diff --git a/faq/project.xml b/faq/project.xml
index 9b72ac94..ea6eb6a3 100644
--- a/faq/project.xml
+++ b/faq/project.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
   <gumpRepositoryId>jakarta</gumpRepositoryId>
   <description>Creates XDoc documentation from an FAQ XML document.</description>
-  <shortDescription/>
+  <shortDescription>FAQ Plugin</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/faq/</url>
   <siteDirectory>/www/maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/faq/</siteDirectory>
   <repository>
diff --git a/file-activity/project.xml b/file-activity/project.xml
index 9b1f1bab..828028f3 100644
--- a/file-activity/project.xml
+++ b/file-activity/project.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
   <gumpRepositoryId>jakarta</gumpRepositoryId>
   <description>This document provides a report of activity in terms of CVS commits and breaks it out by file.</description>
-  <shortDescription/>
+  <shortDescription>File activity Report</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/file-activity/</url>
   <siteDirectory>/www/maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/file-activity/</siteDirectory>
   <repository>
diff --git a/jellydoc/project.xml b/jellydoc/project.xml
index 0e1b447d..2e6b6373 100644
--- a/jellydoc/project.xml
+++ b/jellydoc/project.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
   <gumpRepositoryId>jakarta</gumpRepositoryId>
   <description>Creates a JavaDoc like report for any Jelly Tags used in a project.</description>
-  <shortDescription/>
+  <shortDescription>Javadoc stuff for Jelly tags</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/jellydoc/</url>
   <siteDirectory>/www/maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/jellydoc/</siteDirectory>
   <repository>
diff --git a/simian/project.xml b/simian/project.xml
index 794f1693..41240380 100644
--- a/simian/project.xml
+++ b/simian/project.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   <id>maven-simian-plugin</id>
   <name>Simian</name>
   <currentVersion>1.2-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
+  <description>Simian Plugin for Maven</description>
+  <shortDescription>Simian Plugin for Maven</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/simian/</url>
   
   <siteDirectory>/www/maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/simian/</siteDirectory>