diff --git a/scripts/appimage/Dockerfile b/scripts/appimage/Dockerfile
index d54cc0b1..983ba237 100644
--- a/scripts/appimage/Dockerfile
+++ b/scripts/appimage/Dockerfile
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@
 #
 FROM centos/devtoolset-7-toolchain-centos7 as intermediate
 
-ARG QT_VERSION=5.15.7
-ARG KDDockWidgets_VERSION=1.6
+ARG QT_VERSION=5.15.11
+ARG KF5_VERSION v5.110.0
+ARG KDDockWidgets_VERSION=1.7
 ARG QCustomPlot_VERSION=2.1.1
-ARG rust_demangler_VERSION=0.1.21
+ARG rust_demangler_VERSION=0.1.23
 ARG d_demangler_VERSION=0.0.2
 
 USER root
@@ -96,18 +97,26 @@ RUN cd /opt && mkdir dlang && cd dlang && \
     make && mv libd_demangle.so /usr/lib/ && \
     deactivate && cd /opt && rm -Rf dlang && mv /usr/bin/gpg{~,} && mv /usr/bin/gpg2{~,}
 
+# kdesrc-build dependencies
+RUN yum install -y libcanberra-devel && \
+    cpan YAML::Syck
+
 # kde frameworks
 RUN cd /opt && git clone https://invent.kde.org/sdk/kdesrc-build.git && \
     # everything after this commit requires a dbus session
     cd kdesrc-build && git checkout 6c2c8a83ee25d53bdae91dce4ab3efaaac838a11
 COPY kdesrc-buildrc /opt/kdesrc-build/
+COPY kf5-frameworks-build-include /opt/kdesrc-build/
 RUN ldconfig && \
-    cd /opt/kdesrc-build && sed -i -e "s/FULL_NPROC/$(nproc)/g" -e "s/HALF_NPROC/$(($(nproc)/2))/g" kdesrc-buildrc && \
-    cpan YAML::Syck && \
+    cd /opt/kdesrc-build && \
+    sed -i -e "s/FULL_NPROC/$(nproc)/g" -e "s/HALF_NPROC/$(($(nproc)/2))/g" kdesrc-buildrc && \
+    sed -i -e "s/%VERSION%/${KF5_VERSION}/g" kdesrc-buildrc && \
+    sed -i -e "s/%VERSION%/${KF5_VERSION}/g" kf5-frameworks-build-include && \
     ./kdesrc-build --metadata-only && \
     # fix compile error in kwallet
     ./kdesrc-build --include-dependencies qca && \
-    ./kdesrc-build --include-dependencies threadweaver kconfigwidgets kcoreaddons kitemviews kitemmodels solid \
+    ./kdesrc-build --include-dependencies threadweaver kconfigwidgets kcoreaddons \
+        kitemviews kitemmodels solid breeze-icons \
         kwindowsystem knotifications kiconthemes karchive syntax-highlighting kio kparts && \
     # without extra dependencies
     ./kdesrc-build kgraphviewer && \
diff --git a/scripts/appimage/build_appimage.sh b/scripts/appimage/build_appimage.sh
index a1f35d6f..922d7818 100755
--- a/scripts/appimage/build_appimage.sh
+++ b/scripts/appimage/build_appimage.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ gitversion=$(git -C "$srcdir" describe)
 . /opt/rh/devtoolset-11/enable
 
 mkdir -p "$buildir" && cd "$buildir"
+# KGraphViewer triggers strange crashes in the AppImage, disable it
 cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
     -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/opt/rh/devtoolset-11/root/ \
+    -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_KGraphViewerPart=ON \
     -DAPPIMAGE_BUILD=ON "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr" "$srcdir"
 
 make -j
diff --git a/scripts/appimage/build_docker.sh b/scripts/appimage/build_docker.sh
index 11c20796..04260e9e 100755
--- a/scripts/appimage/build_docker.sh
+++ b/scripts/appimage/build_docker.sh
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 set -e
 
 cd $(dirname $0)
-docker build --rm -t ghcr.io/kdab/kdesrc-build .
+docker build --ulimit nofile=1024:262144 --rm -t ghcr.io/kdab/kdesrc-build .
diff --git a/scripts/appimage/kdesrc-buildrc b/scripts/appimage/kdesrc-buildrc
index c7678eac..9f8915f0 100644
--- a/scripts/appimage/kdesrc-buildrc
+++ b/scripts/appimage/kdesrc-buildrc
@@ -60,3 +60,7 @@ end options
 options sonnet
     cmake-options -DSONNET_USE_QML=OFF
 end options
+
+options extra-cmake-modules
+    tag %VERSION%
+end options
diff --git a/scripts/appimage/kf5-frameworks-build-include b/scripts/appimage/kf5-frameworks-build-include
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f419f8ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/appimage/kf5-frameworks-build-include
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# kdesrc-build itself, and some "kdesupport" modules needed by KF5, workspace or apps.
+module-set kf5-build-support
+    repository kde-projects
+    use-modules kdesrc-build kde-dev-scripts extra-cmake-modules polkit-qt-1 qca
+end module-set
+
+module-set phonon
+    repository kde-projects
+    use-modules phonon phonon-vlc
+end module-set
+
+options phonon
+  cmake-options -DPHONON_BUILD_QT5=ON -DPHONON_BUILD_QT6=OFF
+end options
+
+module-set kdesupport
+   repository kde-projects
+   use-modules kdesupport/plasma-wayland-protocols
+end module-set
+
+# ============================= KDE Frameworks ========================
+
+module-set frameworks
+    repository kde-projects
+    use-modules frameworks
+
+    tag %VERSION%
+    branch kf5
+    ignore-modules kdewebkit
+end module-set
+
+module grantlee
+    repository https://github.com/steveire/grantlee.git
+    branch master
+end module
+
+include kf5-common-options-build-include
diff --git a/scripts/compile-test/build.sh b/scripts/compile-test/build.sh
index 218c3021..de3a874e 100755
--- a/scripts/compile-test/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/compile-test/build.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ buildBase()
     distro=$1
     tag=$(toLower $distro)
 
-    docker build -t hotspot-$tag-base \
+    docker build --ulimit nofile=1024:262144 -t hotspot-$tag-base \
         -f scripts/compile-test/Base$distro $extraArgs .
 }
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ buildDependencies()
         suffix=Qt6
     fi
 
-    docker build -t hotspot-$tag-dependencies \
+    docker build --ulimit nofile=1024:262144 -t hotspot-$tag-dependencies \
         --build-arg BASEIMAGE=hotspot-$tag-base \
         -f scripts/compile-test/BuildDependencies$suffix $extraArgs .
 }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ buildHotspotWithPresets()
     fi
 
     buildDependencies $distro
-    docker build -t hotspot-$tag \
+    docker build --ulimit nofile=1024:262144 -t hotspot-$tag \
         --build-arg BASEIMAGE=hotspot-$tag-dependencies \
         -f scripts/compile-test/BuildHotspotWithPresets$suffix $extraArgs .
 }
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ buildHotspotWithoutPresets()
     tag=$(toLower $distro)
 
     buildDependencies $distro
-    docker build -t hotspot-$tag \
+    docker build --ulimit nofile=1024:262144 -t hotspot-$tag \
         --build-arg BASEIMAGE=hotspot-$tag-dependencies \
         -f scripts/compile-test/BuildHotspotWithoutPresets $extraArgs .
 }