--- ../modules/panda/bin/panda
+++ ../modules/panda/bin/panda
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 use Panda::Ecosystem;
 use Panda::App;
 
+note "\n'panda' is shortly to be removed from Rakudo Star and replaced by 'zef'.\n'zef' can be used to install 'panda' when this happens.\n";
+
 my $*MAIN-ALLOW-NAMED-ANYWHERE = True;
 
 # default opts for MAIN