diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a72ae5f01f1..845f0c7daaf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     <groupId>org.cloudfoundry</groupId>
     <artifactId>cloudfoundry-java-client</artifactId>
     <name>Cloud Foundry Java Client Parent</name>
+    <description>A Java language binding for interacting with a Cloud Foundry instance</description>
     <version>4.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <url>https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cf-java-client</url>