diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2b53fbddd..82ed97920 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
+# uutils / coreutils
+# * see the repository LICENSE, README, and CONTRIBUTING files for more information
+
 [package]
 name = "uutils"
+description = "uutils ~ universal (as in cross-platform) CLI utils, written in Rust"
+license = "MIT"
+repository = "https://github.com/uutils/coreutils"
 version = "0.0.1"
 authors = []
 build = "build.rs"