diff --git a/manifest.yml b/manifest.yml
index 7243978b8828c6ae2db1e60930ac1c222c278d54..2fb639c79faae10f5f632a3eadf40a0614ff14fa 100644
--- a/manifest.yml
+++ b/manifest.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ name: JupyterLab
 category: Interactive Apps
 subcategory: Servers
 role: batch_connect
+description: |
+  This app will launch a JupyterLab server on one or more nodes.