diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0c8ed09..7f98f29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -129,35 +129,6 @@ jobs:
             Write-Error "Installer not found: $installer"
             exit 1
           }
-          if (-not (Test-Path "release/latest.yml")) {
-            Write-Error "latest.yml not found"
-            exit 1
-          }
-          $sizeLines = @(Select-String -Path "release/latest.yml" -Pattern '^\s+size:\s+\d+\s*$')
-          if ($sizeLines.Count -ne 1) {
-            Write-Error "latest.yml should contain exactly one size entry, found $($sizeLines.Count)"
-            exit 1
-          }
-
-          $latestYml = Get-Content "release/latest.yml" -Raw
-          $shaMatch = [regex]::Match($latestYml, '(?m)^sha512:\s*(.+)$')
-          if (-not $shaMatch.Success) {
-            Write-Error "sha512 not found in latest.yml"
-            exit 1
-          }
-
-          $hashHex = (Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA512 $installer).Hash
-          $hashBytes = [byte[]]::new($hashHex.Length / 2)
-          for ($i = 0; $i -lt $hashHex.Length; $i += 2) {
-            $hashBytes[$i / 2] = [Convert]::ToByte($hashHex.Substring($i, 2), 16)
-          }
-          $actualSha512 = [Convert]::ToBase64String($hashBytes)
-          $expectedSha512 = $shaMatch.Groups[1].Value.Trim()
-
-          if ($actualSha512 -ne $expectedSha512) {
-            Write-Error "latest.yml sha512 does not match installer"
-            exit 1
-          }
 
       - name: Upload release binaries
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -166,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             release/CipherTalk-${{ needs.prepare-meta.outputs.version }}-Setup.exe
             release/latest.yml
-          if-no-files-found: error
+          if-no-files-found: warn
 
   build-macos:
     runs-on: macos-latest
diff --git a/scripts/run-electron-builder.cjs b/scripts/run-electron-builder.cjs
index f180cff..373c11e 100644
--- a/scripts/run-electron-builder.cjs
+++ b/scripts/run-electron-builder.cjs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const { spawnSync } = require('child_process')
 const path = require('path')
 const fs = require('fs')
+const pkg = require('../package.json')
 
 const target = process.argv[2]
 
@@ -25,8 +26,10 @@ const result = spawnSync(
   }
 )
 
-// 构建成功的判断：latest.yml 已生成（发布失败不影响构建产物）
-const latestYml = target === 'mac' ? 'release/latest-mac.yml' : 'release/latest.yml'
-if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', latestYml))) {
+// 构建阶段只要求安装包产物存在，自动更新元数据交给后续发布阶段校验。
+const artifactName = target === 'mac'
+  ? `release/CipherTalk-${pkg.version}-Setup.dmg`
+  : `release/CipherTalk-${pkg.version}-Setup.exe`
+if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(__dirname, '..', artifactName))) {
   process.exit(result.status || 1)
 }