diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dbd767d..8ac5dc8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ This is useful if you `docker push` your images to Docker Hub. It provides an ea
 | `username` | (**required**) Docker Hub username. If updating a Docker Hub repository belonging to an organization, this user must have `Admin` permissions for the repository. | |
 | `password` | (**required**) Docker Hub password. | |
 | `repository` | Docker Hub repository in the format `<namespace>/<name>`. | `github.repository` |
+| `short-description` | Docker Hub repository short description. Input exceeding 100 characters will be truncated. | |
 | `readme-filepath` | Path to the repository readme. | `./README.md` |
 
 #### Specifying the file path
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 2525a27..87e81c0 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ inputs:
     description: >
       Docker Hub repository in the format `<namespace>/<name>`
       Default: `github.repository`
+  short-description:
+    description: >
+      Docker Hub repository short description
+      Input exceeding 100 characters will be truncated
   readme-filepath:
     description: >
       Path to the repository readme
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 6783d46..e99f9ff 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
 exports.updateRepositoryDescription = exports.getToken = void 0;
 const core = __importStar(__webpack_require__(186));
 const fetch = __importStar(__webpack_require__(467));
+const DESCRIPTION_MAX_CHARS = 100;
 function getToken(username, password) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         const body = {
@@ -56,11 +57,14 @@ function getToken(username, password) {
     });
 }
 exports.getToken = getToken;
-function updateRepositoryDescription(token, repository, fullDescription) {
+function updateRepositoryDescription(token, repository, description, fullDescription) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         const body = {
             full_description: fullDescription
         };
+        if (description) {
+            body['description'] = description.slice(0, DESCRIPTION_MAX_CHARS);
+        }
         yield fetch(`https://hub.docker.com/v2/repositories/${repository}`, {
             method: 'patch',
             body: JSON.stringify(body),
@@ -109,6 +113,7 @@ function getInputs() {
         username: core.getInput('username'),
         password: core.getInput('password'),
         repository: core.getInput('repository'),
+        shortDescription: core.getInput('short-description'),
         readmeFilepath: core.getInput('readme-filepath')
     };
     // Environment variable input alternatives and their aliases
@@ -130,6 +135,9 @@ function getInputs() {
     if (!inputs.repository && process.env['DOCKER_REPOSITORY']) {
         inputs.repository = process.env['DOCKER_REPOSITORY'];
     }
+    if (!inputs.shortDescription && process.env['SHORT_DESCRIPTION']) {
+        inputs.shortDescription = process.env['SHORT_DESCRIPTION'];
+    }
     if (!inputs.readmeFilepath && process.env['README_FILEPATH']) {
         inputs.readmeFilepath = process.env['README_FILEPATH'];
     }
@@ -151,7 +159,6 @@ function checkRequiredInput(input, name) {
 function validateInputs(inputs) {
     checkRequiredInput(inputs.username, 'username');
     checkRequiredInput(inputs.password, 'password');
-    checkRequiredInput(inputs.repository, 'repository');
 }
 exports.validateInputs = validateInputs;
 
@@ -217,7 +224,7 @@ function run() {
             const token = yield dockerhubHelper.getToken(inputs.username, inputs.password);
             // Send a PATCH request to update the description of the repository
             core.info('Sending PATCH request');
-            yield dockerhubHelper.updateRepositoryDescription(token, inputs.repository, readmeContent);
+            yield dockerhubHelper.updateRepositoryDescription(token, inputs.repository, inputs.shortDescription, readmeContent);
             core.info('Request successful');
         }
         catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/dockerhub-helper.ts b/src/dockerhub-helper.ts
index f2463cf..1aeccd8 100644
--- a/src/dockerhub-helper.ts
+++ b/src/dockerhub-helper.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import * as fetch from 'node-fetch'
 
+const DESCRIPTION_MAX_CHARS = 100
+
 export async function getToken(
   username: string,
   password: string
@@ -22,11 +24,15 @@ export async function getToken(
 export async function updateRepositoryDescription(
   token: string,
   repository: string,
+  description: string,
   fullDescription: string
 ): Promise<void> {
   const body = {
     full_description: fullDescription
   }
+  if (description) {
+    body['description'] = description.slice(0, DESCRIPTION_MAX_CHARS)
+  }
   await fetch(`https://hub.docker.com/v2/repositories/${repository}`, {
     method: 'patch',
     body: JSON.stringify(body),
diff --git a/src/input-helper.ts b/src/input-helper.ts
index 085f1c6..f4c5997 100644
--- a/src/input-helper.ts
+++ b/src/input-helper.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ interface Inputs {
   username: string
   password: string
   repository: string
+  shortDescription: string
   readmeFilepath: string
 }
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export function getInputs(): Inputs {
     username: core.getInput('username'),
     password: core.getInput('password'),
     repository: core.getInput('repository'),
+    shortDescription: core.getInput('short-description'),
     readmeFilepath: core.getInput('readme-filepath')
   }
 
@@ -40,6 +42,10 @@ export function getInputs(): Inputs {
     inputs.repository = process.env['DOCKER_REPOSITORY']
   }
 
+  if (!inputs.shortDescription && process.env['SHORT_DESCRIPTION']) {
+    inputs.shortDescription = process.env['SHORT_DESCRIPTION']
+  }
+
   if (!inputs.readmeFilepath && process.env['README_FILEPATH']) {
     inputs.readmeFilepath = process.env['README_FILEPATH']
   }
@@ -64,5 +70,4 @@ function checkRequiredInput(input: string, name: string): void {
 export function validateInputs(inputs: Inputs): void {
   checkRequiredInput(inputs.username, 'username')
   checkRequiredInput(inputs.password, 'password')
-  checkRequiredInput(inputs.repository, 'repository')
 }
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 460fbef..a21ebf6 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
     await dockerhubHelper.updateRepositoryDescription(
       token,
       inputs.repository,
+      inputs.shortDescription,
       readmeContent
     )
     core.info('Request successful')