diff --git a/_data/metadata.json b/_data/metadata.json
index 24113d7..86cc35d 100755
--- a/_data/metadata.json
+++ b/_data/metadata.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "title": "Your Blog Name",
   "url": "https://example.com/",
+  "language": "en-US",
   "description": "I am writing about my experiences as a naval navel-gazer.",
   "feed": {
     "subtitle": "I am writing about my experiences as a naval navel-gazer.",