diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
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@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+.. caution::
+
+    This repository is no longer maintained and thus it got archived.
+
+    If you want to work on it please open a ticket in
+    https://github.com/zopefoundation/meta/issues requesting its unarchival.
+
 hurry.workflow
 ==============