diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR ${MINOR_
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH ${PATCH_VERSION})
 set(CPACK_STRIP_FILES TRUE)
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.2.1), libqt5serialport5 (>= 5.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.19)")
+set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION "Small and simple software for plotting data from serial port
+ Supports binary data formats ([u]int8, [u]int16, [u]int32, float)
+ and ASCII (as CSV). Captured waveforms can be exported in CSV format.
+ Can also send simple user defined commands to serial port device.")
+
 if (NOT QWT_USE_STATIC)
   set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "${CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS}, libqwt6-qt5 (>= 6.1.1)")
 endif (NOT QWT_USE_STATIC)