diff --git a/AU/Public/Set-DescriptionFromReadme.ps1 b/AU/Public/Set-DescriptionFromReadme.ps1
index 9cd19db4..d78ccd24 100644
--- a/AU/Public/Set-DescriptionFromReadme.ps1
+++ b/AU/Public/Set-DescriptionFromReadme.ps1
@@ -21,13 +21,16 @@ function Set-DescriptionFromReadme{
       [int] $SkipLast=0
     )
 
-    'Setting README.md to Nuspec description tag'
+    'Setting package description from README.md'
 
     $description = gc README.md -Encoding UTF8
     $endIdx = $description.Length - $SkipLast
     $description = $description | select -Index ($SkipFirst..$endIdx) | Out-String
-    $description = "<![CDATA[" + $description + "]]>"
 
-    $Package.NuspecXml.package.metadata.description = $description
+    $cdata = $Package.NuspecXml.CreateCDataSection($description)
+    $xml_Description = $Package.NuspecXml.GetElementsByTagName('description')[0]
+    $xml_Description.RemoveAll()
+    $xml_Description.AppendChild($cdata)
+
     $Package.SaveNuspec()
-}
+}
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