diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f56e42c..7cc5373 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 [package]
 name = "void-sentinel"
-version = "0.1.0"
+description = "A discord bot written in Rust"
+version = "0.1.0-alpha"
+authors = ["Kishor Ramanan <hello@kishorramanan.com>"]
 edition = "2024"
 
+publish = false
+
 [dependencies]