diff --git a/4be71525f07189e97720688472172604879d49a5.patch b/4be71525f07189e97720688472172604879d49a5.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b2f4a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/4be71525f07189e97720688472172604879d49a5.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From 4be71525f07189e97720688472172604879d49a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: rvalue <i@rvalue.moe>
+Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2021 12:26:42 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Remove incorrect args for i18n.merge_file
+
+`i18n.merge_file` has been ignoring positional arguments for a time and
+explicitly rejects with error since meson 0.60.0
+---
+ data/meson.build | 1 -
+ 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
+index f6692b6..6981b96 100644
+--- a/data/meson.build
++++ b/data/meson.build
+@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ endif
+ appdata_conf = configuration_data()
+ appdata_conf.set('app_id', weather_id)
+ appdata = i18n.merge_file(
+-  'appdata',
+   input: configure_file(
+     input: '@0@.appdata.xml.in.in'.format(default_id),
+     output: '@0@.appdata.xml.in'.format(default_id),
+-- 
+GitLab
+
diff --git a/gnome-weather.changes b/gnome-weather.changes
index 433b232..4bd6699 100644
--- a/gnome-weather.changes
+++ b/gnome-weather.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb  2 17:17:49 UTC 2022 - Bjørn Lie <bjorn.lie@gmail.com>
+
+- Add 4be71525f07189e97720688472172604879d49a5.patch: Fix build
+  with meson 0.61 and newer.
+- Drop update-desktop-files BuildRequires and macro, no longer
+  needed.
+- Add appstream-glib and desktop-file-utils BuildRequires, verify
+  desktop file and metainfo during meson_test macro run.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep 21 14:04:52 UTC 2021 - Bjørn Lie <bjorn.lie@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/gnome-weather.spec b/gnome-weather.spec
index 03ef0cb..7fc7f4d 100644
--- a/gnome-weather.spec
+++ b/gnome-weather.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package gnome-weather
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -25,11 +25,14 @@ License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
 Group:          Productivity/Other
 URL:            https://live.gnome.org/Design/Apps/Weather
 Source0:        https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-weather/41/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM 4be71525f07189e97720688472172604879d49a5.patch -- Fix build with meson 0.61 and newer
+Patch0:         https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-weather/-/commit/4be71525f07189e97720688472172604879d49a5.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  appstream-glib
+BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:  intltool >= 0.26
 BuildRequires:  meson
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
-BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gdk-3.0)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gdk-pixbuf-2.0)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gio-2.0)
@@ -73,7 +76,6 @@ search results from GNOME Weather.
 
 %install
 %meson_install
-%suse_update_desktop_file %{_name} Utility DesktopUtility
 %find_lang %{_name} %{?no_lang_C} %{name}.lang
 
 %check