diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 11cd248..4086f94 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ this module currently only allows the hostname to be specified, and
 that via an environment variable called CASSANDRA_URI as specified
 in the docs.
 
+**DEPRECATED and UNMAINTAINED**
+
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