diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 4b0ae9dce29ac345457b0eb31a525eeea30ceda2..e8adf7c272fe5ec4ab818947c952277bfb59e557 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@
 <package format="3">
   <name>mamut_bringup</name>
   <version>0.0.0</version>
-  <description>TODO: Package description</description>
+  <description>
+    Main package for the startup files and parameters of our main eurobot bot.
+    Contains several folders:
+    - param: contains the main config.yaml files for starting the robot
+    - launch: contains all the launch files used to start the robot.
+    - mamut_bringup: contains the diagnostic executable node. currently not used.
+    - test: contains the tests for the package.
+    </description>
   <maintainer email="mamut@ei.thm.de">GueLaKais</maintainer>
   <license>Apache-2.0</license>