To cite package ‘desc’ in publications use:

  Csárdi G, Müller K, Hester J (2024). _desc: Manipulate DESCRIPTION
  Files_. R package version 1.4.3.9000, ,
  <https://github.com/r-lib/desc>.

A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is

  @Manual{,
    title = {desc: Manipulate DESCRIPTION Files},
    author = {Gábor Csárdi and Kirill Müller and Jim Hester},
    year = {2024},
    note = {R package version 1.4.3.9000, },
    url = {https://github.com/r-lib/desc},
  }