diff --git a/crates/file_store/Cargo.toml b/crates/file_store/Cargo.toml
index 65168730..79178040 100644
--- a/crates/file_store/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/file_store/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/bitcoindevkit/bdk"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/bdk_file_store"
+description = "A simple append-only flat file implementation of Persist for Bitcoin Dev Kit."
 keywords = ["bitcoin", "persist", "persistence", "bdk", "file"]
 authors = ["Bitcoin Dev Kit Developers"]
 readme = "README.md"