diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 326a67f..da0b1f7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version = "0.1.1"
 description="A rust port of the zxing barcode library."
 license="Apache-2.0"
 repository="https://github.com/hschimke/rxing"
+keywords = ["barcode", "2d_barcode", "1d_barcode", "barcode_reader", "barcode_writer"]
 edition = "2021"
 exclude = [
     "test_resources/*",