diff --git a/README b/README
index aad363baf9ea..eb38522b1357 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+This repository is being converted from Subversion to Git.
+
 This is the top level of the FreeBSD source directory.  This file
 was last revised on:
 $FreeBSD$
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 72bd634cd813..0eba39438e46 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+This repository is being converted from Subversion to Git.
+
 FreeBSD Source:
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 This is the top level of the FreeBSD source directory.  This file