diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6030f87f4..33c342e5e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ node_modules
 out
 dist
 .cache
+.env
 config.gypi
 assets/webui
 *.nupkg
diff --git a/electron-builder.yml b/electron-builder.yml
index c7368086e..2e96d3154 100644
--- a/electron-builder.yml
+++ b/electron-builder.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,15 @@ directories:
 
 asarUnpack: 'out/**/scripts/**/*'
 
+afterSign: './pkgs/macos/notarize.js'
+
 mac:
   category: public.app-category.utilities
   darkModeSupport: true
+  hardenedRuntime: true
+  gatekeeperAssess: false
+  entitlements: './pkgs/macos/entitlements.mac.plist'
+  entitlementsInherit: './pkgs/macos/entitlements.mac.plist'
 
 dmg:
   iconSize: 160
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 020317081..83297dac1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ipfs-desktop",
-  "version": "0.10.2",
+  "version": "0.10.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
@@ -4563,6 +4563,16 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "electron-notarize": {
+      "version": "0.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-notarize/-/electron-notarize-0.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oZ6/NhKeXmEKNROiFmRNfytqu3cxqC95sjooG7kBXQVEUSQkZnbiAhxVh5jXngL881G197pbwpeVPJyM7Ikmxw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "debug": "^4.1.1",
+        "fs-extra": "^8.1.0"
+      }
+    },
     "electron-publish": {
       "version": "22.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/electron-publish/-/electron-publish-22.3.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 83c5e4dbb..4590ea14f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@
     "cross-env": "^6.0.3",
     "delay": "^4.3.0",
     "dirty-chai": "^2.0.1",
+    "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
     "electron": "^7.1.11",
     "electron-builder": "^22.3.2",
+    "electron-notarize": "^0.2.1",
     "mocha": "^6.2.2",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
     "pre-commit": "^1.2.2",
diff --git a/pkgs/macos/entitlements.mac.plist b/pkgs/macos/entitlements.mac.plist
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6b93bc0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/macos/entitlements.mac.plist
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+  <dict>
+    <key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-unsigned-executable-memory</key>
+    <true/>
+  </dict>
+</plist>
diff --git a/pkgs/macos/notarize.js b/pkgs/macos/notarize.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68618eae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/macos/notarize.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+require('dotenv').config()
+const { notarize } = require('electron-notarize')
+
+exports.default = async function notarizing (context) {
+  const { electronPlatformName, appOutDir } = context
+  if (electronPlatformName !== 'darwin') return
+  // TODO: ensure we notarize only master and release tags
+
+  const appName = context.packager.appInfo.productFilename
+
+  return notarize({
+    appBundleId: 'io.ipfs.desktop',
+    appPath: `${appOutDir}/${appName}.app`,
+    // TODO: figure out how to get credentials ( https://github.com/electron/electron-notarize#method-notarizeopts-promisevoid)
+    //        Q: use user & pass (below) or appleApiKey & appleApiIssuer?
+    appleId: process.env.APPLEID, // TODO: set this on CI?
+    appleIdPassword: process.env.APPLEIDPASS // TODO: set this on CI? it needs to be app-specific, generated on https://appleid.apple.com/
+
+  })
+}