diff --git a/veilid-core/Cargo.toml b/veilid-core/Cargo.toml
index 12094b9f..0202d595 100644
--- a/veilid-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/veilid-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 name = "veilid-core"
 version = "0.2.0"
 # ---
+description = "Core library used to create a Veilid node and operate it as part of an application"
 authors = ["Veilid Team <contact@veilid.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 build = "build.rs"
diff --git a/veilid-tools/Cargo.toml b/veilid-tools/Cargo.toml
index 7d6dd278..c2f0840d 100644
--- a/veilid-tools/Cargo.toml
+++ b/veilid-tools/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 name = "veilid-tools"
 version = "0.2.0"
 # ---
+description = "A collection of baseline tools for Rust development use by Veilid and Veilid-enabled Rust applications"
 authors = ["Veilid Team <contact@veilid.com>"]
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 edition = "2021"