diff --git a/{{ cookiecutter.package_name }}/setup.py b/{{ cookiecutter.package_name }}/setup.py
index 69ac990..4c5139a 100644
--- a/{{ cookiecutter.package_name }}/setup.py	
+++ b/{{ cookiecutter.package_name }}/setup.py	
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 
 import versioneer
 
-description = ("A template QIIME 2 plugin.")
+description = (
+    "{{ cookiecutter.plugin_short_description }}"
+)
 
 setup(
     name="{{ cookiecutter.package_name }}",