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@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ A workspace switcher plugin for xfce4-panel which can be used for the i3 window
 
 For available releases see the [releases](https://github.com/denesb/xfce4-i3-workspaces-plugin/releases) page.
 
+Maintenance mode
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+
+This project is in maintenance mode. I myself don't use it for years now and don't actively develop it. I still merge pull requests from contributors but I rely on them to test their changes as I don't keep a setup around for testing purposes.
+
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