diff --git a/src/minisign.ts b/src/minisign.ts
index eadad8a..476e443 100644
--- a/src/minisign.ts
+++ b/src/minisign.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 /**
- * Ported from: https://github.com/mlugg/setup-zig/blob/main/main.js (MIT)
+ * Ported from: https://github.com/mlugg/setup-zig/blob/main/minisign.js
+ *
+ * Copyright Matthew Lugg
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
 import sodium from "libsodium-wrappers";
@@ -9,6 +29,8 @@ export interface Key {
     key: Buffer;
 }
 
+export const ready = sodium.ready;
+
 // Parse a minisign key represented as a base64 string.
 // Throws exceptions on invalid keys.
 export function parseKey(keyString: string): Key {
@@ -31,16 +53,19 @@ export interface Signature {
     algorithm: Buffer;
     keyID: Buffer;
     signature: Buffer;
+    trustedComment: Buffer;
+    globalSignature: Buffer;
 }
 
 // Parse a buffer containing the contents of a minisign signature file.
 // Throws exceptions on invalid signature files.
 export function parseSignature(sigBuf: Buffer): Signature {
     const untrustedHeader = Buffer.from("untrusted comment: ");
+    const trustedHeader = Buffer.from("trusted comment: ");
 
     // Validate untrusted comment header, and skip
     if (!sigBuf.subarray(0, untrustedHeader.byteLength).equals(untrustedHeader)) {
-        throw new Error("file format not recognised");
+        throw new Error("invalid minisign signature: bad untrusted comment header");
     }
     sigBuf = sigBuf.subarray(untrustedHeader.byteLength);
 
@@ -57,36 +82,59 @@ export function parseSignature(sigBuf: Buffer): Signature {
     const keyID = sigInfo.subarray(2, 10);
     const signature = sigInfo.subarray(10);
 
-    // We don't look at the trusted comment or global signature, so we're done.
+    // Validate trusted comment header, and skip
+    if (!sigBuf.subarray(0, trustedHeader.byteLength).equals(trustedHeader)) {
+        throw new Error("invalid minisign signature: bad trusted comment header");
+    }
+    sigBuf = sigBuf.subarray(trustedHeader.byteLength);
+
+    // Read and skip trusted comment
+    const trustedCommentEnd = sigBuf.indexOf("\n");
+    const trustedComment = sigBuf.subarray(0, trustedCommentEnd);
+    sigBuf = sigBuf.subarray(trustedCommentEnd + 1);
+
+    // Read and skip global signature; handle missing trailing newline, just in case
+    let globalSigEnd = sigBuf.indexOf("\n");
+    if (globalSigEnd === -1) globalSigEnd = sigBuf.length;
+    const globalSig = Buffer.from(sigBuf.subarray(0, globalSigEnd).toString(), "base64");
+    sigBuf = sigBuf.subarray(sigInfoEnd + 1); // this might be length+1, but that's allowed
+
+    // Validate that all data has been consumed
+    if (sigBuf.length !== 0) {
+        throw new Error("invalid minisign signature: trailing bytes");
+    }
 
     return {
         algorithm: algorithm,
         keyID: keyID,
         signature: signature,
+        trustedComment: trustedComment,
+        globalSignature: globalSig,
     };
 }
 
-// Given a parsed key, parsed signature file, and raw file content, verifies the
-// signature. Does not throw. Returns 'true' if the signature is valid for this
-// file, 'false' otherwise.
+// Given a parsed key, parsed signature file, and raw file content, verifies the signature,
+// including the global signature (hence validating the trusted comment). Does not throw.
+// Returns 'true' if the signature is valid for this file, 'false' otherwise.
 export function verifySignature(pubkey: Key, signature: Signature, fileContent: Buffer) {
+    if (!signature.keyID.equals(pubkey.id)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     let signedContent;
     if (signature.algorithm.equals(Buffer.from("ED"))) {
         signedContent = sodium.crypto_generichash(sodium.crypto_generichash_BYTES_MAX, fileContent);
     } else {
         signedContent = fileContent;
     }
-
-    if (!signature.keyID.equals(pubkey.id)) {
+    if (!sodium.crypto_sign_verify_detached(signature.signature, signedContent, pubkey.key)) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (!sodium.crypto_sign_verify_detached(signature.signature, signedContent, pubkey.key)) {
+    const globalSignedContent = Buffer.concat([signature.signature, signature.trustedComment]);
+    if (!sodium.crypto_sign_verify_detached(signature.globalSignature, globalSignedContent, pubkey.key)) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    // Since we don't use the trusted comment, we don't bother verifying the global signature.
-    // If we were to start using the trusted comment for any purpose, we must add this.
-
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/versionManager.ts b/src/versionManager.ts
index 78d60ce..ba55ed9 100644
--- a/src/versionManager.ts
+++ b/src/versionManager.ts
@@ -209,22 +209,27 @@ async function installFromMirror(
 
     progress.report({ message: "Verifying Signature..." });
 
+    await minisign.ready;
+
     const signature = minisign.parseSignature(signatureData);
     if (!minisign.verifySignature(config.minisignKey, signature, artifactData)) {
-        try {
-            await vscode.workspace.fs.delete(installDir, { recursive: true, useTrash: false });
-        } catch {}
         throw new Error(`signature verification failed for '${artifactUrl.toString()}'`);
     }
 
+    const match = /^timestamp:\d+\s+file:([^\s]+)\s+hashed$/.test(signature.trustedComment.toString());
+    if (!match) {
+        throw new Error(`filename verification failed for '${artifactUrl.toString()}'`);
+    }
+
+    progress.report({ message: "Extracting..." });
+
     try {
         await vscode.workspace.fs.delete(installDir, { recursive: true, useTrash: false });
     } catch {}
-    await vscode.workspace.fs.createDirectory(installDir);
-    await vscode.workspace.fs.writeFile(tarballUri, artifactData);
 
-    progress.report({ message: "Extracting..." });
     try {
+        await vscode.workspace.fs.createDirectory(installDir);
+        await vscode.workspace.fs.writeFile(tarballUri, artifactData);
         await execFile(tarPath, ["-xf", tarballUri.fsPath, "-C", installDir.fsPath].concat(config.extraTarArgs), {
             signal: abortController.signal,
             timeout: 60000, // 60 seconds