diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/libgit2-glib/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/libgit2-glib/default.nix
index c28ab402a12..d65dbce1fc9 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/libgit2-glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/misc/libgit2-glib/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ libssh2 ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A glib wrapper library around the libgit2 git access library";
+    homepage = https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Libgit2-glib;
+    license = licenses.lgpl21;
+    maintainers = gnome3.maintainers;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 }