diff --git a/pointcloud_to_laserscan/package.xml b/pointcloud_to_laserscan/package.xml
index 228a606c..8b3f0189 100644
--- a/pointcloud_to_laserscan/package.xml
+++ b/pointcloud_to_laserscan/package.xml
@@ -1,67 +1,30 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <package>
-  <name>pointcloud_to_laserscan</name>
-  <version>0.0.0</version>
-  <description>The pointcloud_to_laserscan package</description>
+    <name>pointcloud_to_laserscan</name>
+    <version>1.2.1</version>
+    <description>Converts a 3D Point Cloud into a 2D laser scan. This is useful for making devices like the Kinect appear like a laser scanner for 2D-based algorithms (e.g. laser-based SLAM).</description>
 
-  <!-- One maintainer tag required, multiple allowed, one person per tag --> 
-  <!-- Example:  -->
-  <!-- <maintainer email="jane.doe@example.com">Jane Doe</maintainer> -->
-  <maintainer email="paul@todo.todo">paul</maintainer>
+    <maintainer email="paul@bovbel.com">Paul Bovbel</maintainer>
+    <author>Tully Foote</author>
 
+    <license>BSD</license>
 
-  <!-- One license tag required, multiple allowed, one license per tag -->
-  <!-- Commonly used license strings: -->
-  <!--   BSD, MIT, Boost Software License, GPLv2, GPLv3, LGPLv2.1, LGPLv3 -->
-  <license>TODO</license>
+    <buildtool_depend>catkin</buildtool_depend>
+    <build_depend>dynamic_reconfigure</build_depend>
+    <build_depend>libpcl-all-dev</build_depend>
+    <build_depend>message_filters</build_depend>
+    <build_depend>nodelet</build_depend>
+    <build_depend>pcl_ros</build_depend>
+    <build_depend>roscpp</build_depend>
+    <build_depend>sensor_msgs</build_depend>
+    <run_depend>dynamic_reconfigure</run_depend>
+    <run_depend>libpcl-all-dev</run_depend>
+    <run_depend>message_filters</run_depend>
+    <run_depend>nodelet</run_depend>
+    <run_depend>pcl_ros</run_depend>
+    <run_depend>roscpp</run_depend>
+    <run_depend>sensor_msgs</run_depend>
 
-
-  <!-- Url tags are optional, but mutiple are allowed, one per tag -->
-  <!-- Optional attribute type can be: website, bugtracker, or repository -->
-  <!-- Example: -->
-  <!-- <url type="website">http://wiki.ros.org/pointcloud_to_laserscan</url> -->
-
-
-  <!-- Author tags are optional, mutiple are allowed, one per tag -->
-  <!-- Authors do not have to be maintianers, but could be -->
-  <!-- Example: -->
-  <!-- <author email="jane.doe@example.com">Jane Doe</author> -->
-
-
-  <!-- The *_depend tags are used to specify dependencies -->
-  <!-- Dependencies can be catkin packages or system dependencies -->
-  <!-- Examples: -->
-  <!-- Use build_depend for packages you need at compile time: -->
-  <!--   <build_depend>message_generation</build_depend> -->
-  <!-- Use buildtool_depend for build tool packages: -->
-  <!--   <buildtool_depend>catkin</buildtool_depend> -->
-  <!-- Use run_depend for packages you need at runtime: -->
-  <!--   <run_depend>message_runtime</run_depend> -->
-  <!-- Use test_depend for packages you need only for testing: -->
-  <!--   <test_depend>gtest</test_depend> -->
-  <buildtool_depend>catkin</buildtool_depend>
-  <build_depend>dynamic_reconfigure</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>libpcl-all-dev</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>message_filters</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>nodelet</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>pcl_ros</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>roscpp</build_depend>
-  <build_depend>sensor_msgs</build_depend>
-  <run_depend>dynamic_reconfigure</run_depend>
-  <run_depend>libpcl-all-dev</run_depend>
-  <run_depend>message_filters</run_depend>
-  <run_depend>nodelet</run_depend>
-  <run_depend>pcl_ros</run_depend>
-  <run_depend>roscpp</run_depend>
-  <run_depend>sensor_msgs</run_depend>
-
-
-  <!-- The export tag contains other, unspecified, tags -->
-  <export>
-    <!-- You can specify that this package is a metapackage here: -->
-    <!-- <metapackage/> -->
-
-    <!-- Other tools can request additional information be placed here -->
-
-  </export>
+    <export>
+    </export>
 </package>
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