diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-process.yml b/.github/workflows/release-process.yml
index 86c3a71e6f..f38c6c59d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-process.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-process.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ jobs:
   kapp-controller-release:
     name: kapp-controller release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      packages: write
+      id-token: write
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3.5.2
@@ -37,6 +41,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: 1.21.1
 
+      - name: Set up Cosign
+        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@v3
+
       - name: Run release script
         run: |
           set -e -x
@@ -50,6 +57,19 @@ jobs:
           ./hack/build-binaries.sh
           cp ./kctrl-* ../release/
 
+      - name: Sign kapp-controller OCI image
+        run: |
+          image_url=`yq e '.spec.template.spec.containers[] | select(.name == "kapp-controller") | .image' release/release.yml`
+          cosign sign --yes "$image_url"
+
+      - name: Verify signature on Kapp-controller OCI image
+        run: |
+          image_url=`yq e '.spec.template.spec.containers[] | select(.name == "kapp-controller") | .image' release/release.yml`
+          cosign verify \
+            $image_url \
+            --certificate-identity-regexp=https://github.com/carvel-dev \
+            --certificate-oidc-issuer=https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com
+
       - name: Run Package build
         run: |
           constraintVersion="${{ github.ref_name }}"
@@ -57,6 +77,19 @@ jobs:
           mv ./carvel-artifacts/packages/kapp-controller.carvel.dev/metadata.yml ./carvel-artifacts/packages/kapp-controller.carvel.dev/package-metadata.yml
           mv ./carvel-artifacts/packages/kapp-controller.carvel.dev/* release/
 
+      - name: Sign kapp-controller-package-bundle OCI image
+        run: |
+          image_url=`yq e '.spec.template.spec.fetch[0].imgpkgBundle.image' release/package.yml`
+          cosign sign --yes "$image_url"
+
+      - name: Verify signature on kapp-controller-package-bundle OCI image
+        run: |
+          image_url=`yq e '.spec.template.spec.fetch[0].imgpkgBundle.image' release/package.yml`
+          cosign verify \
+            $image_url \
+            --certificate-identity-regexp=https://github.com/carvel-dev \
+            --certificate-oidc-issuer=https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com
+
       - name: Add to formatted checksum
         run: |
           pushd release
@@ -67,6 +100,18 @@ jobs:
           cat ./tmp/checksums.txt | tee -a ./tmp/checksums-formatted.txt
           echo '```' | tee -a ./tmp/checksums-formatted.txt
 
+      - name: Sign checksums.txt
+        run: |
+          cosign sign-blob --yes ./tmp/checksums.txt --output-certificate release/checksums.pem  --output-signature release/checksums.sig
+
+      - name: Verify checksums signature
+        run: |
+          cosign verify-blob \
+            --cert release/checksums.pem \
+            --signature release/checksums.sig \
+            --certificate-identity-regexp=https://github.com/carvel-dev \
+            --certificate-oidc-issuer=https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com ./tmp/checksums.txt
+
       - name: Create release draft and upload release yaml
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@de2c0eb89ae2a093876385947365aca7b0e5f844
         with: