diff --git a/changelog/project.xml b/changelog/project.xml
index d3bd7b1c..1e2637c9 100644
--- a/changelog/project.xml
+++ b/changelog/project.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   <id>maven-changelog-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Changelog Plugin</name>
   <currentVersion>1.9-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
+  <description>The Changelog plugin generates reports about recent changes to the SCM repository.</description>
   <shortDescription>Produce SCM changelog reports.</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/changelog/</url>
   <issueTrackingUrl>http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MPCHANGELOG</issueTrackingUrl>