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hello, i'm trying to create maven `pom.xml` using `maven-publish` plugin but having trouble setting up the `description` , i.e. my project structure is

```root
\- moduleA
\- moduleB```
both `root` and modules contain their own `build.gradle.kts` files where i set their descriptions yet when I try to read them in `[root] subprojects{}` their all descriptions turn out empty. Any ideas?

```subprojects {
  val currentProject = this
  tasks {
    publishing {
            publications {
                create&lt;MavenPublication&gt;("mavenJava") {
                    pom {
                        name.set("${currentProject.group}:${currentProject.name}")
                        println("current project ${currentProject.name} description:  ${currentProject.description}")
                        description.set(currentProject.description)
...```

running `gradle projects` yields this
```&gt; Configure project :
current project graphql-kotlin-federation description: null
current project graphql-kotlin-schema-generator description: null
current project graphql-kotlin-spring-server description: null

&gt; Task :projects

------------------------------------------------------------
Root project - Libraries for running a GraphQL server in Kotlin
------------------------------------------------------------

Root project 'graphql-kotlin' - Libraries for running a GraphQL server in Kotlin
+--- Project ':graphql-kotlin-federation' - Federated GraphQL schema generator
+--- Project ':graphql-kotlin-schema-generator' - ext description
\--- Project ':graphql-kotlin-spring-server' - Spring Boot autoconfiguration library for creating reactive GraphQL server```

this is confusing but it appears that the issue is because child projects are configured AFTER the root hence null descriptions

if anyone is looking for the fix -&gt; <https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/publishing_maven.html#publishing_maven:deferred_configuration>