diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index d81ee6246..967dabe3e 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@ torchgeo
 
 .. automodule:: torchgeo
 
-This library is part of the `PyTorch <http://pytorch.org/>`_ project.
-PyTorch is an open source machine learning framework.
-
-The :mod:`torchgeo` package consists of popular datasets, model
-architectures, and common image transformations for geospatial data.
-
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
    :caption: Package Reference
diff --git a/torchgeo/__init__.py b/torchgeo/__init__.py
index 82f01e21f..6bf164e9b 100644
--- a/torchgeo/__init__.py
+++ b/torchgeo/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 # Licensed under the MIT License.
 
-"""TorchGeo."""
+"""This library is part of the `PyTorch <http://pytorch.org/>`_ project. PyTorch is an
+open source machine learning framework.
+
+The :mod:`torchgeo` package consists of popular datasets, model architectures, and
+common image transformations for geospatial data.
+"""
 
 __version__ = "0.1.0-dev"