diff --git a/glade.spec b/glade.spec
index db8c8de61f732e9966c9e64527d740ca7962c0e1..570eef64e5e09639406510e14cd3145ad23c257a 100644
--- a/glade.spec
+++ b/glade.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           glade
 Version:        3.40.0
-Release:        2
+Release:        3
 Summary:        User Interface Designer for GTK+
 License:        GPL-2.0-or-later and LGPL-2.1-or-later
 URL:            https://glade.gnome.org/
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ BuildRequires: pkgconfig(webkit2gtk-4.1) >= 2.28.0
 BuildRequires: python3-devel
 BuildRequires: gtk-doc
 BuildRequires: itstool
-BuildRequires: /usr/bin/appstream-util
+BuildRequires: /usr/bin/appstreamcli
 BuildRequires: /usr/bin/desktop-file-validate
 
 Requires:       %{name}-libs = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ developing applications that use Glade widget library.
 %find_lang glade --with-gnome
 
 %check
-appstream-util validate-relax --nonet %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/metainfo/org.gnome.Glade.appdata.xml
+appstreamcli validate --pedantic --no-net %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/metainfo/org.gnome.Glade.appdata.xml
 desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/org.gnome.Glade.desktop
 
 %files -f glade.lang
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/org.gnome.Glade.deskt
 %{_mandir}/man1/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 06 2025 Funda Wang <fundawang@yeah.net> - 3.40.0-3
+- use appstreamcli instead of appstream-util
+
 * Sun Dec 01 2024 Funda Wang <fundawang@yeah.net> - 3.40.0-2
 - use webkit2gtk-4.1
 - cleanup spec