diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 947e410fe1..0bb558d35e 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ ARG BUILD_VERSION=dev
 LABEL \
     org.opencontainers.image.authors="The ESPHome Authors" \
     org.opencontainers.image.title="ESPHome" \
-    org.opencontainers.image.description="Manage and program ESP8266/ESP32 microcontrollers through YAML configuration files" \
+    org.opencontainers.image.description="ESPHome is a system to configure your microcontrollers by simple yet powerful configuration files and control them remotely through Home Automation systems" \
     org.opencontainers.image.url="https://esphome.io/" \
     org.opencontainers.image.documentation="https://esphome.io/" \
     org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/esphome/esphome" \
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ RUN if [ "$TARGETARCH$TARGETVARIANT" = "armv7" ]; then \
 # Labels
 LABEL \
     io.hass.name="ESPHome" \
-    io.hass.description="Manage and program ESP8266/ESP32 microcontrollers through YAML configuration files" \
+    io.hass.description="ESPHome is a system to configure your microcontrollers by simple yet powerful configuration files and control them remotely through Home Automation systems" \
     io.hass.type="addon" \
     io.hass.version="${BUILD_VERSION}"
     # io.hass.arch is inherited from addon-debian-base
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cfc279845f..7789f6d645 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 [project]
 name        = "esphome"
 license     = {text = "MIT"}
-description = "Make creating custom firmwares for ESP32/ESP8266 super easy."
+description = "ESPHome is a system to configure your microcontrollers by simple yet powerful configuration files and control them remotely through Home Automation systems."
 readme      = "README.md"
 authors     = [
   {name = "The ESPHome Authors", email = "esphome@nabucasa.com"}