diff --git a/jdiff/project.xml b/jdiff/project.xml
index 84d1e56a..47d4e6df 100644
--- a/jdiff/project.xml
+++ b/jdiff/project.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   <id>maven-jdiff-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven JDiff Plugin</name>
   <currentVersion>1.6-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
+  <shortDescription>JDiff reports on the differences in the public API of two releases.</shortDescription>
   <description>Plugin for JDiff - reports on the differences in the public API of two releases by comparing the sources of two SCM checkouts.</description>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/jdiff/</url>
   <issueTrackingUrl>http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MPJDIFF</issueTrackingUrl>
diff --git a/multichanges/project.xml b/multichanges/project.xml
index 2a1b8df6..3dfe394c 100644
--- a/multichanges/project.xml
+++ b/multichanges/project.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   <id>maven-multichanges-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven MultiChanges plugin</name>
   <currentVersion>1.2-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
+  <shortDescription>Produce release dashboard for subprojects.</shortDescription>
   <description>Produce release dashboard for subprojects.</description>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/multichanges/</url>
   <issueTrackingUrl>http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MPMULTICHANGES</issueTrackingUrl>