diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2fa7eb591..b4a783358 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
     </modules>
     <name>Dependency-Check</name>
     <url>https://github.com/jeremylong/DependencyCheck.git</url>
-    <description>Dependency-check is a utility that attempts to detect publicly disclosed vulnerabilities contained within project dependencies. It does this by determining if there is a Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) identifier for a given dependency. If found, it will generate a report linking to the associated CVE entries.</description>
+    <description>dependency-check is a utility that identifies project dependencies and checks if there are any known, publicly disclosed, vulnerabilities. This tool can be part of the solution to the OWASP Top 10 2013: A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities.</description>
     <inceptionYear>2012</inceptionYear>
 
     <organization>