diff --git a/sqldelight-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/app/cash/sqldelight/gradle/SqlDelightDatabase.kt b/sqldelight-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/app/cash/sqldelight/gradle/SqlDelightDatabase.kt
index 0c234c45420..eaefbe2d131 100644
--- a/sqldelight-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/app/cash/sqldelight/gradle/SqlDelightDatabase.kt
+++ b/sqldelight-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/app/cash/sqldelight/gradle/SqlDelightDatabase.kt
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class SqlDelightDatabase(
       it.source(sourceSet)
       it.include("**${File.separatorChar}*.${MigrationFileType.defaultExtension}")
       it.group = SqlDelightPlugin.GROUP
-      it.description = "Generate valid sql migration files for ${source.name} $name."
+      it.description = "Squash migrations into a single file for ${source.name} $name."
       it.properties = getProperties()
       it.classpath.setFrom(configuration.fileCollection { true })
       it.classpath.from(moduleConfiguration.fileCollection { true })