diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a06ed89..e88c858f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ Then perform the following commands on the root folder:
 
 | Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
 |------|-------------|:----:|:-----:|:-----:|
+| auto\_create\_subnetworks | When set to true, the network is created in 'auto subnet mode' and it will create a subnet for each region automatically across the 10.128.0.0/9 address range. When set to false, the network is created in 'custom subnet mode' so the user can explicitly connect subnetwork resources. | string | `"false"` | no |
 | delete\_default\_internet\_gateway\_routes | If set, ensure that all routes within the network specified whose names begin with 'default-route' and with a next hop of 'default-internet-gateway' are deleted | string | `"false"` | no |
+| description | An optional description of this resource. The resource must be recreated to modify this field. | string | `""` | no |
 | network\_name | The name of the network being created | string | n/a | yes |
 | project\_id | The ID of the project where this VPC will be created | string | n/a | yes |
 | routes | List of routes being created in this VPC | list(map(string)) | `<list>` | no |
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 05b3469a..3eb07983 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@
  *****************************************/
 resource "google_compute_network" "network" {
   name                    = var.network_name
-  auto_create_subnetworks = "false"
+  auto_create_subnetworks = var.auto_create_subnetworks
   routing_mode            = var.routing_mode
   project                 = var.project_id
+  description             = var.description
 }
 
 /******************************************
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 5f76f164..5e9215ab 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -54,3 +54,16 @@ variable "delete_default_internet_gateway_routes" {
   description = "If set, ensure that all routes within the network specified whose names begin with 'default-route' and with a next hop of 'default-internet-gateway' are deleted"
   default     = "false"
 }
+
+
+variable "description" {
+  type        = string
+  description = "An optional description of this resource. The resource must be recreated to modify this field."
+  default     = ""
+}
+
+variable "auto_create_subnetworks" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "When set to true, the network is created in 'auto subnet mode' and it will create a subnet for each region automatically across the 10.128.0.0/9 address range. When set to false, the network is created in 'custom subnet mode' so the user can explicitly connect subnetwork resources."
+  default     = false
+}