diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.asciidoc b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.asciidoc
index 6449c6323..4421f071a 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.asciidoc
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.asciidoc
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+IMPORTANT: I'm currently (July 2018) more busy than usual until September,
+because of exams coming up. Review of non-trivial pull requests will thus be
+delayed until then. If you're reading this note after mid-September, please
+open an issue.
+
 - Before you start to work on something, please leave a comment on the relevant
   issue (or open one). This makes sure there is no duplicate work done.
 
diff --git a/doc/contributing.asciidoc b/doc/contributing.asciidoc
index 26ff12a15..47ecfd9ff 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/contributing.asciidoc
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ The Compiler <mail@qutebrowser.org>
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+IMPORTANT: I'm currently (July 2018) more busy than usual until September,
+because of exams coming up. Review of non-trivial pull requests will thus be
+delayed until then. If you're reading this note after mid-September, please
+open an issue.
+
 I `&lt;3` footnote:[Of course, that says `<3` in HTML.] contributors!
 
 This document contains guidelines for contributing to qutebrowser, as well as