diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 23d8420..60ecc70 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "optimake"
+description = "Tools for making OPTIMADE APIs from raw structural data."
+readme = "README.md"
 version = "0.2.1"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"