diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-check.yaml
index c010f77f..659d5b3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-check.yaml
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ jobs:
             ninja-build
             qtbase5-dev
             qtwebengine5-dev
+            appstream-util
 
       - name: Upload AppImage
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/pkg/appimage/appimage-amd64.yaml b/pkg/appimage/appimage-amd64.yaml
index b0c3fb1a..a9fdbbb6 100644
--- a/pkg/appimage/appimage-amd64.yaml
+++ b/pkg/appimage/appimage-amd64.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ script:
   - cmake -B $BUILD_DIR/cmake-build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
   - cmake --build $BUILD_DIR/cmake-build
   - cmake --install $BUILD_DIR/cmake-build --prefix $TARGET_APPDIR/usr
+  - appstream-util validate-relax $TARGET_APPDIR/usr/share/metainfo/org.zealdocs.zeal.appdata.xml
 
 AppDir:
   app_info: