diff --git a/cmd/jt/main.go b/cmd/jt/main.go
index 59def34..882b11c 100644
--- a/cmd/jt/main.go
+++ b/cmd/jt/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -9,6 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/leosunmo/jt"
 )
 
+var (
+	msg = flag.String("m", "", "Issue Description")
+)
+
 func main() {
 	if err := run(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("%s\n", err)
@@ -17,8 +22,17 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func run() error {
+	// Parse flags
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	var desc string
+	// Check if msg is set
+	if *msg != "" {
+		desc = *msg
+	}
+
 	// Read the issue summary from the command line arguments.
-	summary := strings.Join(os.Args[1:], " ")
+	summary := strings.Join(flag.Args(), " ")
 	if summary == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("please provide a summary for the issue")
 	}
@@ -49,7 +63,7 @@ func run() error {
 	}
 
 	c := jt.NewJiraClient(jc)
-	key, err := c.NewJIRATicket(summary)
+	key, err := c.NewJIRATicket(summary, desc)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create ticket: %s\n", err)
 	}
diff --git a/jira.go b/jira.go
index f82deaa..a5b5195 100644
--- a/jira.go
+++ b/jira.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ type Content struct {
 	Content []ContentBlock `json:"content,omitempty"`
 }
 type Description struct {
+	Version int       `json:"version,omitempty"`
 	Type    string    `json:"type,omitempty"`
 	Content []Content `json:"content,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ type CreatedIssueResponse struct {
 // NewJIRATicket creates a new JIRA ticket using the JIRA REST API v3.
 // The function returns the key of the created ticket and an error if the ticket could not be created.
 // https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/api-group-issues/#api-rest-api-3-issue-post
-func (jc JiraClient) NewJIRATicket(summary string) (string, error) {
+func (jc JiraClient) NewJIRATicket(summary string, desc string) (string, error) {
 
 	// Build the body of the request using a CreateIssueRequest
 	reqBody := CreateIssueRequest{}
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ func (jc JiraClient) NewJIRATicket(summary string) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	reqBody.Fields.Summary = summary
+	reqBody.Fields.Description = setDescription(desc)
 
 	jsonBody, err := json.MarshalIndent(reqBody, "", "  ")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -161,3 +163,22 @@ func (jc JiraClient) NewJIRATicket(summary string) (string, error) {
 
 	return createResponse.Key, nil
 }
+
+func setDescription(msg string) *Description {
+	desc := Description{
+		Type:    "doc",
+		Version: 1,
+		Content: []Content{
+			{
+				Type: "paragraph",
+				Content: []ContentBlock{
+					{
+						Type: "text",
+						Text: msg,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	return &desc
+}