diff --git a/.github/workflows/appimage.yml b/.github/workflows/appimage.yml
index d3da01b7b..04d92fa3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/appimage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/appimage.yml
@@ -47,10 +47,12 @@ jobs:
             arch: x86_64
             openjfx-url: 'https://download2.gluonhq.com/openjfx/25.0.2/openjfx-25.0.2_linux-x64_bin-jmods.zip'
             openjfx-sha: 'e0a9c29d8cf3af9b8b48848b43f87b5785bc107c53a951b19668ce05842bba1b'
+            appimagetool-sha: 'ed4ce84f0d9caff66f50bcca6ff6f35aae54ce8135408b3fa33abfc3cb384eb0'
           - os: ubuntu-24.04-arm
             arch: aarch64
             openjfx-url: 'https://download2.gluonhq.com/openjfx/25.0.2/openjfx-25.0.2_linux-aarch64_bin-jmods.zip'
             openjfx-sha: 'c3408f818693cce09e59829a8e862a82c7695fdfcd585c41cfd527f5fc3fe646'
+            appimagetool-sha: 'f0837e7448a0c1e4e650a93bb3e85802546e60654ef287576f46c71c126a9158'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - name: Setup Java
@@ -165,7 +167,8 @@ jobs:
           ln -s bin/cryptomator.sh Cryptomator.AppDir/AppRun
       - name: Download AppImageKit
         run: |
-          curl --silent --fail-with-body --proto "=https" -L "https://github.com/AppImage/appimagetool/releases/download/continuous/appimagetool-${{ matrix.arch }}.AppImage" -o appimagetool.AppImage
+          curl --silent --fail-with-body --proto "=https" -L "https://github.com/AppImage/appimagetool/releases/download/1.9.1/appimagetool-${{ matrix.arch }}.AppImage" -o appimagetool.AppImage
+          echo "${{ matrix.appimagetool-sha }}  appimagetool.AppImage" | shasum -a256 --check
           chmod +x appimagetool.AppImage
           ./appimagetool.AppImage --appimage-extract
       - name: Prepare GPG-Agent for signing with key 615D449FE6E6A235
diff --git a/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh b/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh
index 71a840b1d..f12fb4cbf 100755
--- a/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh
+++ b/dist/linux/appimage/build.sh
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ ln -s org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.metainfo.xml Cryptomator.AppDir/usr/share/meta
 ln -s bin/cryptomator.sh Cryptomator.AppDir/AppRun
 
 # load AppImageTool
-curl -L https://github.com/AppImage/appimagetool/releases/download/continuous/appimagetool-${CPU_ARCH}.AppImage -o /tmp/appimagetool.AppImage
+curl -L https://github.com/AppImage/appimagetool/releases/download/1.9.1/appimagetool-${CPU_ARCH}.AppImage -o /tmp/appimagetool.AppImage
 chmod +x /tmp/appimagetool.AppImage
 
 # create AppImage