diff --git a/database/database.sql b/database/database.sql
index 5f440b31..ae7858e0 100644
--- a/database/database.sql
+++ b/database/database.sql
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `tasks`;
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `tasks` (
   `id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
   `name` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
+  `description` text,
   `status` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   `userId` int(11) NOT NULL,
   `created_at` TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
diff --git a/extras/bin/restart-api.sh b/extras/bin/restart-api.sh
index 3b71a812..7efef7d5 100755
--- a/extras/bin/restart-api.sh
+++ b/extras/bin/restart-api.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ echo -e "Reading environment variables..."
 source .env
 
 echo -e "Restarting demo database..."
-mysql -u$DB_USERNAME -p$DB_PASSWORD -h$DB_HOSTNAME -e 'DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS $DB_DATABASE ; CREATE DATABASE $DB_DATABASE' 2> /dev/null
+mysql -u$DB_USERNAME -p$DB_PASSWORD -h$DB_HOSTNAME -e "DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS $DB_DATABASE ; CREATE DATABASE $DB_DATABASE" 2> /dev/null
 
 echo -e "Creating testing data..."
 mysql -u$DB_USERNAME -p$DB_PASSWORD -h$DB_HOSTNAME $DB_DATABASE < database/database.sql 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/src/Controller/DefaultController.php b/src/Controller/DefaultController.php
index 86f3baa1..13d711c5 100644
--- a/src/Controller/DefaultController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/DefaultController.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 class DefaultController extends BaseController
 {
-    const API_VERSION = '0.21.3';
+    const API_VERSION = '0.22.0';
 
     public function __construct(Container $container)
     {
diff --git a/src/Repository/TaskRepository.php b/src/Repository/TaskRepository.php
index 26317874..11bdeaf3 100644
--- a/src/Repository/TaskRepository.php
+++ b/src/Repository/TaskRepository.php
@@ -54,9 +54,13 @@ public function searchTasks(string $tasksName, int $userId): array
 
     public function createTask($task)
     {
-        $query = 'INSERT INTO tasks (name, status, userId) VALUES (:name, :status, :userId)';
+        $query = '
+            INSERT INTO tasks (name, description, status, userId)
+            VALUES (:name, :description, :status, :userId)
+        ';
         $statement = $this->getDb()->prepare($query);
         $statement->bindParam('name', $task->name);
+        $statement->bindParam('description', $task->description);
         $statement->bindParam('status', $task->status);
         $statement->bindParam('userId', $task->userId);
         $statement->execute();
@@ -66,10 +70,15 @@ public function createTask($task)
 
     public function updateTask($task)
     {
-        $query = 'UPDATE tasks SET name=:name, status=:status WHERE id=:id AND userId = :userId';
+        $query = '
+            UPDATE tasks
+            SET name=:name, description=:description, status=:status
+            WHERE id=:id AND userId = :userId
+        ';
         $statement = $this->getDb()->prepare($query);
         $statement->bindParam('id', $task->id);
         $statement->bindParam('name', $task->name);
+        $statement->bindParam('description', $task->description);
         $statement->bindParam('status', $task->status);
         $statement->bindParam('userId', $task->userId);
         $statement->execute();
diff --git a/src/Service/TaskService.php b/src/Service/TaskService.php
index c8f05d58..5b85ee7b 100644
--- a/src/Service/TaskService.php
+++ b/src/Service/TaskService.php
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ public function createTask(array $input)
             throw new TaskException('The field "name" is required.', 400);
         }
         $task->name = self::validateTaskName($data->name);
+        $task->description = null;
+        if (isset($data->description)) {
+            $task->description = $data->description;
+        }
         $task->status = 0;
         if (isset($data->status)) {
             $task->status = self::validateTaskStatus($data->status);
@@ -69,6 +73,9 @@ public function updateTask(array $input, int $taskId)
         if (isset($data->name)) {
             $task->name = self::validateTaskName($data->name);
         }
+        if (isset($data->description)) {
+            $task->description = $data->description;
+        }
         if (isset($data->status)) {
             $task->status = self::validateTaskStatus($data->status);
         }