diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index b8300c764f..b65022ac90 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -28917,5 +28917,7 @@ (define-public python-types-dataclasses
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (home-page "https://github.com/python/typeshed")
     (synopsis "Typing stubs for dataclasses")
-    (description "Typing stubs for dataclasses")
+    (description
+     "This packages provides a collection of library stubs for Python, with
+static types.")
     (license license:asl2.0)))