diff --git a/clover/project.xml b/clover/project.xml
index f9ae378d..29512bd4 100644
--- a/clover/project.xml
+++ b/clover/project.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
   <id>maven-clover-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Clover Plugin</name>
   <currentVersion>1.7-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
-  <description/>
+  <description>
+    The Clover plugin allows measuring test coverage using Clover (http://www.cenqua.com/clover).
+  </description>
   <shortDescription>Produce Clover reports</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/clover/</url>
   <issueTrackingUrl>http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MPCLOVER</issueTrackingUrl>