1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 65376bf9..fc4a9c6a 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ if _being_installed():
 dist = setup(
     name="distribute",
     version=VERSION,
-    description="Download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python "
-        "packages -- easily!",
+    description="Easily download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall "
+                "Python packages",
     author="The fellowship of the packaging",
     author_email="distutils-sig@python.org",
     license="PSF or ZPL",