diff --git a/autoconfig-flatpak.js b/autoconfig-flatpak.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 81c93cb..0000000
--- a/autoconfig-flatpak.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-// https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-autoconfig
-lockPref("app.update.auto", false);
diff --git a/autoconfig.js b/autoconfig.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 811dfa4..0000000
--- a/autoconfig.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-// https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-autoconfig
-pref("general.config.filename", "autoconfig-flatpak.js");
-pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0);
diff --git a/org.zotero.Zotero.yaml b/org.zotero.Zotero.yaml
index 96bc898..1191596 100644
--- a/org.zotero.Zotero.yaml
+++ b/org.zotero.Zotero.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 id: org.zotero.Zotero
 runtime: org.freedesktop.Platform
-runtime-version: '23.08'
+runtime-version: "23.08"
 sdk: org.freedesktop.Sdk
 command: zotero
 rename-desktop-file: zotero.desktop
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ finish-args:
   - --filesystem=xdg-pictures
   - --filesystem=xdg-public-share
   - --filesystem=xdg-videos
+cleanup:
+  - /share/zotero/${FLATPAK_ID}.appdata.xml
+  - /share/zotero/policies.json
 modules:
   - shared-modules/dbus-glib/dbus-glib.json
   - name: zotero
@@ -34,9 +37,7 @@ modules:
       - type: file
         path: org.zotero.Zotero.appdata.xml
       - type: file
-        path: autoconfig.js
-      - type: file
-        path: autoconfig-flatpak.js
+        path: policies.json
     build-commands:
       - mkdir -p /app/{bin,share}
       - cp -R . /app/share/zotero
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ modules:
       - install -D ${FLATPAK_ID}.appdata.xml /app/share/appdata/${FLATPAK_ID}.appdata.xml
       - ln -s /app/share/zotero/zotero /app/bin/zotero
       # disable auto-updates
-      # https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-autoconfig
-      - mkdir -p /app/share/zotero/defaults/pref
-      - install -D autoconfig.js /app/share/zotero/defaults/pref/autoconfig.js
+      # https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-policiesjson
+      # https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates/#disableappupdate
+      - mkdir -p /app/share/zotero/distribution
+      - install -D policies.json /app/share/zotero/distribution/policies.json
diff --git a/policies.json b/policies.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b45ce53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/policies.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "policies": {
+        "DisableAppUpdate": true
+    }
+}
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