diff --git a/lib/v2/instructables/projects.js b/lib/v2/instructables/projects.js
index 1f56cdec37..b4b1361d4a 100644
--- a/lib/v2/instructables/projects.js
+++ b/lib/v2/instructables/projects.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module.exports = async (ctx) => {
             title: item.document.title,
             link: `https://${siteDomain}/${item.document.urlString}`,
             author: item.document.screenName,
-            description: `<img src="${item.document.coverImageUrl}">`,
+            description: `<img src="${item.document.coverImageUrl}?auto=webp&crop=1.2%3A1&frame=1&width=500" width="500">`,
             pubDate: new Date(item.document.publishDate).toUTCString(),
             category: item.document.primaryClassification,
         })),