diff --git a/plugin_info.py b/plugin_info.py
index a3b67b1..c359ffa 100644
--- a/plugin_info.py
+++ b/plugin_info.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## To modify by developper(s) of the plugin
 SHORT_PLUGIN_NAME = 'daqmx'
 package_url = 'https://github.com/CEMES-CNRS/pymodaq_plugins_daqmx'
+description = 'Hardware plugins for PyMoDAQ using the NiDAQmx framework (pydaqmx wrapper)'
 
 author = 'Sébastien Weber'
 author_email = 'sebastien.weber@cemes.fr'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3dd22e3..ee6ed8a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from plugin_info import SHORT_PLUGIN_NAME, packages_required, package_url, author_email, author
+from plugin_info import SHORT_PLUGIN_NAME, packages_required, package_url, author_email, author, description
 PLUGIN_NAME = f'pymodaq_plugins_{SHORT_PLUGIN_NAME}'
 
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 setupOpts = dict(
     name=PLUGIN_NAME,
-    description='Hardware plugins for PyMoDAQ using the NiDAQmx framework (pydaqmx wrapper)',
+    description=description,
     long_description=long_description,
     license='CECILL B',
     url=package_url,