diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index cf28f6b..3470a4f 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     "id": "bookwyrm",
     "packaging_format": 1,
     "description": {
-        "en": "BookWyrm is a platform for social reading.",
-        "fr": "BookWyrm est une plateforme de lecture sociale."
+        "en": "$app is a platform for social reading.",
+        "fr": "$app est une plateforme de lecture sociale."
     },
     "version": "0.5.3~ynh1",
     "url": "https://github.com/bookwyrm-social/bookwyrm",