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 # zk-nvim
 Neovim extension for the [`zk`](https://github.com/zk-org/zk) plain text note-taking assistant.
 
+## News: We Are In Maintenance Mode
+
+> [!IMPORTANT] 
+> As of January 2nd, the original brain behind zk, [Mickaël
+> Menu](https://github.com/mickael-menu), made the difficult decision to retire
+> from zk and the suite of programs supporting it. He put out a [call for
+> maintainers](https://github.com/zk-org/zk/discussions/371), which has
+> garnerned enough response to enable the project to continue! So zk is
+> definitely still here for you.
+> E.g., [kabouzeid](https://github.com/kabouzeid) who conceived the `zk-nvim` 
+> plugin has signed up as a maintainer too, which is excellent!
+>
+> During this transition phase, we are placing the project into a maintenance
+> mode, which means we are going to address existing issues and any teething
+> problems with transferring the code bases to the new
+> [zk-org](https://github.com/zk-org) organisation, which is where you can now
+> find all the related projects. It also gives us new maintainers the space to
+> get up to speed with the code base, which will help us address new issues and
+> feature requests when they come.
+>
+> So for now, feel free to lodge new issues, but please withold on feature
+> requests until we are out of maintenance mode. This will help keep our issues
+> boards concise and pr's easier to manage.
+>
+> The [call to maintainers](https://github.com/zk-org/zk/discussions/371) is
+> still open. Please comment there if you feel commited enough to come onboard!
+> PR's, ideas, discussions and conversations are still and always will be
+> warmly welcomed, with or without 'maintainer' status ❤️
+
 ## Requirements
 
 | `zk-nvim` | `zk`   | Neovim |
@@ -35,7 +64,8 @@ To get the best experience, it's recommended to also install either [Telescope](
 
 ## Setup
 
-> :warning: This plugin will setup and start the LSP server for you, do *not* call `require("lspconfig").zk.setup()`.
+> [!WARNING] 
+> This plugin will setup and start the LSP server for you, do *not* call `require("lspconfig").zk.setup()`.
 
 ```lua
 require("zk").setup()