diff --git a/srcpkgs/runelite-launcher/files/runelite.desktop b/srcpkgs/runelite-launcher/files/runelite.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
index fa1c615f526..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/runelite-launcher/files/runelite.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Type=Application
-Encoding=UTF-8
-Name=RuneLite
-Comment=Open source Old School RuneScape client
-Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/runelite.png
-Exec=/usr/bin/runelite
-Terminal=false
-StartupNotify=false
-Categories=Game;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/runelite-launcher/template b/srcpkgs/runelite-launcher/template
index 419b1440521..47fbfc2d607 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/runelite-launcher/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/runelite-launcher/template
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # Template file for 'runelite-launcher'
 pkgname=runelite-launcher
-version=2.6.9
+version=2.7.1
 revision=1
 hostmakedepends="apache-maven openjdk11"
 depends="virtual?java-runtime"
 short_desc="Open source Old School RuneScape client"
-maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
+maintainer="Emil Tomczyk <emru@emru.xyz>"
 license="BSD-2-Clause"
 homepage="https://runelite.net"
 distfiles="https://github.com/runelite/launcher/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=cc5375f9e41669fcd22dfa68f6e17b80cc90b0db385d27dfcdd9f3e18e1c5100
+checksum=2b5e5f07b5961eeb419b275613ed9008cfcd62768604bca637a5ef37e54e722a
 
 do_build() {
 	mvn package
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ do_install() {
 	vinstall target/RuneLite.jar 644 usr/share/runelite
 	vbin ${FILESDIR}/runelite
 
+	vsed -i 's/${project.build.finalName}/RuneLite/' appimage/runelite.desktop
+	vsed -i 's/${project.description}/Launcher for RuneLite client/' appimage/runelite.desktop
+	vsed -i 's/Exec=.*/Exec=runelite/' appimage/runelite.desktop
 	vinstall appimage/runelite.png 644 usr/share/pixmaps
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/runelite.desktop 644 usr/share/applications
+	vinstall appimage/runelite.desktop 644 usr/share/applications
 
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }