diff --git a/_data/repositories.yml b/_data/repositories.yml
index 5205c9f6f7e9..c2d7269e7bab 100644
--- a/_data/repositories.yml
+++ b/_data/repositories.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ github_users:
   - torvalds
   - alshedivat
 
+repo_description_lines_max: 2
+
 github_repos:
   - alshedivat/al-folio
-  - twbs/bootstrap
   - jekyll/jekyll
+  - twbs/bootstrap
   - jquery/jquery
   - FortAwesome/Font-Awesome
-  - jpswalsh/academicons
   - mathjax/MathJax
+  - jpswalsh/academicons
diff --git a/_includes/repository/repo.liquid b/_includes/repository/repo.liquid
index 86aecc50705c..c9837bbc1dbe 100644
--- a/_includes/repository/repo.liquid
+++ b/_includes/repository/repo.liquid
@@ -5,17 +5,23 @@
   {% assign show_owner = true %}
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if site.data.repositories.repo_description_lines_max %}
+  {% assign max_lines = site.data.repositories.repo_description_lines_max %}
+{% else %}
+  {% assign max_lines = 2 %}
+{% endif %}
+
 <div class="repo p-2 text-center">
   <a href="https://github.com/{{ include.repository }}">
     <img
       class="repo-img-light w-100"
       alt="{{ include.repository }}"
-      src="https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api/pin/?username={{ repo_url[0] }}&repo={{ repo_url[1] }}&theme={{ site.repo_theme_light }}&show_owner={{ show_owner }}"
+      src="https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api/pin/?username={{ repo_url[0] }}&repo={{ repo_url[1] }}&theme={{ site.repo_theme_light }}&show_owner={{ show_owner }}&description_lines_count={{ max_lines }}"
     >
     <img
       class="repo-img-dark w-100"
       alt="{{ include.repository }}"
-      src="https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api/pin/?username={{ repo_url[0] }}&repo={{ repo_url[1] }}&theme={{ site.repo_theme_dark }}&show_owner={{ show_owner }}"
+      src="https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api/pin/?username={{ repo_url[0] }}&repo={{ repo_url[1] }}&theme={{ site.repo_theme_dark }}&show_owner={{ show_owner }}&description_lines_count={{ max_lines }}"
     >
   </a>
 </div>