diff --git a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cli/plugin/PluginManager.java b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cli/plugin/PluginManager.java
index d230c9cabd3a7..aabcfa800b8ae 100644
--- a/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cli/plugin/PluginManager.java
+++ b/independent-projects/tools/devtools-common/src/main/java/io/quarkus/cli/plugin/PluginManager.java
@@ -97,10 +97,11 @@ public Optional<Plugin> addPlugin(String nameOrLocation, boolean userCatalog, Op
         Map<String, Plugin> installablePlugins = state.installablePlugins();
         Optional<Plugin> plugin = Optional.ofNullable(installablePlugins.get(name)).map(Plugin::inUserCatalog);
         return plugin.map(p -> {
-            PluginCatalog updatedCatalog = state.pluginCatalog(userCatalog).addPlugin(p);
+            Plugin withDescription = p.withDescription(description);
+            PluginCatalog updatedCatalog = state.pluginCatalog(userCatalog).addPlugin(withDescription);
             pluginCatalogService.writeCatalog(updatedCatalog);
             state.invalidateInstalledPlugins();
-            return p;
+            return withDescription;
         });
     }