To cite package ‘desc’ in publications use:

Csárdi G, Müller K, Hester J (2025). desc: Manipulate DESCRIPTION Files. R package version 1.4.3.9000, https://github.com/r-lib/desc.

Corresponding BibTeX entry:

  @Manual{,
    title = {desc: Manipulate DESCRIPTION Files},
    author = {Gábor Csárdi and Kirill Müller and Jim Hester},
    year = {2025},
    note = {R package version 1.4.3.9000},
    url = {https://github.com/r-lib/desc},
  }