diff --git a/codegen/masm/Cargo.toml b/codegen/masm/Cargo.toml
index ed678d036..8910a8cbe 100644
--- a/codegen/masm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/codegen/masm/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "midenc-codegen-masm"
-description = "Code generation for Miden Assembly"
+description = "Miden Assembly backend for the Miden compiler"
 version = "0.0.0"
 rust-version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
diff --git a/frontend-wasm/Cargo.toml b/frontend-wasm/Cargo.toml
index 8c37e072d..2fdfd3024 100644
--- a/frontend-wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frontend-wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "midenc-frontend-wasm"
-description = "Build Miden HIR from Wasm"
+description = "Wasm frontend for the Miden compiler"
 version = "0.0.0"
 rust-version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
diff --git a/hir-analysis/Cargo.toml b/hir-analysis/Cargo.toml
index f3fa78775..1b3c8acc7 100644
--- a/hir-analysis/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hir-analysis/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "midenc-hir-analysis"
-description = "HIR analysis for the Miden compiler"
+description = "Analysis passes and utilties for Miden HIR"
 version = "0.0.0"
 rust-version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
diff --git a/hir-symbol/Cargo.toml b/hir-symbol/Cargo.toml
index 9a25315f8..54388e522 100644
--- a/hir-symbol/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hir-symbol/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "midenc-hir-symbol"
-description = "Symbols for the Midend compiler"
+description = "String interning for the Miden compiler"
 version = "0.0.0"
 rust-version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
diff --git a/hir-transform/Cargo.toml b/hir-transform/Cargo.toml
index 09f613834..b2cefdc3b 100644
--- a/hir-transform/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hir-transform/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "midenc-hir-transform"
-description = "HIR transformation utilities for the Miden compiler"
+description = "Transformation passes and utilities for Miden HIR"
 version = "0.0.0"
 rust-version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
diff --git a/hir-type/Cargo.toml b/hir-type/Cargo.toml
index 0be27bd1f..fb3524db8 100644
--- a/hir-type/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hir-type/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "midenc-hir-type"
-description = "Miden HIR types"
+description = "Type system and utilities for Miden HIR"
 version = "0.0.0"
 rust-version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true