diff --git a/app/models/version.rb b/app/models/version.rb
index b486777..e4cbcc1 100644
--- a/app/models/version.rb
+++ b/app/models/version.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Version < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates_presence_of :name
   validates_uniqueness_of :name, :scope => [:project_id]
   validates_length_of :name, :maximum => 60
+  validates_length_of :description, :maximum => 255
   validates :effective_date, :date => true
   validates_inclusion_of :status, :in => VERSION_STATUSES
   validates_inclusion_of :sharing, :in => VERSION_SHARINGS