diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d8d35b34c72..b9de71c123d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ Platform specific `7zip-bin-*` packages are `optionalDependencies`, which may re
 
 ## Quick Setup Guide
 
-Maybe some [boilerplate](#boilerplates) will suite you?
-
 1. Specify the standard fields in the application `package.json` — [name](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/wiki/Options#Metadata-name), `description`, `version` and [author](https://docs.npmjs.com/files/package.json#people-fields-author-contributors).
 
 2. Specify the [build](https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/wiki/Options#build) configuration in the `package.json` as follows:
diff --git a/packages/electron-builder/src/macPackager.ts b/packages/electron-builder/src/macPackager.ts
index 78aac0a555d..cba0b3ed198 100644
--- a/packages/electron-builder/src/macPackager.ts
+++ b/packages/electron-builder/src/macPackager.ts
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ export default class MacPackager extends PlatformPackager<MacOptions> {
 
     const signOptions: any = {
       "identity-validation": false,
+      // https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/issues/1699
+      ignore: (file: string) => file.startsWith("/Contents/PlugIns", appPath.length),
       identity: identity!,
       type: type,
       platform: isMas ? "mas" : "darwin",