diff --git a/hypnotix.appdata.xml b/hypnotix.appdata.xml
index 32098cb..2f19632 100644
--- a/hypnotix.appdata.xml
+++ b/hypnotix.appdata.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <component type="desktop">
-  <id>org.x.hypnotix</id>
+  <id>hypnotix</id>
   <name>Hypnotix</name>
   <project_license>GPL-3.0</project_license>
   <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
       <image type="source">https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1138515/99553152-b8bac780-29b5-11eb-9d75-8756ed7581b6.png</image>
     </screenshot>
   </screenshots>
-  <releases>
-    <release version="@VERSION@" date="@DATE@"/>
-  </releases>
   <provides>
     <id>org.x.hypnotix</id>
   </provides>
diff --git a/hypnotix.spec b/hypnotix.spec
index dad1907..7d32ec0 100644
--- a/hypnotix.spec
+++ b/hypnotix.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:          hypnotix
 Version:       4.9
-Release:       2mamba
+Release:       3mamba
 Summary:       An M3U IPTV Player
 Group:         Graphical Desktop/Applications/Multimedia
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ install -d -m0755 %{buildroot}
 cp -a usr %{buildroot}
 
 install -D -m0644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/metainfo/hypnotix.appdata.xml
-sed -i "s|@VERSION@|%{version}|" %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/metainfo/hypnotix.appdata.xml
-sed -i "s|@DATE@|`date +%Y-%m-%d`|" %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/metainfo/hypnotix.appdata.xml
 
 %find_lang %{name} || touch %{name}.lang
 
@@ -72,6 +70,9 @@ sed -i "s|@DATE@|`date +%Y-%m-%d`|" %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/metainfo/hypnotix.ap
 %doc debian/copyright
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Mar 23 2025 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 4.9-3mamba
+- hypnotix.appdata.xml: fix id to match desktop file name
+
 * Wed Mar 19 2025 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 4.9-2mamba
 - provide metainfo file