diff --git a/templates/bake/Command/command.twig b/templates/bake/Command/command.twig
index d649080d..3654c334 100644
--- a/templates/bake/Command/command.twig
+++ b/templates/bake/Command/command.twig
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@
  */
 class {{ name }}Command extends Command
 {
+    /**
+     * Get the command description.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function getDescription(): string
+    {
+        return 'Command description here.';
+    }
+
     /**
      * Hook method for defining this command's option parser.
      *
@@ -37,9 +47,8 @@ class {{ name }}Command extends Command
      */
     public function buildOptionParser(ConsoleOptionParser $parser): ConsoleOptionParser
     {
-        $parser = parent::buildOptionParser($parser);
-
-        return $parser;
+        return parent::buildOptionParser($parser)
+            ->setDescription(static::getDescription());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/comparisons/Command/testBakePlugin.php b/tests/comparisons/Command/testBakePlugin.php
index 94f17b9c..da518ce2 100644
--- a/tests/comparisons/Command/testBakePlugin.php
+++ b/tests/comparisons/Command/testBakePlugin.php
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@
  */
 class ExampleCommand extends Command
 {
+    /**
+     * Get the command description.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function getDescription(): string
+    {
+        return 'Command description here.';
+    }
+
     /**
      * Hook method for defining this command's option parser.
      *
@@ -22,9 +32,8 @@ class ExampleCommand extends Command
      */
     public function buildOptionParser(ConsoleOptionParser $parser): ConsoleOptionParser
     {
-        $parser = parent::buildOptionParser($parser);
-
-        return $parser;
+        return parent::buildOptionParser($parser)
+            ->setDescription(static::getDescription());
     }
 
     /**