diff --git a/zuul/configloader.py b/zuul/configloader.py
index 029b840..5e0fe65 100644
--- a/zuul/configloader.py
+++ b/zuul/configloader.py
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@
                'dependencies': to_list(str),
                'allowed-projects': to_list(str),
                'override-branch': str,
+               'description': str,
                }
 
         return vs.Schema(job)