diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 73746ff17..55e871ad7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ jobs:
           cp dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg
           cp dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/applications/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop
           cp dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.appdata.xml Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/metainfo/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.appdata.xml
-          cp dist/linux/common/cryptomator-vault.xml Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/mime/packages/cryptomator-vault.xml
+          cp dist/linux/common/application-vnd.cryptomator.vault.xml Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/mime/packages/application-vnd.cryptomator.vault.xml
           ln -s usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg Cryptomator.AppDir/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg
           ln -s usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg Cryptomator.AppDir/Cryptomator.svg
           ln -s usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg Cryptomator.AppDir/.DirIcon
diff --git a/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh b/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh
index 101e78584..9a5e55246 100755
--- a/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh
+++ b/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ cp ../common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator512.png Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/ico
 cp ../common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg
 cp ../common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/applications/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop
 cp ../common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.appdata.xml Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/metainfo/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.appdata.xml
-cp ../common/cryptomator-vault.xml Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/mime/packages/cryptomator-vault.xml
+cp ../common/application-vnd.cryptomator.vault.xml Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/mime/packages/application-vnd.cryptomator.vault.xml
 ln -s usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg Cryptomator.AppDir/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg
 ln -s usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg Cryptomator.AppDir/Cryptomator.svg
 ln -s usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg Cryptomator.AppDir/.DirIcon
diff --git a/dist/linux/common/cryptomator-vault.xml b/dist/linux/common/application-vnd.cryptomator.vault.xml
similarity index 77%
rename from dist/linux/common/cryptomator-vault.xml
rename to dist/linux/common/application-vnd.cryptomator.vault.xml
index eeb4bc537..3b602f230 100644
--- a/dist/linux/common/cryptomator-vault.xml
+++ b/dist/linux/common/application-vnd.cryptomator.vault.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <mime-info xmlns="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info">
-  <mime-type type="application/x-vnd.cryptomator-vault-metadata">
+  <mime-type type="application/vnd.cryptomator.vault">
     <comment>Cryptomator Vault Metadata</comment>
     <glob pattern="*.cryptomator"/>
   </mime-type>
diff --git a/dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop b/dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop
index 8f584ca82..a5cc454e4 100644
--- a/dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop
+++ b/dist/linux/common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ Type=Application
 Categories=Utility;Security;FileTools;
 StartupNotify=true
 StartupWMClass=org.cryptomator.launcher.Cryptomator
-MimeType=application/vnd.cryptomator.encrypted;application/x-vnd.cryptomator.vault-metadata;
+MimeType=application/vnd.cryptomator.encrypted;application/vnd.cryptomator.vault;
diff --git a/dist/linux/debian/cryptomator.install b/dist/linux/debian/cryptomator.install
index 38a469930..17aa7e869 100644
--- a/dist/linux/debian/cryptomator.install
+++ b/dist/linux/debian/cryptomator.install
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.svg usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps
 common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator256.png usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps
 common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator512.png usr/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps
 common/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.appdata.xml usr/share/metainfo
-common/cryptomator-vault.xml usr/share/mime/packages
\ No newline at end of file
+common/application-vnd.cryptomator.vault.xml usr/share/mime/packages
\ No newline at end of file