diff --git a/crates/nu-source/Cargo.toml b/crates/nu-source/Cargo.toml
index d4338aff49..1515dfa732 100644
--- a/crates/nu-source/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/nu-source/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ name = "nu-source"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Yehuda Katz <wycats@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
+description = "A source string characterizer for Nushell"
+license = "MIT"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html