diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index d271cbd..570050a 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ StartupNotify=false
 Path=${args[0]}/venv/bin
 Exec=coindicator
 Icon=/tmp/logo_248px.png
+X-GNOME-UsesNotifications=true
 EOL
 
 cp ./src/coin/resources/logo_248px.png /tmp
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c88854c..4bb34f7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 #    pip-compile
 #
-certifi>=2022.12.7
+certifi==2023.5.7
     # via
     #   coindicator (setup.py)
     #   requests
@@ -12,15 +12,21 @@ chardet==3.0.4
     # via coindicator (setup.py)
 charset-normalizer==3.1.0
     # via requests
+dbus-next==0.2.3
+    # via desktop-notifier
+desktop-notifier==3.5.3
+    # via coindicator (setup.py)
 idna==2.10
     # via
     #   coindicator (setup.py)
     #   requests
-notify2==0.3.1
-    # via coindicator (setup.py)
+packaging==23.1
+    # via desktop-notifier
+pycairo==1.24.0
+    # via pygobject
 pygame==2.1.3
     # via coindicator (setup.py)
-pygobject==3.42.2
+pygobject==3.44.1
     # via coindicator (setup.py)
 pyyaml==6.0
     # via coindicator (setup.py)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index df9b76f..12d4639 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ install_requires=
     certifi>=2022.12.7
     chardet~=3.0.4
     idna~=2.7
-    notify2~=0.3.1
+    desktop-notifier~=3.5.3
     PyYAML>=4.2b1
     requests~=2.20
     urllib3~=1.26.5
     pygame~=2.1.2
-    PyGObject~=3.42.2
+    PyGObject~=3.44.1
 
 [options.packages.find]
 where =
diff --git a/src/coin/alarm.py b/src/coin/alarm.py
index 1d664ca..80b9e8d 100644
--- a/src/coin/alarm.py
+++ b/src/coin/alarm.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Lets the user set an alert for a certain price point
 
-import notify2
+import desktop_notifier
 import pygame
 
 from coin.config import Config
@@ -67,20 +67,19 @@ def __notify(self, price, direction, threshold):
             + str(threshold)
         )
 
-        if notify2.init(self.app_name):
-            if pygame.init():
-                pygame.mixer.music.load(
-                    self.config["project_root"] / "resources/ca-ching.wav"
-                )
-                pygame.mixer.music.play()
-            logo = GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file(
-                str(self.config["project_root"] / "resources/icon_32px.png")
+        if pygame.init():
+            pygame.mixer.music.load(
+                self.config["project_root"] / "resources/ca-ching.wav"
             )
-
-            n = notify2.Notification(title, message)
-            n.set_icon_from_pixbuf(logo)
-            n.set_urgency(2)  # highest
-            n.show()
+            pygame.mixer.music.play()
+
+        notifier = desktop_notifier.DesktopNotifier(app_name=self.config["app"]["name"])
+        notifier.send_sync(
+            title,
+            message,
+            urgency=desktop_notifier.Urgency.Critical,
+            icon=str(self.config["project_root"] / "resources/icon_32px.png"),
+        )
 
 
 class AlarmSettingsWindow(Gtk.Window):
diff --git a/src/coin/coin.py b/src/coin/coin.py
index 8cad855..c30a768 100755
--- a/src/coin/coin.py
+++ b/src/coin/coin.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import signal
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import notify2
+import desktop_notifier
 import yaml
 from gi.repository import Gtk
 
@@ -294,15 +294,14 @@ def update_assets(self):
         self.discoveries = 0
         self._load_assets()
 
-        if notify2.init(self.config.get("app").get("name")):
-            n = notify2.Notification(
-                self.config.get("app").get("name"),
-                "Finished discovering new assets",
-                str(self.icon),
-            )
-            n.set_urgency(1)
-            n.timeout = 2000
-            n.show()
+        notifier = desktop_notifier.DesktopNotifier(app_name=self.config["app"]["name"])
+        notifier.send_sync(
+            self.config.get("app").get("name"),
+            "Finished discovering new assets",
+            urgency=desktop_notifier.Urgency.Normal,
+            timeout=2000,
+            icon=self.icon,
+        )
 
         self.main_item.set_icon_full(str(self.icon), "App icon")