diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4aacd7ae..dcd737c8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Nuget License Utility [![release](https://github.com/sensslen/nuget-license/actions/workflows/release.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sensslen/nuget-license/actions/workflows/release.yml) [![Tests](https://github.com/sensslen/nuget-license/actions/workflows/action.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sensslen/nuget-license/actions/workflows/action.yml) [![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/nuget-license.svg)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/nuget-license)
 
-A .net core tool to print and validate the licenses of a project. This tool supports .NET (Core), .NET Standard and .NET Framework Projects.
+A .net core tool to print and validate the licenses of .net code. This tool supports .NET (Core), .NET Standard and .NET Framework projects.
 
 ## nuget-license tool
 
diff --git a/src/NuGetUtility/NuGetUtility.csproj b/src/NuGetUtility/NuGetUtility.csproj
index 423c6b5e..26034b09 100644
--- a/src/NuGetUtility/NuGetUtility.csproj
+++ b/src/NuGetUtility/NuGetUtility.csproj
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     <Configurations>Debug;Release;TestWindows</Configurations>
     <Platforms>AnyCPU</Platforms>        
     <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
+    <Description>A .net core tool to print and validate the licenses of .net code. This tool supports .NET (Core), .NET Standard and .NET Framework Projects.</Description>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>