diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0cd3e5c..7f0b044 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "magnetar"
+description = "An exploratory ActivityPub project"
 version = "0.1.0"
 license = "APGL"
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index 9aaeacb..e08d647 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "magnetar_core"
+description = "A library to power an exploratory ActivityPub project"
 version = "0.1.0"
 license = "APGL"
 edition = "2021"