diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/design.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/design.xml
index ede4e810a9..dc8044c8ed 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/design.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/rulesets/java/design.xml
@@ -1845,6 +1845,15 @@ having to deal with the creation of an array.
     [not (./Type/ReferenceType[@Array='true'][PrimitiveType[@Image='byte']])]
     [not (./Type/ReferenceType[ClassOrInterfaceType[@Image='Byte']])]
     [not (./Type/PrimitiveType[@Image='byte'])]
+    [not (ancestor::MethodDeclaration/preceding-sibling::Annotation/*/Name[@Image='Override'])]
+    [not(
+        ancestor::MethodDeclaration
+            [@Public='true' and @Static='true']
+            [child::ResultType[@Void='true']] and
+        ancestor::MethodDeclarator[@Image='main'] and
+        ..[@ParameterCount='1'] and
+        ./Type/ReferenceType[ClassOrInterfaceType[@Image='String']]
+    )]
             ]]></value>
             </property>
         </properties>
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/UseVarargs.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/UseVarargs.xml
index 169b9cdd37..4e0ee4fd69 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/UseVarargs.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/UseVarargs.xml
@@ -82,6 +82,40 @@ method, do not varargs, allow Byte[] as not varargs
 public class Foo {
  public void bar(File file, Byte[] data) { }
  public void bar2(File file, Byte data[]) { }
+}
+     ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+    <test-code>
+        <description><![CDATA[
+method, do not varargs, allow @Override
+     ]]></description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class Foo {
+ @Override
+ protected void bar(String[] args) { }
+}
+     ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+    <test-code>
+        <description><![CDATA[
+method, do not varargs, allow public static void main(String[]) as not varargs
+     ]]></description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class Foo {
+ public static void main(String[] args) { }
+}
+     ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+    <test-code>
+        <description><![CDATA[
+method, use varargs, deviation from exact main signature flagged
+     ]]></description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+public class Foo {
+ public static void main(int i, String[] args) { }
 }
      ]]></code>
     </test-code>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
index d6b91edaf5..1e45cae0ee 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
         Check for invalid message format in slf4j loggers.
 *   java-comments/CommentRequired: New property `serialVersionUIDCommentRequired` which controls the comment requirements
     for *serialVersionUID* fields. By default, no comment is required for this field.
+*   java-design/UseVargs: public static void main method is ignored now and so are methods, that are annotated
+    with Override. See [PR#79](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/79).
 
 **Pull Requests:**
 
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@
 *   [#76](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/76): fix formatting typos in an example of the DoNotCallGarbageCollectionExplicitly rule
 *   [#77](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/77): Fix various typos
 *   [#78](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/78): Add Builder pattern check to the MissingStaticMethodInNonInstantiatableClass rule
+*   [#79](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/79): do not flag public static void main(String[]) as UseVarargs; ignore @Override for UseVarargs
 
 **Bugfixes:**