diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a72aa62..de7113e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 
 	<name>netcdf-basic-widgets</name>
-	<description>netcdf-basic-widgets</description>
+	<description>netcdf-basic-widgets is a set of tools to support netcdf files</description>
 
 	<scm>
 		<url>https://svn.d4science.research-infrastructures.eu/gcube/trunk/portlets/widgets/netcdf-basic-widgets</url>