diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ Provide an `io.Writer` that periodically rotates log files from within the appli
 
 [![GoDoc](https://godoc.org/github.com/lestrrat-go/file-rotatelogs?status.svg)](https://godoc.org/github.com/lestrrat-go/file-rotatelogs)
 
+# WARNINGS
+
+THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN ARCHIVED. IT WILL NOT RECEIVE UPDATES, THE AUTHOR DOES NOT WISH TO MAINTAIN OR SUPPORT IT.
+IN SHORT, DO NOT USE THIS PROJECT.
 
 # SYNOPSIS