diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b2d75c8..d151a84 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ publishing {
 			from(components.java)
 			pom {
 				name = "${project.group}:${project.name}"
+				description = project.description
 				url = 'https://github.com/ota4j-team/opentest4j'
 				scm {
 					connection = 'scm:git:git://github.com/ota4j-team/opentest4j.git'