diff --git a/contrib/fwupd.spec.in b/contrib/fwupd.spec.in
index 8dd0b83b1..873af05df 100644
--- a/contrib/fwupd.spec.in
+++ b/contrib/fwupd.spec.in
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ find %{buildroot} -name '*.la' -exec rm -f {} ';'
 %{_sysconfdir}/pki/fwupd
 %{_sysconfdir}/pki/fwupd-metadata
 %{_sysconfdir}/dbus-1/system.d/org.freedesktop.fwupd.conf
+%{_datadir}/app-info/xmls/org.freedesktop.fwupd.xml
 %{_datadir}/dbus-1/interfaces/org.freedesktop.fwupd.xml
 %{_datadir}/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.fwupd.policy
 %{_datadir}/polkit-1/rules.d/org.freedesktop.fwupd.rules
diff --git a/data/Makefile.am b/data/Makefile.am
index be83d163c..0b1417ecb 100644
--- a/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/Makefile.am
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ dist_config_DATA = fwupd.conf
 dbusdir = $(sysconfdir)/dbus-1/system.d
 dist_dbus_DATA = org.freedesktop.fwupd.conf
 
+appstreamdir = $(datadir)/app-info/xmls
+dist_appstream_DATA = org.freedesktop.fwupd.xml
+
 dbusservicemaindir = $(datadir)/dbus-1/system-services
 dbusservicemain_in_files = org.freedesktop.fwupd.service.in
 dbusservicemain_DATA     = $(dbusservicemain_in_files:.service.in=.service)
diff --git a/data/via-firmware.xml b/data/org.freedesktop.fwupd.xml
similarity index 78%
rename from data/via-firmware.xml
rename to data/org.freedesktop.fwupd.xml
index 703e640fc..e7bf673af 100644
--- a/data/via-firmware.xml
+++ b/data/org.freedesktop.fwupd.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <developer_name>VIA</developer_name>
     <url type="homepage">http://www.via.com.tw/</url>
     <releases>
-      <release version="0983" timestamp="1400000000">
+      <release version="0983" timestamp="1456743953">
         <description>
           <p>This stable release fixes the following problems with USB 3.0:</p>
           <ul>
@@ -49,14 +49,7 @@
     <developer_name>VIA</developer_name>
     <url type="homepage">http://www.via.com.tw/</url>
     <releases>
-      <release version="9095" timestamp="1400000000">
-        <description>
-          <p>This stable release fixes the following problems:</p>
-          <ul>
-            <li>WHAT WAS FIXED?</li>
-          </ul>
-        </description>
-      </release>
+      <release version="9095" timestamp="1456743953"/>
     </releases>
   </component>
 
@@ -74,14 +67,7 @@
     <developer_name>VIA</developer_name>
     <url type="homepage">http://www.via.com.tw/</url>
     <releases>
-      <release version="8581" timestamp="1400000000">
-        <description>
-          <p>This stable release fixes the following problems:</p>
-          <ul>
-            <li>WHAT WAS FIXED?</li>
-          </ul>
-        </description>
-      </release>
+      <release version="8581" timestamp="1456743953"/>
     </releases>
   </component>
 
@@ -100,14 +86,7 @@
     <developer_name>VIA</developer_name>
     <url type="homepage">http://www.via.com.tw/</url>
     <releases>
-      <release version="9091" timestamp="1400000000">
-        <description>
-          <p>This stable release fixes the following problems:</p>
-          <ul>
-            <li>WHAT WAS FIXED?</li>
-          </ul>
-        </description>
-      </release>
+      <release version="9091" timestamp="1456743953"/>
     </releases>
   </component>
 </components>