diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index b605067c..23ffb0e4 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ plugins {
 allprojects {
     group = "com.viaversion"
     version = property("projectVersion") as String // from gradle.properties
-    description = "Allow older clients to join newer server versions."
+    description = "Allows older Minecraft client versions to connect to newer server versions."
 }
 
 val main = setOf(
diff --git a/bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index 5c6bcd26..4439d93a 100644
--- a/bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/bukkit/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: ViaBackwards
 version: ${version}
-description: Allow older Minecraft versions to connect to a newer server version.
+description: ${description}
 main: com.viaversion.viabackwards.BukkitPlugin
 api-version: 1.13
 folia-supported: true
diff --git a/fabric/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json b/fabric/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json
index 73e60e2c..fe5204c7 100644
--- a/fabric/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json
+++ b/fabric/src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "id": "viabackwards",
   "name": "ViaBackwards",
   "version": "${version}",
-  "description": "Allow older Minecraft versions to connect to a newer server version.",
+  "description": "${description}",
   "license": "GPL-3.0",
   "contact": {
     "homepage": "https://viaversion.com/backwards",
diff --git a/velocity/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/VelocityPlugin.java b/velocity/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/VelocityPlugin.java
index 87ac645a..4e11ba38 100644
--- a/velocity/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/VelocityPlugin.java
+++ b/velocity/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viabackwards/VelocityPlugin.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
         name = "ViaBackwards",
         version = VersionInfo.VERSION,
         authors = {"Matsv", "kennytv", "Gerrygames", "creeper123123321", "ForceUpdate1"},
-        description = "Allow older Minecraft versions to connect to a newer server version.",
+        description = "Allows older Minecraft client versions to connect to newer server versions.",
         dependencies = {@Dependency(id = "viaversion")}
 )
 public class VelocityPlugin implements ViaBackwardsPlatform {