diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
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--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 Please note that this will be the last release of Synapse that is compatible with
 Python 3.7 and earlier.
+This is due to Python 3.7 now having reached End of Life; see our [deprecation policy](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/v1.87/deprecation_policy.html)
+for more details.
 
 ### Bugfixes