diff --git a/src/XDGData/CMakeLists.txt b/src/XDGData/CMakeLists.txt
index 6c54fb3231..8a130ce272 100644
--- a/src/XDGData/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/XDGData/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ if(NOT DEFINED APPDATA_RELEASE_DATE)
 endif()
 
 configure_file(
-    org.freecad.FreeCAD.appdata.xml.in
-    ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/org.freecad.FreeCAD.appdata.xml
+    org.freecad.FreeCAD.metainfo.xml.in
+    ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/org.freecad.FreeCAD.metainfo.xml
 )
 install(
-    FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/org.freecad.FreeCAD.appdata.xml
+    FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/org.freecad.FreeCAD.metainfo.xml
     DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/metainfo
 )
 
diff --git a/src/XDGData/org.freecad.FreeCAD.appdata.xml.in b/src/XDGData/org.freecad.FreeCAD.metainfo.xml.in
similarity index 100%
rename from src/XDGData/org.freecad.FreeCAD.appdata.xml.in
rename to src/XDGData/org.freecad.FreeCAD.metainfo.xml.in