diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 74c543a31b..0beae8acdc 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -11330,6 +11330,7 @@ Charlie 1 Sept 2005
             SetVersion.C
     mac_installer/
         release_boinc.sh (new)
+        Description.plist (new)
     mac_build/
         HowToBuildBOINC_XCode.rtf
     doc/
diff --git a/mac_installer/Description.plist b/mac_installer/Description.plist
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a92c7d8e6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mac_installer/Description.plist
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<key>IFPkgDescriptionDescription</key>
+	<string></string>
+	<key>IFPkgDescriptionTitle</key>
+	<string>BOINC Manager</string>
+</dict>
+</plist>