diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1beec5161e..1fe6310382 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Apache Maven</name>
-  <description>Maven is a project development management and
+  <description>Maven is a software build management and
     comprehension tool. Based on the concept of a project object model:
     builds, dependency management, documentation creation, site
     publication, and distribution publication are all controlled from