diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f6870c974..6f6b6745f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: create orig.tar.gz with common/ libs/ mods/
         run: |
           cp -r dist/linux/common/ pkgdir
-          envsubst '${SEMVER_STR}' < dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop > pkgdir/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop
           tar -cJf cryptomator_${{ needs.metadata.outputs.ppaVerStr }}.orig.tar.xz -C pkgdir .
       - name: patch and rename pkgdir
         run: |
@@ -283,11 +282,11 @@ jobs:
           mv appdir/Cryptomator Cryptomator.AppDir
           cp -r dist/linux/appimage/resources/AppDir/* Cryptomator.AppDir/
           envsubst '${REVISION_NO} ${SEMVER_STR}' < dist/linux/appimage/resources/AppDir/bin/cryptomator.sh > Cryptomator.AppDir/bin/cryptomator.sh
-          envsubst '${SEMVER_STR}' < dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop > Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/applications/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop
           cp dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator256.png Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.png
           cp dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator512.png Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.png
           cp dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg
           cp dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.appdata.xml Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/metainfo/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.appdata.xml
+          cp dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/metainfo/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop
           cp dist/linux/common/application-vnd.cryptomator.vault.xml Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/mime/packages/application-vnd.cryptomator.vault.xml
           ln -s usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg Cryptomator.AppDir/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg
           ln -s usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg Cryptomator.AppDir/Cryptomator.svg
diff --git a/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh b/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh
index 9a5e55246..2473e23ae 100755
--- a/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh
+++ b/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ mv Cryptomator Cryptomator.AppDir
 cp -r resources/AppDir/* Cryptomator.AppDir/
 chmod +x Cryptomator.AppDir/lib/runtime/bin/java
 envsubst '${REVISION_NO}' < resources/AppDir/bin/cryptomator.sh > Cryptomator.AppDir/bin/cryptomator.sh
-envsubst '${SEMVER_STR}' < ../common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop > Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/applications/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop
 cp ../common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator256.png Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.png
 cp ../common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator512.png Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.png
 cp ../common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg
diff --git a/dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop b/dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop
index a5cc454e4..fad034a33 100644
--- a/dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop
+++ b/dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 Name=Cryptomator
-Version=${SEMVER_STR}
+Version=1.0.0
 Comment=Cloud Storage Encryption Utility
 Exec=cryptomator %F
 Icon=org.cryptomator.Cryptomator