diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
index 6f75bef6e1..cc4870da5b 100644
--- a/.asf.yaml
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INFRA/.asf.yaml+features+for+git+repositories
 
 github:
-  description: "Build highly concurrent, distributed, and resilient message-driven applications on the JVM"
+  description: "Build highly concurrent, distributed, and resilient message-driven applications using Java/Scala"
   homepage: https://pekko.apache.org/
   labels:
     - pekko