diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e916a2c98..7db5bd42a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ headers, and XML registry.
## Downloads
+The official releases for SPIRV-Tools can be found on LunarG's
+[SDK download page](https://vulkan.lunarg.com/sdk/home).
+
+For convenience, here are also links to the latest builds (HEAD).
+Those are untested automated builds. Those are not official releases, nor
+are guaranteed to work. Official releases builds are in the Vulkan SDK.
+
[](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirv-tools/badges/build_link_linux_clang_release.html)
[](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirv-tools/badges/build_link_macos_clang_release.html)
[](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirv-tools/badges/build_link_windows_vs2019_release.html)
@@ -49,17 +56,14 @@ version. An API call reports the software version as a C-style string.
## Releases
-Some versions of SPIRV-Tools are tagged as stable releases (see
-[tags](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Tools/tags) on github).
-These versions undergo extra testing.
-Releases are not directly related to releases (or versions) of
-[SPIRV-Headers][spirv-headers].
-Releases of SPIRV-Tools are tested against the version of SPIRV-Headers listed
-in the [DEPS](DEPS) file.
-The release generally uses the most recent compatible version of SPIRV-Headers
-available at the time of release.
-No version of SPIRV-Headers other than the one listed in the DEPS file is
-guaranteed to work with the SPIRV-Tools release.
+The official releases for SPIRV-Tools can be found on LunarG's
+[SDK download page](https://vulkan.lunarg.com/sdk/home).
+
+You can find either the prebuilt, and QA tested binaries, or download the
+SDK Config, which lists the commits to use to build the release from scratch.
+
+GitHub releases are deprecated, and we will not publish new releases until
+further notice.
## Supported features
diff --git a/docs/downloads.md b/docs/downloads.md
index f56b6fe99..0454b9ea6 100644
--- a/docs/downloads.md
+++ b/docs/downloads.md
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
# Downloads
-## Latest builds
+## Vulkan SDK
+
+The official releases for SPIRV-Tools can be found on LunarG's
+[SDK download page](https://vulkan.lunarg.com/sdk/home).
+The Vulkan SDK is updated approximately every six weeks.
+
+## Android NDK
+
+SPIRV-Tools host executables, and library sources are published as
+part of the [Android NDK](https://developer.android.com/ndk/downloads).
+
+## Automated builds
+
+For convenience, here are also links to the latest builds (HEAD).
+Those are untested automated builds. Those are not official releases, nor
+are guaranteed to work. Official releases builds are in the Android NDK or
+Vulkan SDK.
Download the latest builds of the [main](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Tools/tree/main) branch.
@@ -15,14 +31,3 @@ Download the latest builds of the [main](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-T
| --- | --- | --- |
| [MSVC 2017](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirv-tools/badges/build_link_windows_vs2017_debug.html) | [clang](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirv-tools/badges/build_link_linux_clang_debug.html) | [clang](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirv-tools/badges/build_link_macos_clang_debug.html) |
| | [gcc](https://storage.googleapis.com/spirv-tools/badges/build_link_linux_gcc_debug.html) | |
-
-
-## Vulkan SDK
-
-SPIRV-Tools is published as part of the [LunarG Vulkan SDK](https://www.lunarg.com/vulkan-sdk/).
-The Vulkan SDK is updated approximately every six weeks.
-
-## Android NDK
-
-SPIRV-Tools host executables, and library sources are published as
-part of the [Android NDK](https://developer.android.com/ndk/downloads).