diff --git a/dev-ruby/byebug/metadata.xml b/dev-ruby/byebug/metadata.xml
index bfd4899e8e..7e8726cf2b 100644
--- a/dev-ruby/byebug/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-ruby/byebug/metadata.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
 	<maintainer type="person">
+		<description>co-maintainers welcome</description>
 		<email>lssndrbarbieri@gmail.com</email>
 		<name>Alessandro Barbieri</name>
 	</maintainer>