diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4ac4dec6..e2728eb4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ configure(subprojects - project(':onjava')) {
 }
 
 task verify(type:Exec) {
+    description 'Uses Python tool to verify example output'
     commandLine 'python', 'verify_output.py'
     doFirst {
         println("execute 'gradlew run' first")