diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index c7aded416a73dc3edb27cf1fca3d9459bd4acb5a..fd955b3e08aa5c3afc5c7aecfe4494be710001ef 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: inkscape
 version-script: packaging/snappy/version.sh
 version: devel # Replaced at build time ^^^
 summary: Vector Graphics Editor
-description: |
+description: >
  An Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to
  Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector
  Graphics (SVG) file format.