diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index d9028ec1bd..dd3b354ed4 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ make cross checksum
 
 ## Add the version to the releases.json file
 
-Add an entry **to the top** of deploy/minikube/releases.json with the version and checksums.
+Add an entry **to the top** of deploy/minikube/releases.json with the **version** and **checksums**.
 Send a PR.
 This file controls the auto update notifications in minikube.
 Only add entries to this file that should be released to all users (no pre-release, alpha or beta releases).
diff --git a/deploy/minikube/releases.json b/deploy/minikube/releases.json
index bb921acfee..abe1d19d72 100644
--- a/deploy/minikube/releases.json
+++ b/deploy/minikube/releases.json
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 [
   {
-    "name": "v0.7.1"
+    "name": "v0.7.1",
+      "checksums": {
+          "darwin": "fc8365148be19bd020432d8ddc85c06b7aab3953300b16b24f20fcd8393de449",
+          "linux": "461c09753505e8c06a55b59633abbaa4daa89190374e4c737fe4d4d1107b9f1b",
+          "windows": "cb065787e1ade5761f3be8be407714e0a0dfa23aa1080f33dcccd13655c857a2"
+      }
   },
   {
-    "name": "v0.7.0"
+    "name": "v0.7.0",
+      "checksums": {
+          "darwin": "67af90d31c02e26bdb5a1af96a67b00feb288f20f96b4a67f7c4f1a40b382e99",
+          "linux": "f13b9263813299e6501ced376436ef86b20553a7f5bca19eaf53fad6fbd5729f",
+          "windows": "83d5b8c67d6535b6c156feb0e3b3485b54114436f6338dbdc86b4f92c8cecf43"
+      }
   },
   {
     "name": "v0.6.0"
diff --git a/deploy/minikube/schema.json b/deploy/minikube/schema.json
index 35a03a5673..79c6ad1121 100644
--- a/deploy/minikube/schema.json
+++ b/deploy/minikube/schema.json
@@ -10,20 +10,20 @@
       "checksums": {
         "type": "object",
         "properties": {
-          "windows": {
-            "type": "number",
-            "pattern": "^[A-Fa-f0-9]{64}$"
-          },
           "darwin": {
-            "type": "number",
+            "type": "string",
             "pattern": "^[A-Fa-f0-9]{64}$"
           },
           "linux": {
-            "type": "number",
+            "type": "string",
+            "pattern": "^[A-Fa-f0-9]{64}$"
+          },
+          "windows": {
+            "type": "string",
             "pattern": "^[A-Fa-f0-9]{64}$"
           }
         },
-        "required": ["windows", "darwin", "linux"]
+        "required": ["darwin", "linux", "windows"]
       }
     },
     "required": [