diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 4d2cfb4..7ebf7c2 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 title: Gordon Lichtstein
+description: a website for projects and code
 theme: jekyll-theme-cayman
 google_analytics: G-XTRMS024V8