diff --git a/eipw-lint/Cargo.toml b/eipw-lint/Cargo.toml
index 4575a657..c876cace 100644
--- a/eipw-lint/Cargo.toml
+++ b/eipw-lint/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 rust-version = "1.69"
 repository = "https://github.com/ethereum/eipw"
+description = "library of lints for eipw, the Ethereum Improvement Proposal validator"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html