diff --git a/developer-activity/project.xml b/developer-activity/project.xml
index 9dbb81eb..0aa19958 100644
--- a/developer-activity/project.xml
+++ b/developer-activity/project.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <name>Maven Developer Activity Plug-in</name>
   <currentVersion>1.3-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
   <description>This document provides a report of activity in terms of CVS commits and breaks it out by developer.</description>
-  <shortDescription/>
+  <shortDescription>Developer Activity report</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/developer-activity/</url>
   <siteDirectory>/www/maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/developer-activity/</siteDirectory>
   <repository>