diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-build.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-build.yml
index ca9f8e3162..16bf918636 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-build.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           path: build/mixin_desktop_amd64.deb
 
       - name: Build AppImage unsing appimage-builder
-        uses: docker://appimagecrafters/appimage-builder:0.8.5
+        uses: docker://appimagecrafters/appimage-builder:0.9.1
         with:
           entrypoint: appimage-builder
           args: --recipe ./AppImageBuilder.yml --skip-test
diff --git a/AppImageBuilder.yml b/AppImageBuilder.yml
index 5273256dac..23f87b86b9 100644
--- a/AppImageBuilder.yml
+++ b/AppImageBuilder.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ AppDir:
   runtime:
     env:
       GIO_MODULE_DIR: $APPDIR/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/
+      # Needed by Wayland
+      GDK_BACKEND: x11
   test:
     fedora:
       image: appimagecrafters/tests-env:fedora-30