diff --git a/libzypp-plugin-appdata.changes b/libzypp-plugin-appdata.changes
index cfaf65a..adb294e 100644
--- a/libzypp-plugin-appdata.changes
+++ b/libzypp-plugin-appdata.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jun 26 15:02:47 UTC 2017 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Provide 'appstream-provider': we might want to implement
+  different methods of providing AppStream metadata to
+  applications, and the frontends should not have to care about the
+  technical details in the background. Software Centers like GNOME
+  Software and Discover are supposed to use the new symbol.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jun 23 12:21:44 UTC 2017 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/libzypp-plugin-appdata.spec b/libzypp-plugin-appdata.spec
index 645adea..0b901e5 100644
--- a/libzypp-plugin-appdata.spec
+++ b/libzypp-plugin-appdata.spec
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ Requires:       libzypp >= 14.29.4
 Requires:       AppStream
 # The script uses awk to find the right filename for the appdata.xml.gz file
 Requires:       awk
+# This is one way of providing valid appstream metadata to applications (currently the only implemented one)
+Provides:       appstream-provider
 
 %description
 This plugin extends libzypp to install AppStream metadata, as extracted from the