diff --git a/gradle/publications.gradle b/gradle/publications.gradle
index c3990a2595..97d6e51f05 100644
--- a/gradle/publications.gradle
+++ b/gradle/publications.gradle
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ publishing {
 	publications {
 		mavenJava(MavenPublication) {
 			pom {
-				name = project.description
-				description = project.description
+				afterEvaluate {
+					name = project.description
+					description = project.description
+				}
 				url = "https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework"
 				organization {
 					name = "Spring IO"