diff --git a/examples/simple-java/project.xml b/examples/simple-java/project.xml
index 16217a6d..bfbb006a 100644
--- a/examples/simple-java/project.xml
+++ b/examples/simple-java/project.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
   
   <!-- a short description of what the project does -->
   <shortDescription>A simple java project</shortDescription>
+  
+  <description>Hello World</description>
 
   <!-- the project home page -->
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/</url>