+                    {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+
+                    cacheFile.Delete();
+                    cacheFile.Refresh();
+                }
+
+                return false;
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
         private static async Task<GenericResult> DownloadFile(FileInfo outputFile, string targetLink, IProgress<double> progress, string expectedHash = null)
         {
             try
@@ -45,19 +71,7 @@ namespace SPT_AKI_Installer.Aki.Helper
         {
             try
             {
-                cacheFile.Refresh();
-                Directory.CreateDirectory(_cachePath);
-
-                if (cacheFile.Exists)
-                {
-                    if (expectedHash != null && FileHashHelper.CheckHash(cacheFile, expectedHash))
-                    {
-                        return GenericResult.FromSuccess();
-                    }
-
-                    cacheFile.Delete();
-                    cacheFile.Refresh();
-                }
+                if (CheckCache(cacheFile, expectedHash)) return GenericResult.FromSuccess();
 
                 using var patcherFileStream = cacheFile.Open(FileMode.Create);
                 {
@@ -83,19 +97,7 @@ namespace SPT_AKI_Installer.Aki.Helper
         {
             try
             {
-                cacheFile.Refresh();
-                Directory.CreateDirectory(_cachePath);
-
-                if (cacheFile.Exists)
-                {
-                    if (expectedHash != null && FileHashHelper.CheckHash(cacheFile, expectedHash))
-                    {
-                        return GenericResult.FromSuccess();
-                    }
-
-                    cacheFile.Delete();
-                    cacheFile.Refresh();
-                }
+                if (CheckCache(cacheFile, expectedHash)) return GenericResult.FromSuccess();
 
                 return await DownloadFile(cacheFile, targetLink, progress, expectedHash);
             }
diff --git a/Aki.Helper/FileHashHelper.cs b/Aki.Helper/FileHashHelper.cs
index dead830..16d5cf8 100644
--- a/Aki.Helper/FileHashHelper.cs
+++ b/Aki.Helper/FileHashHelper.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
-using System;
+using Gitea.Model;
+using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 
 namespace SPT_AKI_Installer.Aki.Helper
 {
     public static class FileHashHelper
     {
+        public static string GetGiteaReleaseHash(Release release)
+        {
+            var regex = Regex.Match(release.Body, @"Release Hash: (?<hash>\S+)");
+
+            if (regex.Success)
+            {
+                return regex.Groups["hash"].Value;
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
         public static bool CheckHash(FileInfo file, string expectedHash)
         {
             using (MD5 md5Service = MD5.Create())