diff --git a/crates/nargo/src/manifest/mod.rs b/crates/nargo/src/manifest/mod.rs
index 9d7ee95640e..92b04a4b8e4 100644
--- a/crates/nargo/src/manifest/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo/src/manifest/mod.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pub struct WorkspaceConfig {
 #[derive(Default, Debug, Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct PackageMetadata {
     pub name: String,
-    // Note: a package name is not needed unless there is a registry
+    description: Option<String>,
     authors: Vec<String>,
     // If not compiler version is supplied, the latest is used
     // For now, we state that all packages must be compiled under the same