diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0e9e037..54ece00 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,8 +20,13 @@ with open(version) as f:
 setup(
   name='cerc-persistence',
   version=main_ns['__version__'],
-  description="",
-  long_description="",
+  description="CERC Persistence consist of a set of classes to store and retrieve Cerc Hub cities and results",
+  long_description="CERC Persistence consist of a set of classes to store and retrieve Cerc Hub cities and results.\n\n"
+                   "Developed at Concordia university in Canada as part of the research group from the Next Generation "
+                   "Cities Institute, our aim among others is to provide a comprehensive set of tools to help "
+                   "researchers and urban developers to make decisions to improve the livability and efficiency of our "
+                   "cities, cerc persistence will store the simulation results and city information to make those "
+                   "available for other researchers.",
   classifiers=[
     "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Library or Lesser General Public License (LGPL)",
     "Programming Language :: Python",