diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml
index b0feeb9c..eec5c274 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           . scripts/release/baseline.env
           names=$(gh release view "v$VERSION" -R "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --json assets --jq '[.assets[].name] | sort | join(" ")')
-          want=$(printf '%s\n' "$SENDER_DMG" "$RECEIVER_DMG" "$SENDER_FEED" "$RECEIVER_FEED" SHA256SUMS.txt | sort | paste -sd' ' -)
+          want=$(printf '%s\n' "$SENDER_DMG" "$RECEIVER_DMG" "$SENDER_FEED" "$RECEIVER_FEED" SHA256SUMS.txt | LC_ALL=C sort | paste -sd' ' -)
           [ "$names" = "$want" ] || { echo "::error::draft assets are '$names', expected '$want'"; exit 1; }
           mkdir check && gh release download "v$VERSION" -R "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" -D check
           sed 's# dist/# check/#' expected.sha256 | shasum -a 256 -c -
diff --git a/scripts/release/check-release-workflows.rb b/scripts/release/check-release-workflows.rb
index 5cb39e7e..4145bd9f 100644
--- a/scripts/release/check-release-workflows.rb
+++ b/scripts/release/check-release-workflows.rb
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ def release_ref_guard?(step, version_from_input:)
     err(name, "publish-mac must open the gate (publish start) before publishing") unless gate && first_publish && gate < first_publish
     err(name, "publish-mac must create the release as a draft first") unless draft && draft == first_publish
     err(name, "publish-mac must verify the draft's assets before Latest") unless draft && verify && live && draft < verify && verify < live
+    err(name, "publish-mac must sort expected draft asset names with LC_ALL=C sort") unless s.any? { |x| run_text(x).include?("LC_ALL=C sort") }
     err(name, "publish-mac must revert Latest when the live feeds don't verify") unless live && revert && live < revert
   end
   # The release state is written by GitHub Actions and is not evidence by
diff --git a/scripts/release/test/draft_asset_sorting_test.rb b/scripts/release/test/draft_asset_sorting_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..436015b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release/test/draft_asset_sorting_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "minitest/autorun"
+require "open3"
+
+class DraftAssetSortingTest < Minitest::Test
+  # The five assets produced by Mac packaging and expected in the release draft:
+  ASSETS = %w[
+    MeowDisplay.dmg
+    MeowDisplayReceiver.dmg
+    appcast.xml
+    appcast-receiver.xml
+    SHA256SUMS.txt
+  ].freeze
+
+  def test_lc_all_c_sort_matches_jq_byte_collation
+    # jq 'sort' orders by Unicode code point / byte value:
+    # 'M' (0x4D), 'S' (0x53) precede 'a' (0x61).
+    jq_sorted = %w[
+      MeowDisplay.dmg
+      MeowDisplayReceiver.dmg
+      SHA256SUMS.txt
+      appcast-receiver.xml
+      appcast.xml
+    ]
+
+    out, status = Open3.capture2({ "LC_ALL" => "C" }, "sort", stdin_data: ASSETS.join("\n") + "\n")
+    assert status.success?
+    c_sorted = out.lines.map(&:strip)
+
+    assert_equal jq_sorted, c_sorted
+  end
+
+  def test_locale_sensitive_sort_divergence_is_documented
+    # The runner's locale-dependent sort put lowercase 'appcast*' before 'MeowDisplay*'.
+    # LC_ALL=C is required to guarantee deterministic comparison against jq's output.
+    c_out, _ = Open3.capture2({ "LC_ALL" => "C" }, "sort", stdin_data: ASSETS.join("\n") + "\n")
+    c_sorted = c_out.lines.map(&:strip)
+
+    assert_equal "MeowDisplay.dmg", c_sorted.first
+    assert_equal "appcast.xml", c_sorted.last
+  end
+end
diff --git a/scripts/release/test/workflow_checks_test.rb b/scripts/release/test/workflow_checks_test.rb
index 6b9eb31f..59e75f24 100644
--- a/scripts/release/test/workflow_checks_test.rb
+++ b/scripts/release/test/workflow_checks_test.rb
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ def test_an_incomplete_latest_release_is_caught
                   "release-publish.yml" => ['--draft --target "$SHA"', '--target "$SHA"'])
     assert_caught("publish-mac must verify the draft's assets before Latest",
                   "release-publish.yml" => ['gh release download "v$VERSION"', 'echo download "v$VERSION"'])
+    assert_caught("publish-mac must sort expected draft asset names with LC_ALL=C sort",
+                  "release-publish.yml" => ['LC_ALL=C sort', 'sort'])
     assert_caught("publish-mac must revert Latest when the live feeds don't verify",
                   "release-publish.yml" => ['--draft=true', '--draft=false-ish'])
     assert_caught("publish-mac must open the gate (publish start) before publishing",