diff --git a/data/com.github.maoschanz.drawing.appdata.xml.in b/data/com.github.maoschanz.drawing.appdata.xml.in
index e4d8872f..e4b9e305 100644
--- a/data/com.github.maoschanz.drawing.appdata.xml.in
+++ b/data/com.github.maoschanz.drawing.appdata.xml.in
@@ -33,17 +33,6 @@
     <p>Supported file types include PNG, JPEG and BMP.</p>
   </description>
 
-  <categories>
-    <category>Graphics</category>
-  </categories>
-  
-  <keywords>
-    <keyword translate="no">drawing</keyword>
-    <keyword>Paint</keyword>
-    <keyword>Sketch</keyword>
-    <keyword>Pencil</keyword>
-  </keywords>
-  
   <releases>
     <release version="1.2.0" date="2023-04-29">
     <!-- TODO actual date -->
@@ -168,7 +157,11 @@
     </release>
   </releases>
 
+  <!-- developer_name tag deprecated with Appstream 1.0 -->
   <developer_name translatable="no">Romain F. T.</developer_name>
+  <developer id="github.com">
+    <name translatable="no">Romain F. T.</name>
+  </developer>
   <update_contact>rrroschan@gmail.com</update_contact>
   <url type="homepage">https://maoschanz.github.io/drawing</url>
   <url type="bugtracker">https://github.com/maoschanz/drawing/issues</url>
diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index f97c4b7d..98d2966f 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ if get_option('enable-translations-and-appdata')
 		test(
 			'Validate appstream file',
 			appstreamcli,
-			args: ['validate', '--no-net', appstream_file]
+			args: ['validate', '--no-net', '--explain', appstream_file],
+			workdir: meson.current_build_dir()
 		)
 	endif
 endif