diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 973f73fc..f2807bf7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -635,3 +635,63 @@ jobs:
         run: nix develop .#ci -c ./scripts/ci/verify-release-artifacts.sh artifacts macos ios web latest-json
         env:
           MAPLE_ENFORCE_IOS_SIGNED_REPRODUCIBILITY: "1"
+
+  publish-release-verification-guide:
+    needs: verify-release-artifacts
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      id-token: write
+      attestations: write
+      artifact-metadata: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # was v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Install Nix
+        uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@ef8a148080ab6020fd15196c2084a2eea5ff2d25 # was v22
+        with:
+          github-token: ""
+
+      - name: Download release artifacts
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p artifacts
+          gh release download "${RELEASE_TAG}" -D artifacts
+          rm -f \
+            artifacts/MAPLE_RELEASE_VERIFICATION.md \
+            artifacts/MAPLE_RELEASE_VERIFICATION.md.sha256
+
+      - name: Generate release verification guide
+        env:
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+        run: |
+          nix develop .#ci -c ./scripts/ci/release-verification-guide.sh \
+            artifacts \
+            MAPLE_RELEASE_VERIFICATION.md
+          sha256sum MAPLE_RELEASE_VERIFICATION.md > MAPLE_RELEASE_VERIFICATION.md.sha256
+          sha256sum \
+            MAPLE_RELEASE_VERIFICATION.md \
+            MAPLE_RELEASE_VERIFICATION.md.sha256 \
+            > release-verification-guide-artifacts.sha256
+          cat release-verification-guide-artifacts.sha256
+
+      - name: Attest release verification guide
+        # Keep the guide upload running if GitHub token policy rejects artifact attestation.
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/attest@281a49d4cbb0a72c9575a50d18f6deb515a11deb # was v4
+        with:
+          subject-checksums: release-verification-guide-artifacts.sha256
+
+      - name: Upload release verification guide
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+        run: |
+          gh release upload "${RELEASE_TAG}" \
+            MAPLE_RELEASE_VERIFICATION.md \
+            MAPLE_RELEASE_VERIFICATION.md.sha256 \
+            --clobber
diff --git a/scripts/ci/ios-release.sh b/scripts/ci/ios-release.sh
index 6802e89e..2588aec9 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/ios-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/ios-release.sh
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ write_ios_canonical_app_manifest_diff() {
   sed -E 's/^([0-9a-f]{64})  (.*)$/\2  \1/' "${signed_manifest}" | LC_ALL=C sort > "${signed_by_path}"
   comm -3 "${unsigned_by_path}" "${signed_by_path}" > "${out}"
   if [ ! -s "${out}" ]; then
-    printf 'No canonical file manifest differences after stripping Apple signing metadata.\n' > "${out}"
+    rm -f "${out}"
+    printf 'verified-ios-canonical-file-manifest-no-diff  %s  %s\n' "$(basename "${unsigned_manifest}")" "$(basename "${signed_manifest}")"
   fi
   rm -f "${unsigned_by_path}" "${signed_by_path}"
 }
@@ -200,7 +201,11 @@ if [ "${signed_app_canonical_hash}" != "${unsigned_app_canonical_hash}" ]; then
   echo "unsigned=${unsigned_app_canonical_hash}" >&2
   echo "archive_canonical=${signed_app_canonical_hash}" >&2
   echo "Canonical iOS archive app file manifest diff diagnostic:" >&2
-  sed -n '1,80p' "${repro_dir}/ios-release-archive-app-vs-unsigned-canonical.diff.txt" >&2
+  if [ -s "${repro_dir}/ios-release-archive-app-vs-unsigned-canonical.diff.txt" ]; then
+    sed -n '1,80p' "${repro_dir}/ios-release-archive-app-vs-unsigned-canonical.diff.txt" >&2
+  else
+    echo "No canonical iOS archive app file manifest diff was produced." >&2
+  fi
 else
   printf 'verified-ios-archive-app  %s  %s\n' "${signed_app_canonical_hash}" "$(repo_relative_path "${signed_app}")"
 fi
@@ -235,7 +240,11 @@ for artifact in "${ios_artifacts[@]}"; do
     echo "unsigned=${unsigned_app_canonical_hash}" >&2
     echo "ipa_payload=${ipa_canonical_hash}" >&2
     echo "Canonical iOS IPA payload file manifest diff diagnostic:" >&2
-    sed -n '1,80p' "${payload_diff}" >&2
+    if [ -s "${payload_diff}" ]; then
+      sed -n '1,80p' "${payload_diff}" >&2
+    else
+      echo "No canonical iOS IPA payload file manifest diff was produced." >&2
+    fi
     if [ "${MAPLE_ENFORCE_IOS_SIGNED_REPRODUCIBILITY:-0}" = "1" ]; then
       exit 1
     fi
diff --git a/scripts/ci/release-verification-guide.sh b/scripts/ci/release-verification-guide.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..aac56e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/release-verification-guide.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source "$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/_common.sh"
+
+usage() {
+  cat >&2 <<'EOF'
+usage: release-verification-guide.sh <artifacts-dir> <out.md>
+
+Generates the user-facing release verification guide that is uploaded as a
+release asset after CI verifies the release artifacts.
+EOF
+}
+
+artifacts_dir="${1:-}"
+out="${2:-}"
+
+if [ -z "${artifacts_dir}" ] || [ -z "${out}" ] || [ "${artifacts_dir}" = "-h" ] || [ "${artifacts_dir}" = "--help" ]; then
+  usage
+  exit 2
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d "${artifacts_dir}" ]; then
+  echo "Artifacts directory does not exist: ${artifacts_dir}" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+repo="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY:-OpenSecretCloud/Maple}"
+release_tag="${RELEASE_TAG:-${GITHUB_REF_NAME:-}}"
+if [ -z "${release_tag}" ]; then
+  echo "RELEASE_TAG or GITHUB_REF_NAME is required." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+source_commit="$(git -C "${REPO_ROOT}" rev-parse HEAD)"
+release_url="https://github.com/${repo}/releases/tag/${release_tag}"
+repo_url="https://github.com/${repo}.git"
+source_ref="refs/tags/${release_tag}"
+clone_dir="maple-${release_tag}"
+
+asset_names=()
+while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
+  asset_names+=("$(basename "${file}")")
+done < <(find "${artifacts_dir}" -maxdepth 1 -type f -print0 | LC_ALL=C sort -z)
+
+mkdir -p "$(dirname "${out}")"
+
+{
+  cat <<EOF
+# Maple ${release_tag} Release Verification
+
+This guide was generated by release CI after Maple's release artifact verifier passed.
+
+- Repository: \`${repo}\`
+- Release: ${release_url}
+- Source ref: \`${source_ref}\`
+- Source commit: \`${source_commit}\`
+
+## What The Proofs Cover
+
+The release contains final SHA-256 manifests, canonical payload manifests, Tauri updater signatures, and GitHub artifact attestations. Together they let you check that downloaded bytes match the release, that updater signatures match \`latest.json\`, and that signed Android, macOS, and iOS payloads strip back to the reproducible unsigned build products where that platform supports the check.
+
+GitHub attestations prove that release CI produced the published bytes for this tag. The Maple verifier then recomputes the local hashes and canonical payload proofs from the files you downloaded.
+
+## Download The Release And Verifier
+
+Install Nix with flakes enabled, then run:
+
+\`\`\`bash
+git clone ${repo_url} ${clone_dir}
+cd ${clone_dir}
+git checkout ${release_tag}
+mkdir -p artifacts
+gh release download ${release_tag} --repo ${repo} --dir artifacts
+\`\`\`
+
+The \`gh release download\` command is the easiest path because it downloads the installers and the matching \`.sha256\` proof files together.
+
+## Verify GitHub Attestations
+
+To verify that each downloaded release asset has a GitHub provenance attestation for this tag:
+
+\`\`\`bash
+for file in artifacts/*; do
+  gh attestation verify "\${file}" --repo ${repo} --source-ref ${source_ref}
+done
+\`\`\`
+
+## Verify Reproducibility Proofs
+
+For a broad check of every proof file present in your download:
+
+\`\`\`bash
+MAPLE_VERIFY_ALLOW_PLATFORM_SKIPS=1 \\
+  nix develop .#ci -c ./scripts/ci/verify-release-artifacts.sh artifacts present
+\`\`\`
+
+That command verifies portable hashes and skips host-specific checks that cannot run on your current operating system. For stronger platform checks, run the command for your target platform:
+
+\`\`\`bash
+# Linux desktop installers: verifies final hashes, Tauri updater signatures,
+# AppImage executable metadata, and .deb executable metadata.
+nix develop .#desktop-linux -c ./scripts/ci/verify-release-artifacts.sh artifacts linux
+
+# macOS desktop installers: run on macOS with Xcode selected.
+nix develop .#ci -c ./scripts/ci/verify-release-artifacts.sh artifacts macos
+
+# iOS IPA: run on macOS with Xcode selected.
+MAPLE_ENFORCE_IOS_SIGNED_REPRODUCIBILITY=1 \\
+  nix develop .#ci -c ./scripts/ci/verify-release-artifacts.sh artifacts ios
+
+# Android APK/AAB: verifies final hashes, signed-vs-unsigned canonical payloads,
+# and Android signatures when Android SDK tools are available.
+MAPLE_REQUIRE_ANDROID_SIGNATURE_VERIFICATION=1 \\
+  nix develop .#android -c ./scripts/ci/verify-release-artifacts.sh artifacts android
+
+# Web archive and Tauri updater metadata.
+nix develop .#ci -c ./scripts/ci/verify-release-artifacts.sh artifacts web latest-json
+\`\`\`
+
+Successful checks print \`verified-...\` lines and exit with status 0. A mismatch exits non-zero and prints the expected and actual digest.
+
+## Release Assets Seen By CI
+
+EOF
+
+  if [ "${#asset_names[@]}" -eq 0 ]; then
+    printf 'No release assets were present when this guide was generated.\n'
+  else
+    for name in "${asset_names[@]}"; do
+      printf -- '- `%s`\n' "${name}"
+    done
+  fi
+
+  cat <<'EOF'
+
+If an Apple `*.diff.txt` diagnostic file appears in a release, treat it as a reproducibility failure artifact to inspect. Successful Apple signed-vs-unsigned canonical comparisons should not publish no-op diff files.
+EOF
+} > "${out}"
+
+printf 'wrote-release-verification-guide  %s\n' "${out}"