diff --git a/pmd-netbeans/CHANGES.txt b/pmd-netbeans/CHANGES.txt
index 63ad30c60b..5eb3fe6110 100644
--- a/pmd-netbeans/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/pmd-netbeans/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+- The NBM module can now be built signed with someone's key (task 76460)
 - Display progress in a dialog and allow cancel (Feature Request 687119)
 - Let modules register extra rulesets (Radim Kubacki's patch 690601, thanks!)
 - Made rule properties editable, finally :), completing task 75427.
diff --git a/pmd-netbeans/build.xml b/pmd-netbeans/build.xml
index 81ab08db9f..f7fff02e93 100644
--- a/pmd-netbeans/build.xml
+++ b/pmd-netbeans/build.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <project basedir="." default="nbm" name="PMD netbeans module">
 
 	<property name="pmd.jar" value="pmd-1.05.jar"/>
+	<property name="keystore" value="${user.home}/.keystore"/>
+	<property name="storepass" value="?"/>
 
 	<target description="Compiles all java files and copies property files to the classes dir" name="compile">
 		<mkdir dir="build/classes"/>
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@
 				<text>CHANGES</text>
 				<file location="CHANGES.txt"/>
 			</notification>
+			<signature keystore="${keystore}" storepass="${storepass}" alias="pmdkey"/>
 		</makenbm>
 	</target>
 	<target depends="clean, nbm" description="Builds the distribution" name="distribution">