diff --git a/was40/project.xml b/was40/project.xml
index 8172639f..ebcf3d4b 100644
--- a/was40/project.xml
+++ b/was40/project.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <id>maven-was40-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven WebSphere 4.0 Plug-in</name>
   <currentVersion>1.0-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
-  <description/>
+  <description>A plugin to manage a WebSphere AppServer 4 installation</description>
   <shortDescription>Java Project Management Tools</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/was40/</url>
   <siteDirectory>/www/maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/was40/</siteDirectory>