diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 8624c8e..d6e7e3d 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ defmodule VectorTile.MixProject do
     [
       app: :vector_tile,
       version: "1.0.0",
+      description:
+        "Implementation of the [Vector Tile Spec](https://github.com/mapbox/vector-tile-spec/tree/master/2.1), version 2.1. This
+package allows you to efficiently build vector tiles including layers and features with geometry and encode them to
+protobuf.",
       elixir: "~> 1.18",
       start_permanent: Mix.env() == :prod,
       deps: deps(),