diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4bc5b05..924658e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2018"
 repository = "https://tinybird.dev/max/rodio-xm"
 authors = ["Max Bradbury<max@tinybird.info>"]
+description = "provides a source for playback of fasttracker 2 extended modules in rodio"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html