diff --git a/src/main/java/io/spring/gradle/dependencymanagement/internal/report/DependencyManagementReportRenderer.java b/src/main/java/io/spring/gradle/dependencymanagement/internal/report/DependencyManagementReportRenderer.java
index d0f11d7..b8a1575 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/spring/gradle/dependencymanagement/internal/report/DependencyManagementReportRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/spring/gradle/dependencymanagement/internal/report/DependencyManagementReportRenderer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2014-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2014-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ class DependencyManagementReportRenderer {
 		this.output = writer;
 	}
 
-	void startProject(Project project) {
+	void startProject(String path, String description, boolean root) {
 		this.output.println();
 		this.output.println("------------------------------------------------------------");
-		String heading = (project.getRootProject().equals(project)) ? "Root project" : "Project " + project.getPath();
-		if (project.getDescription() != null) {
-			heading += " - " + project.getDescription();
+		String heading = root ? "Root project" : ("Project " + path);
+		if (description != null) {
+			heading += " - " + description;
 		}
 		this.output.println(heading);
 		this.output.println("------------------------------------------------------------");
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/spring/gradle/dependencymanagement/internal/report/DependencyManagementReportTask.java b/src/main/java/io/spring/gradle/dependencymanagement/internal/report/DependencyManagementReportTask.java
index 5c30aaf..3728646 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/spring/gradle/dependencymanagement/internal/report/DependencyManagementReportTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/spring/gradle/dependencymanagement/internal/report/DependencyManagementReportTask.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2014-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2014-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 import io.spring.gradle.dependencymanagement.internal.DependencyManagementContainer;
 import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask;
+import org.gradle.api.Project;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction;
 
@@ -37,6 +38,19 @@ public class DependencyManagementReportTask extends DefaultTask {
 
 	private DependencyManagementReportRenderer renderer = new DependencyManagementReportRenderer();
 
+	private final String projectPath;
+
+	private final String projectDescription;
+
+	private final boolean rootProject;
+
+	public DependencyManagementReportTask() {
+		Project project = getProject();
+		this.projectPath = project.getPath();
+		this.projectDescription = project.getDescription();
+		this.rootProject = project.getRootProject().equals(project);
+	}
+
 	void setRenderer(DependencyManagementReportRenderer renderer) {
 		this.renderer = renderer;
 	}
@@ -54,7 +68,7 @@ public void setDependencyManagementContainer(DependencyManagementContainer depen
 	 */
 	@TaskAction
 	public void report() {
-		this.renderer.startProject(getProject());
+		this.renderer.startProject(this.projectPath, this.projectDescription, this.rootProject);
 		Map<String, String> globalManagedVersions = this.dependencyManagementContainer
 			.getManagedVersionsForConfiguration(null);
 		this.renderer.renderGlobalManagedVersions(globalManagedVersions);
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/spring/gradle/dependencymanagement/internal/report/DependencyManagementReportRendererTests.java b/src/test/java/io/spring/gradle/dependencymanagement/internal/report/DependencyManagementReportRendererTests.java
index 111cdad..abb4d6f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/spring/gradle/dependencymanagement/internal/report/DependencyManagementReportRendererTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/spring/gradle/dependencymanagement/internal/report/DependencyManagementReportRendererTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2014-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2014-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class DependencyManagementReportRendererTests {
 	@Test
 	void projectHeaderForRootProject() {
 		Project rootProject = ProjectBuilder.builder().build();
-		this.renderer.startProject(rootProject);
+		this.renderer.startProject(rootProject.getPath(), rootProject.getDescription(), true);
 		assertThat(outputLines()).containsExactly("", "------------------------------------------------------------",
 				"Root project", "------------------------------------------------------------", "");
 	}
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void projectHeaderForSubproject() {
 			.withParent(ProjectBuilder.builder().build())
 			.withName("alpha")
 			.build();
-		this.renderer.startProject(subproject);
+		this.renderer.startProject(subproject.getPath(), subproject.getDescription(), false);
 		assertThat(outputLines()).containsExactly("", "------------------------------------------------------------",
 				"Project :alpha", "------------------------------------------------------------", "");
 	}
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void projectHeaderForSubprojectWithDescription() {
 			.withName("alpha")
 			.build();
 		subproject.setDescription("description of alpha project");
-		this.renderer.startProject(subproject);
+		this.renderer.startProject(subproject.getPath(), subproject.getDescription(), false);
 		assertThat(outputLines()).containsExactly("", "------------------------------------------------------------",
 				"Project :alpha - description of alpha project",
 				"------------------------------------------------------------", "");
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/spring/gradle/dependencymanagement/internal/report/DependencyManagementReportTaskTests.java b/src/test/java/io/spring/gradle/dependencymanagement/internal/report/DependencyManagementReportTaskTests.java
index 861e925..850d8cb 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/spring/gradle/dependencymanagement/internal/report/DependencyManagementReportTaskTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/spring/gradle/dependencymanagement/internal/report/DependencyManagementReportTaskTests.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class DependencyManagementReportTaskTests {
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	void basicReport() {
 		this.task.report();
-		then(this.renderer).should().startProject(this.project);
+		then(this.renderer).should().startProject(this.project.getPath(), this.project.getDescription(), true);
 		then(this.renderer).should().renderGlobalManagedVersions(any(Map.class));
 		then(this.renderer).shouldHaveNoMoreInteractions();
 	}
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void reportForProjectWithConfigurations() {
 		Configuration configurationOne = this.project.getConfigurations().create("second");
 		Configuration configurationTwo = this.project.getConfigurations().create("first");
 		this.task.report();
-		then(this.renderer).should().startProject(this.project);
+		then(this.renderer).should().startProject(this.project.getPath(), this.project.getDescription(), true);
 		then(this.renderer).should().renderGlobalManagedVersions(any(Map.class));
 		then(this.renderer).should()
 			.renderConfigurationManagedVersions(any(Map.class), eq(configurationTwo), any(Map.class));