diff --git a/utils/github.ts b/utils/github.ts
index 03d3fa5..d22b837 100644
--- a/utils/github.ts
+++ b/utils/github.ts
@@ -58,20 +58,21 @@ function getReleaseInfo(data: GitHubRelease): ReleaseInfo {
   };
 
   function getChecksum() {
+    const assetName = getPluginKind() === "wasm" ? "plugin.wasm" : "plugin.json";
+    const asset = data.assets?.find((a) => a.name === assetName);
+    if (asset?.digest) {
+      const match = /^sha256:([a-f0-9]{64})$/i.exec(asset.digest);
+      if (match?.[1]) {
+        return match[1];
+      }
+    }
+    // fall back to searching the body text for a dprint style checksum
     if (typeof data.body === "string") {
-      // search the body text for a dprint style checksum
       const checksum = /\@([a-z0-9]{64})\b/i.exec(data.body);
       if (checksum?.[1]) {
         return checksum[1];
       }
     }
-    // fall back to the digest from the release asset
-    const assetName = getPluginKind() === "wasm" ? "plugin.wasm" : "plugin.json";
-    const asset = data.assets?.find((a) => a.name === assetName);
-    if (asset?.digest) {
-      const match = /^sha256:([a-f0-9]{64})$/i.exec(asset.digest);
-      return match?.[1];
-    }
     return undefined;
   }