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diff --git a/sci-libs/hdf5/metadata.xml b/sci-libs/hdf5/metadata.xml
index cd6ea3a6b019..90bf8cff7d59 100644
--- a/sci-libs/hdf5/metadata.xml
+++ b/sci-libs/hdf5/metadata.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
<pkgmetadata>
<herd>sci</herd>
+<longdescription>
+ HDF5 is a file format and library for storing scientific data. HDF5
+ was designed and implemented to address the deficiencies of HDF4.x. It
+ has a more powerful and flexible data model, supports files larger
+ than 2 GB, and supports parallel I/O.
+</longdescription>
<use>
<flag name='f90'>Override Fortran for externel compilers</flag>
<flag name='hlapi'>Enable support for high-level library</flag>