diff --git a/release-notes/v4-tucker/4.7.0.md b/release-notes/v4-tucker/4.7.0.md
index 50fcd4b4..7744e6a7 100644
--- a/release-notes/v4-tucker/4.7.0.md
+++ b/release-notes/v4-tucker/4.7.0.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ title: 4.7.0 alpha
 
 8/15/2025
 
+:::warning Alpha Release
+This is an alpha release available on npm with the 'next' tag. This version should not be considered stable and is intended for testing and evaluation purposes only. Use in production environments is not recommended. See the [current tags on npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/harperdb?activeTab=versions#current-tags) for details.
+:::
+
 - A new component status monitoring collects status from each component from loading and any registered notification of status changes.
 - OCSP is now supported, and can be used to invalidate TLS certificates used for replication and HTTP through an OCSP server.
 - New analytics and licensing functionality has been added for integration with Fabric services.