diff --git a/requirements/features-development-env.yaml b/requirements/features-development-env.yaml
index 632ce1ab..fb1652d1 100644
--- a/requirements/features-development-env.yaml
+++ b/requirements/features-development-env.yaml
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ requirements:
       - feature
       - development
     checks:
-      - name: Test message generation with .msg, .srv, .action, and .idl on top of the installed environment
+      - name: Test message generation using .msg, .srv, .action and .idl on top of the installed environment.
+        description: |
+          Generate messages from .msg, .srv, and .action files, which will automatically create their .idl files. Additionally, ensure that messages can be generated from .idl files alone.