diff --git a/contrib/README b/contrib/README
index c70397255d..773869bb6a 100644
--- a/contrib/README
+++ b/contrib/README
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-This directory contains contributed scripts, tools, libraries,
-and other useful additions to BIND 9. It includes:
+This directory contains contributed scripts, tools, libraries, and other
+useful accessories to BIND 9.  Contrib software is not supported by ISC,
+but reported bugs will be fixed as time permits.
 
     - scripts/
 
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ and other useful additions to BIND 9. It includes:
     - sdb/
 
       SDB drivers: another mechanism for accessing external data
-      sources
+      sources. (These are no longer actively maintained and are
+      expected to be deprecated eventually.)
 
     - idn/