diff --git a/checks/signed_releases.go b/checks/signed_releases.go
index 2cf6940560f..2b9e7b88899 100644
--- a/checks/signed_releases.go
+++ b/checks/signed_releases.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const (
 	releaseLookBack     = 5
 )
 
-var artifactExtensions = []string{".asc", ".minisig", ".sig"}
+var artifactExtensions = []string{".asc", ".minisig", ".sig", ".sign"}
 
 //nolint:gochecknoinits
 func init() {
diff --git a/docs/checks.md b/docs/checks.md
index 283d2fbc2f4..247006fb4e0 100644
--- a/docs/checks.md
+++ b/docs/checks.md
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ Signed releases attest to the provenance of the artifact.
 
 This check looks for the following filenames in the project's last five
 releases: [*.minisig ](https://github.com/jedisct1/minisign), *.asc (pgp),
-*.sign.
+*.sig, *.sign.
 
 Note: The check does not verify the signatures. 
  
diff --git a/docs/checks/internal/checks.yaml b/docs/checks/internal/checks.yaml
index 0f6f58a5182..2a5827d1b39 100644
--- a/docs/checks/internal/checks.yaml
+++ b/docs/checks/internal/checks.yaml
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ checks:
 
       This check looks for the following filenames in the project's last five
       releases: [*.minisig ](https://github.com/jedisct1/minisign), *.asc (pgp),
-      *.sign.
+      *.sig, *.sign.
 
       Note: The check does not verify the signatures. 
     remediation: