diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 91b74efbd9..8e31b768da 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "babel-core",
-  "description": "Turn ES6 code into readable vanilla ES5 with source maps",
+  "description": "A compiler for writing next generation JavaScript",
   "version": "5.4.3",
   "author": "Sebastian McKenzie <sebmck@gmail.com>",
   "homepage": "https://babeljs.io/",