diff --git a/api/validator.js b/api/validator.js
index 39b50a24..69973af9 100644
--- a/api/validator.js
+++ b/api/validator.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const SCHEMA_JOB_PERMUTATION = Joi.object()
     .keys({
         annotations: Annotations.annotations,
         commands: SCHEMA_JOB_COMMANDS,
+        description: Job.description,
         environment: Job.environment,
         image: Job.image,
         secrets: Job.secrets,
diff --git a/config/job.js b/config/job.js
index 9daccde3..659d7512 100644
--- a/config/job.js
+++ b/config/job.js
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ const SCHEMA_JOB = Joi.object()
  */
 module.exports = {
     annotations: Annotations.annotations,
+    description: SCHEMA_DESCRIPTION,
     environment: SCHEMA_ENVIRONMENT,
     image: SCHEMA_IMAGE,
     job: SCHEMA_JOB,
diff --git a/test/data/validator.input.yaml b/test/data/validator.input.yaml
index f497a1b6..47b4d0d7 100644
--- a/test/data/validator.input.yaml
+++ b/test/data/validator.input.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 yaml: |
   jobs:
       main:
+          annotations:
+              beta.screwdriver.cd/auto_pr_builds: fork-only
+          description: "This is a description"
           image: node:{{NODE_VERSION}}
           matrix:
               NODE_VERSION: [4,5,6]
diff --git a/test/data/validator.output.yaml b/test/data/validator.output.yaml
index b9af0c95..6f3f38ba 100644
--- a/test/data/validator.output.yaml
+++ b/test/data/validator.output.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ jobs:
         command: npm test
       - name: build
         command: npm run build
+    annotations:
+      beta.screwdriver.cd/auto_pr_builds: fork-only
+    description: "This is a description"
     environment:
       NODE_VERSION: 4
     settings:
@@ -20,6 +23,9 @@ jobs:
       command: npm test
     - name: build
       command: npm run build
+    annotations:
+      beta.screwdriver.cd/auto_pr_builds: fork-only
+    description: "This is a description"
     environment:
       NODE_VERSION: 5
     settings:
@@ -32,6 +38,9 @@ jobs:
       command: npm test
     - name: build
       command: npm run build
+    annotations:
+      beta.screwdriver.cd/auto_pr_builds: fork-only
+    description: "This is a description"
     environment:
       NODE_VERSION: 6
     settings: