diff --git a/tools/trexio.scm b/tools/trexio.scm
index f4e00af..502ae6e 100644
--- a/tools/trexio.scm
+++ b/tools/trexio.scm
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments '(#:configure-flags '("--enable-silent-rules")))
     (inputs `(("hdf5" ,hdf5) ("gfortran", gfortran)))
-    (synopsis "TREX I/O lbrary: trexio package")
-    (description "APIs in C and Fortran to exchange wavefunction data.
-		  Supports HDF5 and TEXT back ends.")
+    (synopsis "TREX I/O library")
+    (description "The TREXIO library defines a standard format for storing wave functions, together with
+		 an C-compatible API such that it can be easily used in any programming language.")
     (home-page "https://trex-coe.github.io/trexio")
     (license bsd-3)))