diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tectonic/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tectonic/default.nix
index c46f5560fc7..965624a5098 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tectonic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/tectonic/default.nix
@@ -3,22 +3,27 @@
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "tectonic";
-  version = "0.2.0";
+  version = "0.3.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "tectonic-typesetting";
     repo = "tectonic";
     rev = "tectonic@${version}";
-    sha256 = "+kHp5qy0lzT5sLoxC1tlW6oaKZ11vQF+30zW0wXlQBU=";
+    sha256 = "yJzfymA4elyyeVR8FzTJe8wgs+vm3RWwcOh7IlmBYPE=";
   };
 
-  cargoSha256 = "bsuNHqr/8OTG3LXd+PYPKsXEBpbcwxP4A7SEqLYNKU0=";
+  cargoSha256 = "7zqr54H6GemiM/xuHOH6+s669IG2orj1neoqAH+wnV4=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
 
   buildInputs = [ fontconfig harfbuzz openssl ]
     ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [ ApplicationServices Cocoa Foundation ]);
 
+  postInstall = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
+    install -D dist/appimage/tectonic.desktop -t $out/share/applications/
+    install -D dist/appimage/tectonic.svg -t $out/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/
+  '';
+
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {