diff --git a/analyzers/cppcheck/CMakeLists.txt b/analyzers/cppcheck/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/analyzers/cppcheck/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/analyzers/cppcheck/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 set_package_properties(Cppcheck PROPERTIES
     DESCRIPTION "A tool for static C/C++ code analysis"
     URL "http://cppcheck.sourceforge.net/"
-    PURPOSE "Required for the Cppcheck plugin"
+    PURPOSE "Recommended: required by the non-essential Cppcheck plugin"
     TYPE RUNTIME
 )
 
diff --git a/analyzers/heaptrack/CMakeLists.txt b/analyzers/heaptrack/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/analyzers/heaptrack/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/analyzers/heaptrack/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 set_package_properties(heaptrack PROPERTIES
     DESCRIPTION "A heap memory profiler for Linux"
     URL "https://cgit.kde.org/heaptrack.git"
-    PURPOSE "Required for the heaptrack plugin"
+    PURPOSE "Recommended: required by the non-essential heaptrack plugin"
     TYPE RUNTIME
 )
 find_package(heaptrack_gui QUIET)
 set_package_properties(heaptrack_gui PROPERTIES
     DESCRIPTION "Analyzer gui for heaptrack, a heap memory profiler for Linux"
     URL "https://cgit.kde.org/heaptrack.git"
-    PURPOSE "Required for the heaptrack plugin"
+    PURPOSE "Recommended: required by the non-essential heaptrack plugin"
     TYPE RUNTIME
 )