diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0b7ab60f4..1651b8585 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ def finalize_options(self):
 cmd_class["egg_info"] = SetDefaultInstallationExtras
 
 setup(
+    name="snowflake-connector-python",
+    description="Snowflake Connector for Python",
     version=version,
     ext_modules=extensions,
     cmdclass=cmd_class,