diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index ba59eb6..5f932ba 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: .scannerwork/report-task.txt
   pollingTimeoutSec:
-    description: "The maximal time (in seconds) to poll for SonarQube's Quality Gate. Default: 300."
+    description: "The maximum time (in seconds) to poll for SonarQube's Quality Gate status. Default: 300."
     required: false
     default: "300"
 outputs: