diff --git a/apps/desktop/electron-builder.json b/apps/desktop/electron-builder.json
index 6703dbb1c20..bfbc55f8059 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/electron-builder.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/electron-builder.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/master/packages/app-builder-lib/scheme.json",
   "extraMetadata": {
     "name": "bitwarden"
   },
@@ -90,7 +91,8 @@
     "electronUpdaterCompatibility": ">=0.0.1",
     "target": ["portable", "nsis-web", "appx"],
     "signtoolOptions": {
-      "sign": "./sign.js"
+      "sign": "./sign.js",
+      "publisherName": "CN=com.bitwarden.localdevelopment"
     },
     "extraFiles": [
       {
@@ -163,7 +165,8 @@
   },
   "appx": {
     "artifactName": "${productName}-${version}-${arch}.${ext}",
-    "customManifestPath": "./custom-appx-manifest.xml"
+    "customManifestPath": "./custom-appx-manifest.xml",
+    "publisher": "CN=com.bitwarden.localdevelopment"
   },
   "deb": {
     "artifactName": "${productName}-${version}-${arch}.${ext}",