diff --git a/junit-report/plugin.jelly b/junit-report/plugin.jelly
index c30ab30f..4230d939 100644
--- a/junit-report/plugin.jelly
+++ b/junit-report/plugin.jelly
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
   <!-- ================================================================== -->
 
   <goal name="junit-report" 
-    prereqs="junit-report:report"/>
+    prereqs="junit-report:report"
+    description="Generate a report from the test results"/>
 
   <goal name="maven-junit-report-plugin:report" 
     prereqs="junit-report:report"/>
diff --git a/junit-report/xdocs/changes.xml b/junit-report/xdocs/changes.xml
index a378857d..4cf6ca3a 100644
--- a/junit-report/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/junit-report/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   </properties>
   <body>
     <release version="1.5.1-SNAPSHOT" date="in SVN">
+      <action dev="ltheussl" type="fix" issue="MPJUNITREPORT-8">Add description for default goal.</action>
       <action dev="aheritier" type="update" issue="MAVEN-1712">Update dependencies to match ones in maven 1.1 core and to unify them between plugins. The following dependencies are updated : 
         <ul>
           <li>commons-jelly-tags-xml v1.0 -> v1.1</li>
