diff --git a/core/themes/stark/stark.info.yml b/core/themes/stark/stark.info.yml
index 6a9888918aaa7daee5995e9225039d241da69059..6ce7cc68308d87916e7c35d58bf2948cea94c56c 100644
--- a/core/themes/stark/stark.info.yml
+++ b/core/themes/stark/stark.info.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Stark
 type: theme
-description: 'This theme demonstrates Drupal''s default HTML markup and CSS styles. To learn how to build your own theme and override Drupal''s default code, see the <a href="http://drupal.org/theme-guide">Theming Guide</a>.'
+description: 'An intentionally plain theme with almost no styling to demonstrate default Drupal’s HTML and CSS. Learn how to build a custom theme from Stark in the <a href="http://drupal.org/theme-guide">Theming Guide</a>.'
 package: Core
 version: VERSION
 core: 8.x