diff --git a/appstream.spec b/appstream.spec
index 1096d84..87d71c5 100644
--- a/appstream.spec
+++ b/appstream.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Summary: Utilities to generate, maintain and access the AppStream database 
 Name:    appstream
 Version: 0.11.5
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 
 # lib LGPLv2+, tools GPLv2+
 License: GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+
@@ -109,8 +109,20 @@ mv %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/metainfo/*.xml \
 %posttrans
 %{_bindir}/appstreamcli refresh --force >& /dev/null ||:
 
+## use file triggers instead of static pkg names
+## other repos can provide appdata too
+%if 1
+## not sure how smart appstreamcli is about cache validation
+## to judge if --force is really needed here or not -- rex
+%transfiletriggerin -- %{_datadir}/app-info/xmls
+%{_bindir}/appstreamcli refresh --force >& /dev/null ||:
+
+%transfiletriggerpostun -- %{_datadir}/app-info/xmls
+%{_bindir}/appstreamcli refresh >& /dev/null ||:
+%else
 %triggerun -- appstream-data
 %{_bindir}/appstreamcli refresh >& /dev/null ||:
+%endif
 
 %files -f appstream.lang
 %doc AUTHORS
@@ -164,6 +176,9 @@ mv %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/metainfo/*.xml \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep 12 2017 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 0.11.5-2
+- use file triggers for cache regen
+
 * Mon Sep 11 2017 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 0.11.5-1
 - 0.11.5 (#1486970)