diff --git a/.github/workflows/flathub.yml b/.github/workflows/flathub.yml
index 55e0d8ad..f327f16e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flathub.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flathub.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
     types: [published]
 
 permissions:
-  contents: write
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   update-flathub:
@@ -34,15 +34,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run update-manifest.sh
         run: bash flatpak/update-manifest.sh "${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
 
-      - name: Commit metainfo update to app repo
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git add flatpak/app.yaak.Yaak.metainfo.xml
-          git diff --cached --quiet && echo "No metainfo changes" && exit 0
-          git commit -m "Add ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }} to metainfo releases"
-          git push origin HEAD:main
-
       - name: Checkout Flathub repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -51,15 +42,19 @@ jobs:
           path: flathub-repo
 
       - name: Copy updated files to Flathub repo
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
         run: |
           cp flatpak/app.yaak.Yaak.yml flathub-repo/
-          cp flatpak/app.yaak.Yaak.metainfo.xml flathub-repo/
           cp flatpak/cargo-sources.json flathub-repo/
           cp flatpak/node-sources.json flathub-repo/
           cp LICENSE flathub-repo/
+          # Rewrite paths for Flathub repo flat structure
           sed -i 's|path: \.\./LICENSE|path: LICENSE|' flathub-repo/app.yaak.Yaak.yml
           sed -i 's|install -Dm644 flatpak/app.yaak.Yaak.metainfo.xml|install -Dm644 app.yaak.Yaak.metainfo.xml|' flathub-repo/app.yaak.Yaak.yml
           sed -i '/path: LICENSE/a\      # Metainfo file (with release history)\n      - type: file\n        path: app.yaak.Yaak.metainfo.xml' flathub-repo/app.yaak.Yaak.yml
+          # Add new release to Flathub metainfo (accumulates over time)
+          sed -i "s|  <releases>|  <releases>\n    <release version=\"${VERSION#v}\" date=\"$(date +%Y-%m-%d)\" />|" flathub-repo/app.yaak.Yaak.metainfo.xml
 
       - name: Commit and push to Flathub
         working-directory: flathub-repo
diff --git a/flatpak/update-manifest.sh b/flatpak/update-manifest.sh
index 1676365c..83ff1ee4 100755
--- a/flatpak/update-manifest.sh
+++ b/flatpak/update-manifest.sh
@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@
 # This script:
 #   1. Updates the git tag and commit in the manifest
 #   2. Regenerates cargo-sources.json and node-sources.json from the tagged lockfiles
-#   3. Adds a new <release> entry to the metainfo
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
 MANIFEST="$SCRIPT_DIR/app.yaak.Yaak.yml"
-METAINFO="$SCRIPT_DIR/app.yaak.Yaak.metainfo.xml"
 
 if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
     echo "Usage: $0 <version-tag>"
@@ -76,14 +74,8 @@ node -e "
 flatpak-node-generator --no-requests-cache \
   -o "$SCRIPT_DIR/node-sources.json" npm "$TMPDIR/package-lock.json"
 
-# Update metainfo with new release
-TODAY=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
-sed -i "s|  <releases>|  <releases>\n    <release version=\"$VERSION\" date=\"$TODAY\" />|" "$METAINFO"
-echo "Updated metainfo with release $VERSION."
-
 echo ""
 echo "Done! Review the changes:"
 echo "  $MANIFEST"
-echo "  $METAINFO"
 echo "  $SCRIPT_DIR/cargo-sources.json"
 echo "  $SCRIPT_DIR/node-sources.json"