diff --git a/DISCLAIMER b/DISCLAIMER
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a31e0f497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DISCLAIMER
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Apache Pekko (incubating) is an effort undergoing incubation at the Apache
+Software Foundation (ASF), sponsored by the Apache Incubator PMC.
+
+Incubation is required of all newly accepted projects until a further review
+indicates that the infrastructure, communications, and decision making process
+have stabilized in a manner consistent with other successful ASF projects.
+
+While incubation status is not necessarily a reflection of the completeness
+or stability of the code, it does indicate that the project has yet to be
+fully endorsed by the ASF.
diff --git a/project/MetaInfLicenseNoticeCopy.scala b/project/MetaInfLicenseNoticeCopy.scala
index 7c6cbc9c54..6e37533375 100644
--- a/project/MetaInfLicenseNoticeCopy.scala
+++ b/project/MetaInfLicenseNoticeCopy.scala
@@ -20,17 +20,20 @@ object MetaInfLicenseNoticeCopy {
   private val protobufApacheLicenseFile = Def.task[File](baseDir.value / "LICENSE")
   private val protobufGoogleLicenseFile = Def.task[File](baseDir.value / "COPYING.protobuf")
   private val noticeFile = Def.task[File](baseDir.value / "NOTICE")
+  private val disclaimerFile = Def.task[File](baseDir.value / "DISCLAIMER")
 
   val settings: Seq[Setting[_]] = inConfig(Compile)(
     Seq(
       resourceGenerators += copyFileToMetaInf(resourceManaged, standardLicenseFile, "LICENSE"),
-      resourceGenerators += copyFileToMetaInf(resourceManaged, noticeFile, "NOTICE")))
+      resourceGenerators += copyFileToMetaInf(resourceManaged, noticeFile, "NOTICE"),
+      resourceGenerators += copyFileToMetaInf(resourceManaged, disclaimerFile, "DISCLAIMER")))
 
   val protobufSettings: Seq[Setting[_]] = inConfig(Compile)(
     Seq(
       resourceGenerators += copyFileToMetaInf(resourceManaged, protobufApacheLicenseFile, "LICENSE"),
       resourceGenerators += copyFileToMetaInf(resourceManaged, protobufGoogleLicenseFile, "COPYING.protobuf"),
-      resourceGenerators += copyFileToMetaInf(resourceManaged, noticeFile, "NOTICE")))
+      resourceGenerators += copyFileToMetaInf(resourceManaged, noticeFile, "NOTICE"),
+      resourceGenerators += copyFileToMetaInf(resourceManaged, disclaimerFile, "DISCLAIMER")))
 
   private def copyFileToMetaInf(dir: SettingKey[File], fromFile: Def.Initialize[Task[File]],
       fileName: String) = Def.task[Seq[File]] {