diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 45674e38d..c01dac6d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2,17 +2,13 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-  <parent>
-    <groupId>org.sonatype.oss</groupId>
-    <artifactId>oss-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>7</version>
-  </parent>
   <groupId>com.google.api-client</groupId>
   <artifactId>google-api-client-parent</artifactId>
   <version>1.31.5-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:google-api-client:current} -->
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>Parent for the Google API Client Library for Java</name>
-
+  <description>The Google APIs Client Library for Java is a Java client library
+               for accessing any HTTP-based API on the web</description>
   <url>https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-java-client</url>
 
   <issueManagement>