diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-release-skill.yaml b/.github/workflows/reusable-release-skill.yaml
index 9f3d88d..9397455 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-release-skill.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-release-skill.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,26 @@ jobs:
           import frontmatter, os, json, shutil
           post = frontmatter.load('SKILL.md')
           metadata = dict(post.metadata or {})
-          metadata['readme_md'] = (post.content or '').strip()
+          skill_readme_md = (post.content or '').strip()
+          skill_description = metadata.get('description')
+          metadata['readme_md'] = skill_readme_md
+          readme_path = os.path.join('references', 'README.md')
+          if os.path.isfile(readme_path):
+              try:
+                  readme_post = frontmatter.load(readme_path)
+                  body = (readme_post.content or '').strip()
+                  rm_meta = readme_post.metadata or {}
+                  desc = rm_meta.get('description')
+                  if desc is not None and str(desc).strip():
+                      metadata['description'] = str(desc).strip()
+                  if body:
+                      metadata['readme_md'] = body
+              except Exception:
+                  pass
+          if not (metadata.get('readme_md') or '').strip():
+              metadata['readme_md'] = skill_readme_md
+          if skill_description is not None and not str(metadata.get('description', '') or '').strip():
+              metadata['description'] = skill_description
           openclaw_meta = metadata.get('metadata', {}).get('openclaw', {})
           slug = (openclaw_meta.get('slug') or metadata.get('slug') or metadata.get('name') or '').strip()
           if not slug: