diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 031c4a73ca125199a69c55a04378bc3bc3bc080d..445adb656fff357452e5c5e0b23bced19db8cc7b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Add the XChart library as a dependency to your pom.xml file:
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.knowm.xchart</groupId>
         <artifactId>xchart</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.1</version>
     </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ For snapshots, add the following to your pom.xml file:
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.knowm.xchart</groupId>
       <artifactId>xchart</artifactId>
-      <version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>2.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ecbe591acee1bf00325057be63b4cfa80a67fabb..c714a78eb9a2a6a3798bb309e3e8284ceb6245e3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<version>2.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>XChart Parent</name>
-	<description>Basic Charts for Java Applications</description>
+	<description>XChart is a light weight Java library for plotting data.</description>
 	<url>http://knowm.org/open-source/xchart</url>
 	<inceptionYear>2011</inceptionYear>