diff --git a/runtime/syntax/cpp.vim b/runtime/syntax/cpp.vim
index ff1226b7b..2bf5b1ffc 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/cpp.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/cpp.vim
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
" Vim syntax file
" Language: C++
-" Current Maintainer: vim-jp (https://github.com/vim-jp/vim-cpp)
-" Previous Maintainer: Ken Shan <ccs...@post.harvard.edu>
+" Maintainer: This runtime file is looking for a new maintainer.
+" Previous Maintainer: vim-jp (https://github.com/vim-jp/vim-cpp)
+" Ken Shan <ccs...@post.harvard.edu>
" Last Change: 2024 May 04
" 2024 May 04 by Vim Project (fix digit separator in octals and floats)
+" 2026 Jan 06 by Vim Project (announce adoption)
" quit when a syntax file was already loaded
if exists("b:current_syntax")