diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20240229-163014.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20240229-163014.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07918b19c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20240229-163014.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: Add "description" and "meta" fields to RelationConfig protocol
+time: 2024-02-29T16:30:14.833301-08:00
+custom:
+  Author: colin-rogers-dbt
+  Issue: "119"
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/contracts/relation.py b/dbt/adapters/contracts/relation.py
index 3028bd0f6..6a88d0744 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/contracts/relation.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/contracts/relation.py
@@ -48,11 +48,15 @@ def __delitem__(self, key):
 
 
 class RelationConfig(Protocol):
+    resource_type: str
     name: str
+    description: str
     database: str
     schema: str
     identifier: str
     compiled_code: Optional[str]
+    meta: Dict[str, Any]
+    tags: List[str]
     quoting_dict: Dict[str, bool]
     config: Optional[MaterializationConfig]