diff --git a/ports/.md5sum b/ports/.md5sum
index 291f3317..cb6a7f78 100644
--- a/ports/.md5sum
+++ b/ports/.md5sum
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 9d858c9d37cbc66a462d32e76bd0b365  compat-32.rsync.inactive
 50fce84f0327ee5c100f66594024b5f2  contrib.rsync.inactive
+b8dd0aad383810cad920d6548cd1cb56  core.pub
 faedd8944bd5ecc397f73bf73bd624d4  core.rsync
 eded5385d3637f1918a82f4409abc64a  opt.rsync
 1f178e2bb1beab9782993931c9832280  ports-1.5.tar.gz
diff --git a/ports/.signature b/ports/.signature
index 97eb13b5..5caa8037 100644
--- a/ports/.signature
+++ b/ports/.signature
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 untrusted comment: verify with /etc/ports/core.pub
-RWRJc1FUaeVeqi7+NM0WPhYJyth4kjy6tJcUDwHz0EewhiFJ/pU+BePuKe4n2ljZjH67yQHQpk0yPO582G+Cfw1pF/9W839hlQY=
-SHA256 (Pkgfile) = 25c953ee4cb4a25d19a08e3b899aa0ef637fecf58e8631118716696700f5663c
+RWRJc1FUaeVeqrsfjqiqyDlI78LA9S+hXi7c9G2KUnsKKibh2XtJg7J8w5In0ltkauMIDGQsMH3K8VnJaYAiYRpb/8lpwyV1vgc=
+SHA256 (Pkgfile) = b06285f60b3e5d9cd0b4135c6fca9e7c2cba07c294008318acdc07d29d498b24
 SHA256 (.footprint) = 66ab3fa95ea95c420db4b3eab580fee149c0d08c77a8cc6b199e2e93066805e7
 SHA256 (ports-1.5.tar.gz) = 4360d5c96ccfa2cadf084307df418d1e86c60afe775e29c036b518f6b2d6c156
 SHA256 (core.rsync) = 1a92e6efdcc341e0f8a31574069afb6fafde141d7b47909b3bf4dd458b90032e
+SHA256 (core.pub) = 5a08b7f21fb1768b9e639da0b768edb536de0590b75e663dab6d185617613791
 SHA256 (opt.rsync) = 22b13b26a6a498d4549e1edf4b014bac887de358a561b185ddac12371486dd4e
 SHA256 (xorg.rsync) = 3b5b8b997e501a451aa9e577a4315a81384376959f96b1139d1119849df050ae
 SHA256 (compat-32.rsync.inactive) = 4e1a34e87849286e494fa8971392bb6109fe38a2c55bf64a41e5f2ab78167655
diff --git a/ports/Pkgfile b/ports/Pkgfile
index ae551e9c..1ee6052c 100644
--- a/ports/Pkgfile
+++ b/ports/Pkgfile
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
 name=ports
 version=1.5
-release=17
+release=18
 
 source=(http://crux.nu/files/tools/ports/$name-$version.tar.gz \
-        core.rsync opt.rsync xorg.rsync compat-32.rsync.inactive \
-        contrib.rsync.inactive)
+        core.rsync core.pub opt.rsync xorg.rsync \ 
+	compat-32.rsync.inactive contrib.rsync.inactive)
 
 build () {
     cd $name-$version
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ build () {
     install -m 0644 $SRC/xorg.rsync $PKG/etc/ports
     install -m 0644 $SRC/compat-32.rsync.inactive $PKG/etc/ports
     install -m 0644 $SRC/contrib.rsync.inactive $PKG/etc/ports
+    install -m 0644 $SRC/core.pub $PKG/etc/ports
 }
diff --git a/ports/core.pub b/ports/core.pub
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a09d3ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/core.pub
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+untrusted comment: core public key
+RWRJc1FUaeVeqsGlEPc66dguintWWomCSORUNseged62IATuMVCK0zu6