diff --git a/skimage/future/__init__.py b/skimage/future/__init__.py
index e69de29b..121ff925 100644
--- a/skimage/future/__init__.py
+++ b/skimage/future/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+"""Functionality with an experimental API. Although you can count on the
+functions in this package being around in the future, the API may change with
+any version update **and will not follow the skimage two-version deprecation
+path**. Therefore, use the functions herein with care, and do not use them in
+production code that will depend on updated skimage versions.
+"""