diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 1f80f4a9c..0735fff30 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ checksum:
 
 signs:
   -
-    signature: "${artifact}.asc"
+    signature: "${artifact}.minisig"
     cmd: "sh"
     args:
       - '-c'
-      - 'gpg --quiet --detach-sign -a ${artifact}'
+      - 'minisign -s /media/${USER}/minio/minisign.key -qQSm ${artifact} < /media/${USER}/minio/minisign-passphrase'
     artifacts: all
 
 changelog:
diff --git a/Dockerfile.arm.release b/Dockerfile.arm.release
index 79f9c66c2..a42efe138 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.arm.release
+++ b/Dockerfile.arm.release
@@ -12,13 +12,19 @@ ENV MINIO_ACCESS_KEY_FILE=access_key \
     MINIO_SSE_MASTER_KEY_FILE=sse_master_key
 
 RUN \
-     apk add --no-cache ca-certificates 'curl>7.61.0' 'su-exec>=0.2' && \
+     echo "http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing" >> /etc/apk/repositories && \
+     apk update && apk add --no-cache ca-certificates 'curl>7.61.0' 'su-exec>=0.2' minisign && \
      echo 'hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4' >> /etc/nsswitch.conf && \
      curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-arm/minio -o /usr/bin/minio && \
-     curl -s -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/release/dockerscripts/docker-entrypoint.sh -o /usr/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh && \
+     curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-arm/minio.sha256sum -o /usr/bin/minio.sha256sum && \
+     curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-arm/minio.minisig -o /usr/bin/minio.minisig && \
+     curl -s -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/master/dockerscripts/verify-minio.sh -o /usr/bin/verify-minio.sh && \
+     curl -s -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/master/dockerscripts/docker-entrypoint.sh -o /usr/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh && \
      chmod +x /usr/bin/minio && \
      chmod +x /usr/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh && \
-     curl -s -q -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/release/CREDITS
+     chmod +x /usr/bin/verify-minio.sh && \
+     curl -s -q -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/release/CREDITS && \
+     /usr/bin/verify-minio.sh
 
 EXPOSE 9000
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.arm64.release b/Dockerfile.arm64.release
index 9a4f1e5c3..42a8ede28 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.arm64.release
+++ b/Dockerfile.arm64.release
@@ -12,13 +12,19 @@ ENV MINIO_ACCESS_KEY_FILE=access_key \
     MINIO_SSE_MASTER_KEY_FILE=sse_master_key
 
 RUN \
-     apk add --no-cache ca-certificates 'curl>7.61.0' 'su-exec>=0.2' && \
+     echo "http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing" >> /etc/apk/repositories && \
+     apk update && apk add --no-cache ca-certificates 'curl>7.61.0' 'su-exec>=0.2' minisign && \
      echo 'hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4' >> /etc/nsswitch.conf && \
      curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-arm64/minio -o /usr/bin/minio && \
-     curl -s -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/release/dockerscripts/docker-entrypoint.sh -o /usr/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh && \
+     curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-arm64/minio.sha256sum -o /usr/bin/minio.sha256sum && \
+     curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-arm64/minio.minisig -o /usr/bin/minio.minisig && \
+     curl -s -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/master/dockerscripts/verify-minio.sh -o /usr/bin/verify-minio.sh && \
+     curl -s -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/master/dockerscripts/docker-entrypoint.sh -o /usr/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh && \
      chmod +x /usr/bin/minio && \
      chmod +x /usr/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh && \
-     curl -s -q -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/release/CREDITS
+     chmod +x /usr/bin/verify-minio.sh && \
+     curl -s -q -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/release/CREDITS && \
+     /usr/bin/verify-minio.sh
 
 EXPOSE 9000
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.ppc64le.release b/Dockerfile.ppc64le.release
index 8dc5428fc..875cdcc23 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.ppc64le.release
+++ b/Dockerfile.ppc64le.release
@@ -12,13 +12,18 @@ ENV MINIO_ACCESS_KEY_FILE=access_key \
     MINIO_SSE_MASTER_KEY_FILE=sse_master_key
 
 RUN \
-     apk add --no-cache ca-certificates 'curl>7.61.0' 'su-exec>=0.2' && \
-     echo 'hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4' >> /etc/nsswitch.conf && \
+     echo "http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing" >> /etc/apk/repositories && \
+     apk update && apk add --no-cache ca-certificates 'curl>7.61.0' 'su-exec>=0.2' minisign && \
      curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-ppc64le/minio -o /usr/bin/minio && \
-     curl -s -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/release/dockerscripts/docker-entrypoint.sh -o /usr/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh && \
+     curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-ppc64le/minio.sha256sum -o /usr/bin/minio.sha256sum && \
+     curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-ppc64le/minio.minisig -o /usr/bin/minio.minisig && \
+     curl -s -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/master/dockerscripts/verify-minio.sh -o /usr/bin/verify-minio.sh && \
+     curl -s -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/master/dockerscripts/docker-entrypoint.sh -o /usr/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh && \
      chmod +x /usr/bin/minio && \
      chmod +x /usr/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh && \
-     curl -s -q -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/release/CREDITS
+     chmod +x /usr/bin/verify-minio.sh && \
+     curl -s -q -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/release/CREDITS && \
+     /usr/bin/verify-minio.sh
 
 EXPOSE 9000
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.release b/Dockerfile.release
index aaa167092..ec09bc3fc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.release
+++ b/Dockerfile.release
@@ -9,13 +9,19 @@ ENV MINIO_ACCESS_KEY_FILE=access_key \
     MINIO_SSE_MASTER_KEY_FILE=sse_master_key
 
 RUN \
-     apk add --no-cache ca-certificates 'curl>7.61.0' 'su-exec>=0.2' && \
+     echo "http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing" >> /etc/apk/repositories && \
+     apk update && apk add --no-cache ca-certificates 'curl>7.61.0' 'su-exec>=0.2' minisign && \
      echo 'hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4' >> /etc/nsswitch.conf && \
      curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-amd64/minio -o /usr/bin/minio && \
-     curl -s -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/release/dockerscripts/docker-entrypoint.sh -o /usr/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh && \
+     curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-amd64/minio.sha256sum -o /usr/bin/minio.sha256sum && \
+     curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-amd64/minio.minisig -o /usr/bin/minio.minisig && \
+     curl -s -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/master/dockerscripts/verify-minio.sh -o /usr/bin/verify-minio.sh && \
+     curl -s -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/master/dockerscripts/docker-entrypoint.sh -o /usr/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh && \
      chmod +x /usr/bin/minio && \
      chmod +x /usr/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh && \
-     curl -s -q -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/release/CREDITS
+     chmod +x /usr/bin/verify-minio.sh && \
+     curl -s -q -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/release/CREDITS && \
+     /usr/bin/verify-minio.sh
 
 EXPOSE 9000
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.s390x.release b/Dockerfile.s390x.release
index 9f8a624af..9c7d08e52 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.s390x.release
+++ b/Dockerfile.s390x.release
@@ -12,13 +12,18 @@ ENV MINIO_ACCESS_KEY_FILE=access_key \
     MINIO_SSE_MASTER_KEY_FILE=sse_master_key
 
 RUN \
-     apk add --no-cache ca-certificates 'curl>7.61.0' 'su-exec>=0.2' && \
-     echo 'hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4' >> /etc/nsswitch.conf && \
+     echo "http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing" >> /etc/apk/repositories && \
+     apk update && apk add --no-cache ca-certificates 'curl>7.61.0' 'su-exec>=0.2' minisign && \
      curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-s390x/minio -o /usr/bin/minio && \
-     curl -s -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/release/dockerscripts/docker-entrypoint.sh -o /usr/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh && \
+     curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-s390x/minio.sha256sum -o /usr/bin/minio.sha256sum && \
+     curl -s -q https://dl.min.io/server/minio/release/linux-s390x/minio.minisig -o /usr/bin/minio.minisig && \
+     curl -s -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/master/dockerscripts/verify-minio.sh -o /usr/bin/verify-minio.sh && \
+     curl -s -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/master/dockerscripts/docker-entrypoint.sh -o /usr/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh && \
      chmod +x /usr/bin/minio && \
      chmod +x /usr/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh && \
-     curl -s -q -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/release/CREDITS
+     chmod +x /usr/bin/verify-minio.sh && \
+     curl -s -q -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/release/CREDITS && \
+     /usr/bin/verify-minio.sh
 
 EXPOSE 9000
 
diff --git a/dockerscripts/verify-minio.sh b/dockerscripts/verify-minio.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ad1369ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockerscripts/verify-minio.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# MinIO Cloud Storage, (C) 2020 MinIO, Inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+set -e
+
+if [ ! -x "/usr/bin/minio" ]; then
+    echo "minio executable binary not found refusing to proceed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+verify_sha256sum() {
+    echo "verifying binary checksum"
+    echo "$(awk '{print $1}' /usr/bin/minio.sha256sum)  /usr/bin/minio" | sha256sum -c
+}
+
+verify_signature() {
+    echo "verifying binary signature"
+    minisign -VQm /usr/bin/minio -P RWTx5Zr1tiHQLwG9keckT0c45M3AGeHD6IvimQHpyRywVWGbP1aVSGav
+}
+
+main() {
+    verify_sha256sum
+
+    verify_signature
+}
+
+main "$@"