diff --git a/app-text/noweb/metadata.xml b/app-text/noweb/metadata.xml
index e2e56fde97..454466642d 100644
--- a/app-text/noweb/metadata.xml
+++ b/app-text/noweb/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>