Notepad++ drops code signing for its releases

Here’s the explanation for the reason that we remove code signing from Notepad++ :

3 years ago DigiCert donated a 3 years code signing certificate to the project, and every good thing has its end, the certificate has been expired since the beginning of this year. I wasted hours and hours for getting one suitable certificate instead of working on essential thing – Notepad++ project. I realize that code signing certificate is just an overpriced masturbating toy of FOSS authors – Notepad++ has done without certificate for more than 10 years, I don’t see why I should add the dependency now (and be an accomplice of this overpricing industry).

Source: notepad-plus-plus.org