diff --git a/flashrom.8 b/flashrom.8
index cf6f5fd..805397d 100644
--- a/flashrom.8
+++ b/flashrom.8
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 .B http://coreboot.org
 for details on coreboot)
 .SH OPTIONS
+Please note that the command line interface for flashrom will change before
+flashrom 1.0. Do not use flashrom in scripts or other automated tools without
+checking that your flashrom version won't interpret them in a totally different
+way.
+.PP
 If no file is specified, then all that happens
 is that flash info is dumped and the flash chip is set to writable.
 .TP