diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d8368236b7..d7b5185acc 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ subprojects {
     }
 
     maven.pom {
-        description 'The modern, scalable orchestrator & scheduler open source platform'
+        description = 'The modern, scalable orchestrator & scheduler open source platform'
 
         developers {
             developer {