diff --git a/augeas.spec b/augeas.spec
index f29e6f5..c80476f 100644
--- a/augeas.spec
+++ b/augeas.spec
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ Group:          System Environment/Libraries
 %description    libs
 The libraries for %{name}.
 
+Augeas is a library for programmatically editing configuration files. It parses
+configuration files into a tree structure, which it exposes through its
+public API. Changes made through the API are written back to the initially
+read files.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q