diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 304473deea..cfd2d68219 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -11027,6 +11027,7 @@ (define-public python-xlrd
 (define-public python2-xlrd
   (package-with-python2 python-xlrd))
 
+;;; Note: this package is unmaintained since 2018 (archived on GitHub).
 (define-public python-xlwt
   (package
     (name "python-xlwt")