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@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ Enabling encryption
 
 End-to-end encryption in Vector and Matrix is not yet considered ready for
 day-to-day use; it is experimental and should be considered only as a
-proof-of-concept.
+proof-of-concept. See https://matrix.org/jira/browse/SPEC-162 for an overview
+of the current progress.
 
 To build a version of vector with support for end-to-end encryption, install
 the olm module with `npm i https://matrix.org/packages/npm/olm/olm-0.1.0.tgz`