diff --git a/pre_commit/resources/empty_template/pre_commit_dummy_package.gemspec b/pre_commit/resources/empty_template/pre_commit_dummy_package.gemspec
index 5c361d5c..8bfb40ca 100644
--- a/pre_commit/resources/empty_template/pre_commit_dummy_package.gemspec
+++ b/pre_commit/resources/empty_template/pre_commit_dummy_package.gemspec
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
     s.name = 'pre_commit_dummy_package'
     s.version = '0.0.0'
+    s.summary = 'dummy gem for pre-commit hooks'
     s.authors = ['Anthony Sottile']
 end