diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f91d093b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Release type: patch
+
+Process content and static files in a stable, sorted order so that build output no longer depends on the interpreter's hash seed
diff --git a/pelican/generators.py b/pelican/generators.py
index 515257c4..bad68c2f 100644
--- a/pelican/generators.py
+++ b/pelican/generators.py
@@ -255,8 +255,10 @@ class Generator:
 
     def _check_disabled_readers(self, paths, exclude: list[str] | None) -> None:
         """Log warnings for files that would have been processed by disabled readers."""
-        for fil in self.get_files(
-            paths, exclude=exclude, extensions=self.readers.disabled_extensions
+        for fil in sorted(
+            self.get_files(
+                paths, exclude=exclude, extensions=self.readers.disabled_extensions
+            )
         ):
             self.readers.check_file(fil)
 
@@ -701,8 +703,11 @@ class ArticlesGenerator(CachingGenerator):
         all_articles = []
         all_drafts = []
         hidden_articles = []
-        for f in self.get_files(
-            self.settings["ARTICLE_PATHS"], exclude=self.settings["ARTICLE_EXCLUDES"]
+        for f in sorted(
+            self.get_files(
+                self.settings["ARTICLE_PATHS"],
+                exclude=self.settings["ARTICLE_EXCLUDES"],
+            )
         ):
             article = self.get_cached_data(f, None)
             if article is None:
@@ -916,8 +921,10 @@ class PagesGenerator(CachingGenerator):
         all_pages = []
         hidden_pages = []
         draft_pages = []
-        for f in self.get_files(
-            self.settings["PAGE_PATHS"], exclude=self.settings["PAGE_EXCLUDES"]
+        for f in sorted(
+            self.get_files(
+                self.settings["PAGE_PATHS"], exclude=self.settings["PAGE_EXCLUDES"]
+            )
         ):
             page = self.get_cached_data(f, None)
             if page is None:
@@ -1035,7 +1042,7 @@ class StaticGenerator(Generator):
             exclude=self.settings["STATIC_EXCLUDES"],
             extensions=False,
         )
-        for f in linked_files | found_files:
+        for f in sorted(linked_files | found_files):
             # skip content source files unless the user explicitly wants them
             if self.settings["STATIC_EXCLUDE_SOURCES"]:
                 if self._is_potential_source_path(f):
diff --git a/pelican/tests/test_generators.py b/pelican/tests/test_generators.py
index f566bc9c..6cf3b1ba 100644
--- a/pelican/tests/test_generators.py
+++ b/pelican/tests/test_generators.py
@@ -1211,6 +1211,41 @@ class TestStaticGenerator(unittest.TestCase):
     def set_ancient_mtime(self, path, timestamp=1):
         os.utime(path, (timestamp, timestamp))
 
+    def test_static_files_processed_in_stable_order(self):
+        """Static files are processed in sorted order, not in the iteration
+        order of the sets returned by get_files(), which depends on the
+        interpreter's hash seed."""
+
+        class ReversedSet(set):
+            # Iterates in reverse sorted order, standing in for an unlucky
+            # PYTHONHASHSEED; set unions keep the behavior.
+            def __iter__(self):
+                return iter(sorted(super().__iter__(), reverse=True))
+
+            def __or__(self, other):
+                return ReversedSet(set(self) | set(other))
+
+            __ror__ = __or__
+
+        settings = get_settings(PATH=self.content_path, STATIC_PATHS=[""])
+        context = get_context(settings)
+        generator = StaticGenerator(
+            context=context,
+            settings=settings,
+            path=settings["PATH"],
+            output_path=self.temp_output,
+            theme=settings["THEME"],
+        )
+        get_files = generator.get_files
+        generator.get_files = lambda *args, **kwargs: ReversedSet(
+            get_files(*args, **kwargs)
+        )
+        generator.generate_context()
+
+        source_paths = [sf.source_path for sf in context["staticfiles"]]
+        self.assertGreater(len(source_paths), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(source_paths, sorted(source_paths))
+
     def test_theme_static_paths_dirs(self):
         """Test that StaticGenerator properly copies also files mentioned in
         TEMPLATE_STATIC_PATHS, not just directories."""