diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index 01a8935..0480bfb 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-
+project_deprecation_status: true
 # project information
 project_name: baseimage-cloud9
 full_custom_readme: |