diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index f3da670bb64..ecaa40ded92 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -9716,6 +9716,10 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
       url = mirror://cpan/authors/id/A/AD/ADAMK/Object-Signature-1.07.tar.gz;
       sha256 = "0c8l7195bjvx0v6zmkgdnxvwg7yj2zq8hi7xd25a3iikd12dc4f6";
     };
+    meta = {
+      description = "Generate cryptographic signatures for objects";
+      license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
+    };
   };
 
   # For backwards compatibility. Please use OLEStorage_Lite instead.