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diff --git a/README b/README
index fa93bf8e5..10097f4b7 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -646,6 +646,8 @@ Options affecting specific writers
     is specified, pandoc will look for a file `epub.css` in the
     user data directory (see `--data-dir`).  If it is not
     found there, sensible defaults will be used.
+    (*Deprecated:* use `--css` or the `stylesheet` metadata field
+    instead.)
 
 `--epub-cover-image=`*FILE*