diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 9fb3613b..e9ae077f 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "manifesto",
-    "version": "0.1.3",
+    "version": "0.1.4",
     "homepage": "https://github.com/edsilv/manifesto",
     "authors": [
         "edsilv <e.silverton@gmail.com>"
diff --git a/dist/client/manifesto.js b/dist/client/manifesto.js
index d0c13e0b..aec5e0d6 100644
--- a/dist/client/manifesto.js
+++ b/dist/client/manifesto.js
@@ -1024,6 +1024,9 @@ var Manifesto;
         Service.prototype.getProfile = function () {
             return new Manifesto.ServiceProfile(this.__jsonld.profile);
         };
+        Service.prototype.getDescription = function () {
+            return this.getManifest().getLocalisedValue(this.__jsonld.description);
+        };
         return Service;
     })(Manifesto.JSONLDResource);
     Manifesto.Service = Service;
diff --git a/dist/manifesto.d.ts b/dist/manifesto.d.ts
index c9836d43..b406b920 100644
--- a/dist/manifesto.d.ts
+++ b/dist/manifesto.d.ts
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ declare module Manifesto {
     class Service extends JSONLDResource implements IService {
         constructor(resource: any);
         getProfile(): ServiceProfile;
+        getDescription(): string;
     }
 }
 declare module Manifesto {
diff --git a/dist/server/manifesto.js b/dist/server/manifesto.js
index 2331d114..82838328 100644
--- a/dist/server/manifesto.js
+++ b/dist/server/manifesto.js
@@ -1023,6 +1023,9 @@ var Manifesto;
         Service.prototype.getProfile = function () {
             return new Manifesto.ServiceProfile(this.__jsonld.profile);
         };
+        Service.prototype.getDescription = function () {
+            return this.getManifest().getLocalisedValue(this.__jsonld.description);
+        };
         return Service;
     })(Manifesto.JSONLDResource);
     Manifesto.Service = Service;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b59cf93d..9c9780cd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "manifesto",
-  "version": "0.1.3",
+  "version": "0.1.4",
   "description": "IIIF Presentation API utility library for client and server",
   "main": "dist/server/manifesto.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/Service.ts b/src/Service.ts
index 81733df1..3fc930f8 100644
--- a/src/Service.ts
+++ b/src/Service.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,9 @@ module Manifesto {
         getProfile(): ServiceProfile{
             return new ServiceProfile(this.__jsonld.profile);
         }
+
+        getDescription(): string {
+            return this.getManifest().getLocalisedValue(this.__jsonld.description);
+        }
     }
 }
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