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@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ task offloading and other asynchrony support to your code, using familiar Django
 design patterns and a flexible underlying framework that lets you not only
 customize behaviours but also write support for your own protocols and needs.
 
-This is still **beta** software: the API is mostly settled, but might change
-a bit as things develop. Once we hit ``1.0``, it will be stablized and a
-deprecation policy will come in.
-
 Documentation, installation and getting started instructions are at
 https://channels.readthedocs.io
 
+Channels is an official Django Project and as such has a deprecation policy.
+Details about what's deprecated or pending deprecation for each release is in
+the `release notes <http://channels.readthedocs.io/en/latest/releases/index.html>`_.
+
 Support can be obtained either here via issues, or in the ``#django-channels``
 channel on Freenode.