diff --git a/pmd/project.xml b/pmd/project.xml
index db61ac074e..e489a64044 100644
--- a/pmd/project.xml
+++ b/pmd/project.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   <description>
   <![CDATA[
-PMD scans Java source code and looks for potential problems.  Right now PMD looks for:
+PMD scans Java source code and looks for potential problems:
 <ul>
   <li>Unused local variables</li>
   <li>Unnecessary object creation</li>