diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5bd6948..a609e8a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ __ https://www.zap.org.au/
 .. contents::
 
 
+Version 7.18 (3rd August, 2022)
+-------------------------------
+
+Minor bug fix: remove the ``<icon>`` line from `trader.appdata.xml.in` so
+that the icon is taken from the `trader.desktop` file instead, otherwise
+Fedora builds fail with a message from ``appstream-util validate-relax``
+that “tag-invalid: stock icon is not valid [trader.svg]”.
+
+
 Version 7.17 (3rd August, 2022)
 -------------------------------
 
diff --git a/data/trader.appdata.xml.in b/data/trader.appdata.xml.in
index 790172c..7ca702b 100644
--- a/data/trader.appdata.xml.in
+++ b/data/trader.appdata.xml.in
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ warranty.
     </p>
   </description>
 
-  <icon type="stock">trader.svg</icon>
   <launchable type="desktop-id">trader.desktop</launchable>
   <provides>
     <binary>trader</binary>