diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e0b863c..3fa6e97 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "activitystreams"
+description = "A set of core types and traits for activitystreams data"
 version = "0.7.0-alpha.0"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 authors = ["asonix <asonix@asonix.dog>"]
diff --git a/activitystreams-ext/Cargo.toml b/activitystreams-ext/Cargo.toml
index da9fd53..6f8a26b 100644
--- a/activitystreams-ext/Cargo.toml
+++ b/activitystreams-ext/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "activitystreams-ext"
+description = "Extension types for the ActivityStreams crate"
 version = "0.1.0-alpha.0"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 authors = ["asonix <asonix@asonix.dog>"]