diff --git a/installer/lib/izpack/VersionInfo_template.rc b/installer/lib/izpack/VersionInfo_template.rc
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diff --git a/installer/lib/izpack/rh.bat b/installer/lib/izpack/rh.bat
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+++ b/installer/lib/izpack/rh.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+:: Files required:
+:: ResourceHacker.exe from http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/
+:: VersionInfo_template.rc copied from installer/lib/izpack
+:: console.ico copied from installer/resources
+:: the unsigned i2pinstall_0.9.xx_windows.exe
+::
+:: the original file will be renamed to i2pinstall_0.9.xx_windows_unsigned.exe
+:: the output will be the same as the original file name
+:: on success, sign it.
+::
+set VER=39
+set FULLVER=0.9.%VER%
+set INFILE=i2pinstall_%FULLVER%_windows.exe
+set UNSIGNED=i2pinstall_%FULLVER%_windows_unsigned.exe
+set TEMPFILE=i2pinstall_%FULLVER%_windows_temp.exe
+set RCFILE=VersionInfo_%FULLVER%.rc
+set RESFILE=VersionInfo_%FULLVER%.res
+rename %INFILE% %UNSIGNED%
+powershell -Command "(gc VersionInfo_template.rc) -replace 'I2PVER', '%VER%' | Out-File %RCFILE%"
+ResourceHacker.exe -open %RCFILE% -save %RESFILE% -action compile
+ResourceHacker.exe -open %UNSIGNED% -save %TEMPFILE% -action addoverwrite -res VersionInfo1.res -mask VERSIONINFO,,
+ResourceHacker.exe -open %TEMPFILE% -save %INFILE% -action addoverwrite -res console.ico -mask ICONGROUP,159,
+del %TEMPFILE% %RCFILE% %RESFILE%
diff --git a/installer/resources/checklist.md b/installer/resources/checklist.md
index 22b41dd453..7c5e05eade 100644
--- a/installer/resources/checklist.md
+++ b/installer/resources/checklist.md
@@ -125,7 +125,14 @@
 
 1. `ant release`
 
-  - Sign the windows installer
+  - Copy i2pinstall_${release.number}_windows.exe,
+    console.ico, ../lib/izpack/rh.bat, and ../lib/izpack/VersionInfo_template.rc
+    to Windows machine
+  - Edit rh.bat to set the correct version number
+  - Run rh.bat to edit the resources
+  - Sign the windows installer:
+    Open Visual Studio developer prompt
+    signtool sign /debug i2pinstall_${release.number}_windows.exe
   - GPG sign the signed windows installer: gpg -u keyid -b i2pinstall_${release.number}_windows.exe
   - sha256sum i2pinstall_${release.number}_windows.exe