diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
line changes: +4/-0
index 3c85dec..57234b0
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ GNULIB_SRCDIR ?= $(srcdir)/gnulib
 gnulib_dir = $(GNULIB_SRCDIR)
 manual_title = GNU Hello
 
+# Write cksum supported checksums into the announcement.
+# I.e., base64 to reduce space, and possibly tagged to ease usage.
+announce_gen_args = --cksum-checksums
+
 # Tests not to run as part of "make distcheck".
 local-checks-to-skip = \
   sc_indent