diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d01f2b8..0cd19d3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 setup(name='abcFinance',
       version='0.1',
-      description='',
+      description='Economic agent-based models with financial accounting',
       url='https://github.com/AB-CE/abcFinance',
       packages=['abcFinance'],
       zip_safe=True)