hi want to insert data to an table with prepared statement, but its talking about syntax error

private void insertDataInSql(){

        try {

            Class.forName(dbDriver).newInstance();

            Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection(connectString,user,pw);

            String query = "insert into task (description) values (?)";

            PreparedStatement preparedStatement = connection.prepareStatement(query);

//            preparedStatement.setString(1,this.textFieldName.getText());

            preparedStatement.setString(1,this.textAreaDescription.getText());

            preparedStatement.executeUpdate(query);

            connection.close();

            System.out.println("Inserted!");

        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {

            e.printStackTrace();

        } catch (InstantiationException e) {

            e.printStackTrace();

        } catch (SQLException e) {

            e.printStackTrace();

        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {

            e.printStackTrace();

        }