diff --git a/.idea/electron-builder.iml b/.idea/electron-builder.iml
index 5a0811a72be..e89b057ed9e 100644
--- a/.idea/electron-builder.iml
+++ b/.idea/electron-builder.iml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/packages/electron-builder-squirrel-windows/out" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/packages/electron-builder-util/out" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/packages/electron-builder/out" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/packages/electron-updater/out" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/test/fixtures/app-executable-deps/app/node_modules" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/test/fixtures/app-executable-deps/dist" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/test/fixtures/app-executable-deps/node_modules" />
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5b619550efd..44403cc6e50 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "chromium-pickle-js": "^0.2.0",
     "cuint": "^0.2.2",
     "electron-download-tf": "3.2.0",
-    "electron-macos-sign": "~1.5.0",
+    "electron-macos-sign": "~1.6.0",
     "fs-extra-p": "^3.1.0",
     "hosted-git-info": "^2.1.5",
     "ini": "^1.3.4",
diff --git a/packages/electron-builder/package.json b/packages/electron-builder/package.json
index 14306239b88..2920c12b085 100644
--- a/packages/electron-builder/package.json
+++ b/packages/electron-builder/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "electron-builder-http": "0.0.0-semantic-release",
     "electron-builder-util": "0.0.0-semantic-release",
     "electron-download-tf": "3.2.0",
-    "electron-macos-sign": "~1.5.0",
+    "electron-macos-sign": "~1.6.0",
     "fs-extra-p": "^3.1.0",
     "hosted-git-info": "^2.1.5",
     "ini": "^1.3.4",
diff --git a/packages/electron-builder/src/macPackager.ts b/packages/electron-builder/src/macPackager.ts
index 50112c61a91..9af8d767a2c 100644
--- a/packages/electron-builder/src/macPackager.ts
+++ b/packages/electron-builder/src/macPackager.ts
@@ -117,9 +117,12 @@ export default class MacPackager extends PlatformPackager<MacOptions> {
     const qualifier = this.platformSpecificBuildOptions.identity
     const masQualifier = isMas ? (masOptions!!.identity || qualifier) : null
 
-    let name = await findIdentity(isMas ? "3rd Party Mac Developer Application" : "Developer ID Application", isMas ? masQualifier : qualifier, keychainName)
+    const explicitType = masOptions == null ? this.platformSpecificBuildOptions.type : masOptions.type
+    const type = explicitType || "distribution"
+    const isDevelopment = type === "development"
+    let name = await findIdentity(isDevelopment ? "Mac Developer" : (isMas ? "3rd Party Mac Developer Application" : "Developer ID Application"), isMas ? masQualifier : qualifier, keychainName)
     if (name == null) {
-      if (!isMas) {
+      if (!isMas && !isDevelopment && explicitType !== "distribution") {
         name = await findIdentity("Mac Developer", qualifier, keychainName)
         if (name != null) {
           warn("Mac Developer is used to sign app — it is only for development and testing, not for production")
@@ -145,8 +148,9 @@ export default class MacPackager extends PlatformPackager<MacOptions> {
 
     const appPath = path.join(appOutDir, `${this.appInfo.productFilename}.app`)
     const signOptions: any = {
+      skipIdentityValidation: true,
       identity: name!,
-      type: masOptions == null ? this.platformSpecificBuildOptions.type : masOptions.type,
+      type: type,
       platform: isMas ? "mas" : "darwin",
       version: this.info.electronVersion,
       app: appPath,
diff --git a/packages/electron-builder/src/options/macOptions.ts b/packages/electron-builder/src/options/macOptions.ts
index 6ff11dc6fa3..74d8b388610 100644
--- a/packages/electron-builder/src/options/macOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/electron-builder/src/options/macOptions.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export interface MacOptions extends PlatformSpecificBuildOptions {
   /*
    Whether to sign app for development or for distribution. One of `development`, `distribution`. Defaults to `distribution`.
    */
-  readonly type?: string | null
+  readonly type?: "distribution" | "development" | null
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 03e968f0eba..e3e62710886 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-3.5.29.tgz#29f4dd9314fbccb080d8bd84b9c23811ec5090c2"
 
 "@types/node@*":
-  version "7.0.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-7.0.4.tgz#9aabc135979ded383325749f508894c662948c8b"
+  version "7.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-7.0.5.tgz#96a0f0a618b7b606f1ec547403c00650210bfbb7"
 
 "@types/source-map-support@^0.2.28":
   version "0.2.28"
@@ -888,9 +888,9 @@ electron-download-tf@3.2.0:
     semver "^5.3.0"
     sumchecker "^2.0.1"
 
-electron-macos-sign@~1.5.0:
-  version "1.5.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-macos-sign/-/electron-macos-sign-1.5.0.tgz#fe3a8acb755b5f568f1fe144e9e66cee44019448"
+electron-macos-sign@~1.6.0:
+  version "1.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-macos-sign/-/electron-macos-sign-1.6.0.tgz#56af59012dda368614222f9a3df2fd2fbe13ef31"
   dependencies:
     bluebird "^3.4.7"
     compare-version "^0.1.2"