diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b2fa0253ae..f339a33fea 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     clients.  In other words, Netty is a NIO client server framework which
     enables quick and easy development of network applications such as protocol
     servers and clients. It greatly simplifies and streamlines network
-    programming such as TCP/IP socket server.
+    programming such as TCP and UDP socket server.
   </description>
 
   <organization>