diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/5.0.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/5.0.nix
index 6dcf696839f..49e3fc40ba6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/5.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/5.0.nix
@@ -8,5 +8,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ xmlto docbook_xml_dtd_412 docbook_xsl libxml2 ];
+  meta = {
+    description = "giflib is a library for reading and writing gif images";
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ fuuzetsu ];
+    branch = "5.0";
+  };
 }
-
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/5.1.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/5.1.nix
index 3ff71255b85..dcd52fc93f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/5.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/giflib/5.1.nix
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ fuuzetsu ];
+    branch = "5.1";
   };
 }