diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 50034b8d..e49b2973 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name = monasca-persister
 author = Deklan Dieterly
 author-email = deklan.dieterly@hp.com
+summary = Moves metrics and alarm state transitions from the Message Queue to the Metrics and Alarms database.
 classifier=
   Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
   License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License