diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7b8102a86..bb5bed60c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -183,12 +183,12 @@ if(FONTCONFIG_FOUND)
   find_package(Qt${QT_MAJOR_VERSION} ${QT_MIN_VERSION} CONFIG REQUIRED COMPONENTS PrintSupport)
 endif()
 
-find_package(AppStreamQt 0.10.6)
-set_package_properties(AppStreamQt PROPERTIES DESCRIPTION "Access metadata for listing available software"
+find_package(AppStreamQt5 1.0)
+set_package_properties(AppStreamQt5 PROPERTIES DESCRIPTION "Access metadata for listing available software"
                        URL "https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Distributions/AppStream/"
                        TYPE OPTIONAL)
 
-if(${AppStreamQt_FOUND})
+if(${AppStreamQt5_FOUND})
     set(HAVE_APPSTREAMQT true)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/actionlist.cpp b/applets/kicker/plugin/actionlist.cpp
index 61fc23487..787afdc06 100644
--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/actionlist.cpp
+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/actionlist.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "containmentinterface.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_APPSTREAMQT
-#include <AppStreamQt/pool.h>
+#include <AppStreamQt5/pool.h>
 #endif
 
 namespace KAStats = KActivities::Stats;
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ bool handleAppstreamActions(const QString &actionId, const KService::Ptr &servic
     }
 
     const auto components =
-        appstreamPool->componentsByLaunchable(AppStream::Launchable::KindDesktopId, service->desktopEntryName() + QLatin1String(".desktop"));
+        appstreamPool->componentsByLaunchable(AppStream::Launchable::KindDesktopId, service->desktopEntryName() + QLatin1String(".desktop")).toList();
     if (components.empty()) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/runners/CMakeLists.txt b/runners/CMakeLists.txt
index ec22f27d7..4216518e9 100644
--- a/runners/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/runners/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ add_subdirectory(shell)
 add_subdirectory(webshortcuts)
 add_subdirectory(windowedwidgets)
 
-if(AppStreamQt_FOUND)
+if(AppStreamQt5_FOUND)
     add_subdirectory(appstream)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/runners/appstream/CMakeLists.txt b/runners/appstream/CMakeLists.txt
index 7dc43cdad..15c486a3e 100644
--- a/runners/appstream/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/runners/appstream/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(krunner_appstream_SRCS
     DEFAULT_SEVERITY Warning)
 
 kcoreaddons_add_plugin(krunner_appstream SOURCES ${krunner_appstream_SRCS} INSTALL_NAMESPACE "kf5/krunner")
-target_link_libraries(krunner_appstream PUBLIC Qt::Gui KF5::Runner KF5::I18n KF5::Service AppStreamQt)
+target_link_libraries(krunner_appstream PUBLIC Qt::Gui KF5::Runner KF5::I18n KF5::Service AppStreamQt5)
diff --git a/runners/appstream/appstreamrunner.cpp b/runners/appstream/appstreamrunner.cpp
index b0dcb381e..be37a9459 100644
--- a/runners/appstream/appstreamrunner.cpp
+++ b/runners/appstream/appstreamrunner.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "appstreamrunner.h"
 
-#include <AppStreamQt/icon.h>
+#include <AppStreamQt5/icon.h>
 
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QDesktopServices>
@@ -148,19 +148,18 @@ void InstallerRunner::run(const Plasma::RunnerContext & /*context*/, const Plasm
 QList<AppStream::Component> InstallerRunner::findComponentsByString(const QString &query)
 {
     QMutexLocker locker(&m_appstreamMutex);
-    QString error;
     static bool warnedOnce = false;
-    static bool opened = m_db.load(&error);
+    static bool opened = m_db.load();
     if (!opened) {
         if (warnedOnce) {
-            qCDebug(RUNNER_APPSTREAM) << "Had errors when loading AppStream metadata pool" << error;
+            qCDebug(RUNNER_APPSTREAM) << "Had errors when loading AppStream metadata pool" << m_db.lastError();
         } else {
-            qCWarning(RUNNER_APPSTREAM) << "Had errors when loading AppStream metadata pool" << error;
+            qCWarning(RUNNER_APPSTREAM) << "Had errors when loading AppStream metadata pool" << m_db.lastError();
             warnedOnce = true;
         }
     }
 
-    return m_db.search(query);
+    return m_db.search(query).toList();
 }
 
 #include "appstreamrunner.moc"
diff --git a/runners/appstream/appstreamrunner.h b/runners/appstream/appstreamrunner.h
index 18197ab08..b585f55c3 100644
--- a/runners/appstream/appstreamrunner.h
+++ b/runners/appstream/appstreamrunner.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <AppStreamQt/pool.h>
+#include <AppStreamQt5/pool.h>
 #include <KRunner/AbstractRunner>
 #include <QMutex>