diff --git a/srcpkgs/openjpeg/template b/srcpkgs/openjpeg/template
index f39c16f3d96..f687a0f4884 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openjpeg/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openjpeg/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build_style=cmake
 maintainer="Carlo Dormeletti <carloDOTdormelettiATaliceDOTit>"
 homepage="http://www.openjpeg.org/"
 license="BSD"
-short_desc="Open-source JPEG 2000 codec written in C language - version 1.5.x"
+short_desc="Open-source JPEG 2000 codec written in C language"
 configure_args="--disable-static"
 hostmakedepends="cmake pkg-config"
 makedepends="libpng-devel lcms2-devel tiff-devel doxygen"