diff --git a/ref-impl-rust/Cargo.toml b/ref-impl-rust/Cargo.toml
index 5855c68..44da223 100644
--- a/ref-impl-rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ref-impl-rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "recordpath"
+description = "a textual notation to locate fields within atproto records"
 version = "0.0.1"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"