diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 80f557b..22746ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
           SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
           SONATYPE_STAGING_PROFILE_ID: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_STAGING_PROFILE_ID }}
+          SONATYPE_DESCRIPTION: Created by GitHub Actions
 
       - name: Publish artifacts to Sonatype
         id: publish
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ jobs:
           SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
           SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
           SONATYPE_REPOSITORY_ID: ${{ steps.create-nexus-staging.outputs.repository_id }}
+          SONATYPE_DESCRIPTION: Closed by GitHub Actions
 
       - name: Extract version from build.gradle.kts
         id: extract_version
diff --git a/scripts/create-nexus-staging-repo.sh b/scripts/create-nexus-staging-repo.sh
index 882516e..11739e7 100755
--- a/scripts/create-nexus-staging-repo.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-nexus-staging-repo.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ jsonOutput=$(
   curl -s --request POST -u "$SONATYPE_USERNAME:$SONATYPE_PASSWORD" \
     --url https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/profiles/"${SONATYPE_STAGING_PROFILE_ID}"/start \
     --header 'Accept: application/json' \
-    --header 'Content-Type: application/json'
+    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+    --data '{ "data": {"description" : "'"$SONATYPE_DESCRIPTION"'"} }'
 )
 
 stagingRepositoryId=$(echo "$jsonOutput" | jq -r '.data.stagedRepositoryId')
diff --git a/scripts/release-nexus-staging.sh b/scripts/release-nexus-staging.sh
index ceab779..770d46a 100755
--- a/scripts/release-nexus-staging.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-nexus-staging.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ closingRepository=$(
     --url https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/bulk/close \
     --header 'Accept: application/json' \
     --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-    --data '{ "data" : {"stagedRepositoryIds":["'"$SONATYPE_REPOSITORY_ID"'"] } }'
+    --data '{ "data" : {"stagedRepositoryIds":["'"$SONATYPE_REPOSITORY_ID"'"], "description":"'"$SONATYPE_DESCRIPTION"'" } }'
 )
 
 if [ ! -z "$closingRepository" ]; then