diff --git a/eclipse/project.xml b/eclipse/project.xml
index 1ca3feed..5ce2f152 100644
--- a/eclipse/project.xml
+++ b/eclipse/project.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <id>maven-eclipse-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Eclipse Plugin</name>
   <currentVersion>1.8-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
-  <description>A plugin to generate various files for the Eclipse IDE and ease the use of Maven within that environment. Requires Maven 1.0 RC2.</description>
+  <description>A plugin to generate various files for the Eclipse IDE and ease the use of Maven within that environment.</description>
   <shortDescription>Eclipse Plugin for Maven</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/eclipse/</url>
   <issueTrackingUrl>http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MPECLIPSE</issueTrackingUrl>