diff --git a/mpcontribs-client/mpcontribs/client/__init__.py b/mpcontribs-client/mpcontribs/client/__init__.py
index ea6875915..81383d1b3 100644
--- a/mpcontribs-client/mpcontribs/client/__init__.py
+++ b/mpcontribs-client/mpcontribs/client/__init__.py
@@ -889,6 +889,19 @@ def __init__(
             project (str): use this project for all operations (query, update, create, delete)
             session (requests.Session): override session for client to use
         """
+
+        logger.warning(
+            "The `mpcontribs-client` package is entering long-term maintenance. "
+            "All new features will be added to the main Materials Project "
+            "(MP) API client `mp-api`. To use the MP Contribs client with "
+            "up-to-date features, please `pip install 'mp-api[contribs]'`:\n"
+            "```py\n"
+            "from mp_api.client import MPRester\n"
+            "with MPRester() as mpr:\n"
+            "    mpr.contribs.query_contributions(...)\n"
+            "```"
+        )
+
         # NOTE bravado future doesn't work with concurrent.futures
         # - Kong forwards consumer headers when api-key used for auth
         # - forward consumer headers when connecting through localhost