diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e41fe9e..c670633 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ calamares (3.3.1-0ubuntu1) noble; urgency=medium
   * New upstream release.
   * Fixed debian/watch file.
   * Updated copyright file.
+  * Enabled AppStream and AppData (it is no longer enabled by default upstream
+    but should be enabled by us).
 
  -- Aaron Rainbolt <arraybolt3@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 18 Jan 2024 20:29:45 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index a8230de..a261dfd 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS=buildinfo=+path
 	dh $@ --with kf5
 
 override_dh_auto_configure:
-	dh_auto_configure -- -DWEBVIEW_FORCE_WEBKIT=1 -DKDE_INSTALL_USE_QT_SYS_PATHS=ON
+	dh_auto_configure -- -DWEBVIEW_FORCE_WEBKIT=1 -DKDE_INSTALL_USE_QT_SYS_PATHS=ON -DBUILD_APPDATA=ON -DBUILD_APPSTREAM=ON
 
 # Some test don't work well, we don't need to run them at package build time.
 override_dh_auto_test: