diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 97a13032c9d98429cd888a1e2cea30d3a688b063..07139d4e8af22e1243082eb42c77fc21d3ebe354 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ README = (open("README.md")).read()
 
 setup(name='pymoondb',
       version='0.1.rc1',
-      description='A python module to access the MoonDB lunar sample database',
+      description='A python module to access the MoonDB, the geochemical and petrological lunar sample database',
       url='https://www.ict.inaf.it/gitlab/alessandro.frigeri/pymoondb',
       author='Alessandro Frigeri',
       author_email='Alessandro.Frigeri@inaf.it',