diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 7806c59..4efc176 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
 #### Other Enhancements
 
 * Burn-My-Windows now follows the [REUSE Specification](https://reuse.software/spec).
-
+* The KWin port of Burn-My-Windows now uses `metadata.json` files instead of the deprecated `metadata.desktop` format.
 
 ## [Burn My Windows 21](https://github.com/schneegans/Burn-My-Windows/releases/tag/v21)
 
diff --git a/kwin/build.sh b/kwin/build.sh
index e769daf..e6b37d5 100755
--- a/kwin/build.sh
+++ b/kwin/build.sh
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ generate() {
   perl -pi -e "s/%SHADER_NAME%/$1/g;"                         "$BUILD_DIR/$DIR_NAME/contents/code/main.js"
   perl -pi -e "s/\f/\//g;"                                    "$BUILD_DIR/$DIR_NAME/contents/code/main.js"
 
-  # Now create the metadata.desktop file. Again, we replace some placeholders.
-  cp metadata.desktop.in "$BUILD_DIR/$DIR_NAME/metadata.desktop"
-  perl -pi -e "s/%ICON%/$1/g;"            "$BUILD_DIR/$DIR_NAME/metadata.desktop"
-  perl -pi -e "s/%NAME%/$2/g;"            "$BUILD_DIR/$DIR_NAME/metadata.desktop"
-  perl -pi -e "s/%DESCRIPTION%/$3/g;"     "$BUILD_DIR/$DIR_NAME/metadata.desktop"
-  perl -pi -e "s/%DIR_NAME%/$DIR_NAME/g;" "$BUILD_DIR/$DIR_NAME/metadata.desktop"
+  # Now create the metadata.json file. Again, we replace some placeholders.
+  cp metadata.json.in "$BUILD_DIR/$DIR_NAME/metadata.json"
+  perl -pi -e "s/%ICON%/$1/g;"            "$BUILD_DIR/$DIR_NAME/metadata.json"
+  perl -pi -e "s/%NAME%/$2/g;"            "$BUILD_DIR/$DIR_NAME/metadata.json"
+  perl -pi -e "s/%DESCRIPTION%/$3/g;"     "$BUILD_DIR/$DIR_NAME/metadata.json"
+  perl -pi -e "s/%DIR_NAME%/$DIR_NAME/g;" "$BUILD_DIR/$DIR_NAME/metadata.json"
 
   # Now create the two required shader files. We prepend the common.glsl to each shader.
   # We also define KWIN and KWIN_LEGACY. The code in common.glsl takes some different
@@ -143,4 +143,4 @@ generate "wisps"       "Wisps [Burn-My-Windows]"       "Let your windows be carr
 
 # Finally, create an archive for the effects.
 # shellcheck disable=SC2046
-tar -cjf "burn_my_windows_kwin4.tar.gz" -C "$BUILD_DIR" $(ls "$BUILD_DIR")
\ No newline at end of file
+tar -cjf "burn_my_windows_kwin4.tar.gz" -C "$BUILD_DIR" $(ls "$BUILD_DIR")
diff --git a/kwin/metadata.desktop.in b/kwin/metadata.desktop.in
deleted file mode 100755
index 4223b8b..0000000
--- a/kwin/metadata.desktop.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Name=%NAME%
-Icon=preferences-system-windows-effect-%ICON%
-Comment=%DESCRIPTION%
-
-Type=Service
-X-KDE-ServiceTypes=KWin/Effect,KCModule
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=Vlad Zahorodnii, Martin Flöser, Simon Schneegans
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=vlad.zahorodnii@kde.org, mgraesslin@kde.org, code@simonschneegans.de
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=%DIR_NAME%
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=1
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Window Open/Close Animation
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPLv3
-X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=false
-X-KDE-Ordering=60
-X-Plasma-API=javascript
-X-Plasma-MainScript=code/main.js
-X-KDE-PluginKeyword=%DIR_NAME%
-X-KDE-Library=kcm_kwin4_genericscripted
-X-KWin-Config-TranslationDomain=kwin_effects
-X-KWin-Exclusive-Category=toplevel-open-close-animation
diff --git a/kwin/metadata.json.in b/kwin/metadata.json.in
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..79558ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kwin/metadata.json.in
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{
+  "KPlugin": {
+     "Name": "%NAME%",
+     "Description": "%DESCRIPTION%",
+     "Icon": "preferences-system-windows-effect-%ICON%",
+     "Category": "Window Open/Close Animation",
+     "Authors": [ 
+        { "Name": "Simon Schneegans", "Email": "code@simonschneegans.de" },
+        { "Name": "Martin Flöser", "Email": "vlad.zahorodnii@kde.org" },
+        { "Name": "Aaron Seigo", "Email": "mgraesslin@kde.org" }
+     ],
+     "Id": "%DIR_NAME%",
+     "License": "GPLv3",
+     "Version": "1.0",
+     "EnabledByDefault": "false",
+     "Website": "https://github.com/Schneegans/Burn-My-Windows/",
+     "BugReportUrl": "https://github.com/Schneegans/Burn-My-Windows/issues",
+     "ServiceTypes": [
+       "KWin/Effect"
+     ]
+  },
+  "X-KDE-Ordering": "60",
+  "X-KDE-PluginKeyword": "%DIR_NAME%",
+  "X-KWin-Config-TranslationDomain": "kwin_effects",
+  "X-KWin-Exclusive-Category": "toplevel-open-close-animation",
+  "X-Plasma-API": "javascript",
+  "X-Plasma-MainScript": "code/main.js"
+}
diff --git a/kwin/metadata.json.in.license b/kwin/metadata.json.in.license
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22ffc89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kwin/metadata.json.in.license
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Simon Schneegans <code@simonschneegans.de>
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0