diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d5054da86f3..8684079840d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@ if (UNIX AND NOT PIONEER_INSTALL_INPLACE)
 	install(FILES ${PIONEER_DESKTOP_FILE}
 		DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/applications
 	)
-	install(FILES metadata/net.pioneerspacesim.Pioneer.appdata.xml
-		DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/appdata
+	install(FILES metadata/net.pioneerspacesim.Pioneer.metainfo.xml
+		DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/metainfo
 	)
 
 	foreach(_i IN ITEMS 16 22 24 32 40 48 64 128 256)
diff --git a/metadata/net.pioneerspacesim.Pioneer.appdata.xml b/metadata/net.pioneerspacesim.Pioneer.metainfo.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from metadata/net.pioneerspacesim.Pioneer.appdata.xml
rename to metadata/net.pioneerspacesim.Pioneer.metainfo.xml