diff --git a/setup.Rmd b/setup.Rmd
index 5e70f62ce..480673be9 100644
--- a/setup.Rmd
+++ b/setup.Rmd
@@ -79,13 +79,15 @@ Here's an example of a code snippet that could go in `.Rprofile`:
 
 ```{r, eval = FALSE}
 options(
-  "Authors@R" = utils::person(
-    "Jane", "Doe",
-    email = "jane@example.com",
-    role = c("aut", "cre"),
-    comment = c(ORCID = "0000-1111-2222-3333")
-  ),
-  License = "MIT + file LICENSE"
+  usethis.description = list(
+    "Authors@R" = utils::person(
+      "Jane", "Doe",
+      email = "jane@example.com",
+      role = c("aut", "cre"),
+      comment = c(ORCID = "0000-1111-2222-3333")
+    ),
+    License = "MIT + file LICENSE"
+  )
 )
 ```