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 torchtext
 +++++++++
 
-CAUTION: As of September 2023 we have paused active development of TorchText because our focus has shifted away from building out this library offering.
-We will continue to release new versions but do not anticipate any new feature development as we figure out future investments in this space.
+**WARNING**: TorchText developement is stopped and the `0.18` release (April 2024) will be the last stable release of the library.
 
 This repository consists of:
 
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 =========
 .. image:: _static/img/torchtext_logo.png
 
+.. warning::
+
+    TorchText developement is stopped and the ``0.18`` release (April 2024) will
+    be the last stable release of the library.
+
 This library is part of the `PyTorch
 <http://pytorch.org/>`_ project. PyTorch is an open source
 machine learning framework.