diff --git a/qgreenland/util/qgis/project.py b/qgreenland/util/qgis/project.py
index a1f2fd99..a788f7a1 100644
--- a/qgreenland/util/qgis/project.py
+++ b/qgreenland/util/qgis/project.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor
 
 from qgreenland import exceptions as exc
+from qgreenland.constants.project import PROJECT
 from qgreenland.models.config.layer_group import LayerGroupSettings
 from qgreenland.util.config.config import get_config
 from qgreenland.util.qgis.layer import make_map_layer
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ def make_qgis_project_file(path: Path) -> None:
     package_layer_tree = prune_layers_not_in_package(config.layer_tree)
     _add_layers_and_groups(project, package_layer_tree)
 
+    _add_project_metadata(project)
+
     # TODO: is it normal to write multiple times?
     project.write()
 
@@ -87,6 +90,25 @@ def make_qgis_project_file(path: Path) -> None:
     project.clear()
 
 
+def _add_project_metadata(project: qgc.QgsProject) -> None:
+    """Add project-level metadata (title, authors, abstract).
+
+    This information is viewable in the **Project > Properties** in QGIS.
+    """
+    project_metadata = project.metadata()
+    project_metadata.setAuthor("QGreenland team")
+    project_metadata.setTitle(PROJECT)
+    project_metadata.setAbstract(
+        """QGreenland is a free and open-source Greenland-focused GIS package
+for QGIS. To learn more about QGreenland, visit our website:
+https://qgreenland.org.
+
+For information on how to cite QGreenland, please see:
+https://qgreenland.readthedocs.io/en/latest/citing.html"""
+    )
+    project.setMetadata(project_metadata)
+
+
 def _apply_group_settings(
     group: qgc.QgsLayerTreeGroup,
     settings: LayerGroupSettings,