diff --git a/electron/package.json b/electron/package.json
index 86330afc..6ea396a5 100644
--- a/electron/package.json
+++ b/electron/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
       ],
       "category": "public.app-category.developer-tools",
       "hardenedRuntime": true,
-      "notarize": false,
       "entitlements": "build/entitlements.mac.plist",
       "entitlementsInherit": "build/entitlements.mac.plist",
       "extraResources": [
diff --git a/electron/scripts/notarize.js b/electron/scripts/notarize.js
index 4efe6afa..d0a6e7c2 100644
--- a/electron/scripts/notarize.js
+++ b/electron/scripts/notarize.js
@@ -12,15 +12,8 @@ exports.default = async function notarizing(context) {
     return;
   }
 
-  // Prefer a stored notarytool keychain profile: an app-specific password in env
-  // silently 401s the day Apple rotates it, taking a release down with it; the
-  // keychain profile is durable and is the canonical local-publish credential.
-  const keychainProfile = process.env.APPLE_KEYCHAIN_PROFILE;
-  const hasEnvCreds =
-    process.env.APPLE_ID && process.env.APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD && process.env.APPLE_TEAM_ID;
-
-  if (!keychainProfile && !hasEnvCreds) {
-    console.log('Skipping notarization (no APPLE_KEYCHAIN_PROFILE and no APPLE_ID/password/team)');
+  if (!process.env.APPLE_ID || !process.env.APPLE_TEAM_ID) {
+    console.log('Skipping notarization (APPLE_ID or APPLE_TEAM_ID not set)');
     return;
   }
 
@@ -29,20 +22,15 @@ exports.default = async function notarizing(context) {
   const appName = context.packager.appInfo.productFilename;
   const appPath = `${appOutDir}/${appName}.app`;
 
-  if (keychainProfile) {
-    console.log(`Notarizing ${appPath} via keychain profile "${keychainProfile}"...`);
-    await notarize({ tool: 'notarytool', appPath, keychainProfile });
-  } else {
-    console.log(`Notarizing ${appPath} via Apple ID env credentials...`);
-    await notarize({
-      tool: 'notarytool',
-      appBundleId: 'com.clusterlabs.openswarm',
-      appPath,
-      appleId: process.env.APPLE_ID,
-      appleIdPassword: process.env.APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD,
-      teamId: process.env.APPLE_TEAM_ID,
-    });
-  }
+  console.log(`Notarizing ${appPath}...`);
+
+  await notarize({
+    appBundleId: 'com.clusterlabs.openswarm',
+    appPath,
+    appleId: process.env.APPLE_ID,
+    appleIdPassword: process.env.APPLE_APP_SPECIFIC_PASSWORD,
+    teamId: process.env.APPLE_TEAM_ID,
+  });
 
   console.log('Notarization complete.');
 };