diff --git a/build/stacker-conformance.yaml b/build/stacker-conformance.yaml
index bc9ae65f..8beb8569 100644
--- a/build/stacker-conformance.yaml
+++ b/build/stacker-conformance.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ build:
   build_only: true
 
 "${{REPO_NAME:zot}}":
+  annotations:
+    org.opencontainers.image.description: "OCI-native container image/artifact registry (purely based on OCI Distribution Specification)"
   os: ${{OS}}
   arch: ${{ARCH}}
   from:
diff --git a/build/stacker-minimal.yaml b/build/stacker-minimal.yaml
index bcb1cfd3..dd90f347 100644
--- a/build/stacker-minimal.yaml
+++ b/build/stacker-minimal.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ build:
   build_only: true
 
 "${{REPO_NAME:zot}}":
+  annotations:
+    org.opencontainers.image.description: "OCI-native container image/artifact registry (purely based on OCI Distribution Specification)"
   os: ${{OS}}
   arch: ${{ARCH}}
   from:
diff --git a/build/stacker-zb.yaml b/build/stacker-zb.yaml
index cb97dd7f..7db9c6b1 100644
--- a/build/stacker-zb.yaml
+++ b/build/stacker-zb.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ build:
   build_only: true
 
 "${{REPO_NAME:zb}}":
+  annotations:
+    org.opencontainers.image.description: "a performance benchmark tool for OCI conformant registries"
   os: ${{OS}}
   arch: ${{ARCH}}
   from:
diff --git a/build/stacker-zxp.yaml b/build/stacker-zxp.yaml
index ffeb4f30..e39dcdb7 100644
--- a/build/stacker-zxp.yaml
+++ b/build/stacker-zxp.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ build:
   build_only: true
 
 "${{REPO_NAME:zxp}}":
+  annotations:
+    org.opencontainers.image.description: "a metrics exporter for zot-minimal image"
   os: ${{OS}}
   arch: ${{ARCH}}
   from:
diff --git a/build/stacker.yaml b/build/stacker.yaml
index c989ad75..1e14b421 100644
--- a/build/stacker.yaml
+++ b/build/stacker.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ build:
   build_only: true
 
 "${{REPO_NAME:zot}}":
+  annotations:
+    org.opencontainers.image.description: "OCI-native container image/artifact registry (purely based on OCI Distribution Specification)"
   os: ${{OS}}
   arch: ${{ARCH}}
   from: