diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3167b1b4d..85d4f7ad5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+# Syncthing with `.stignore` synchronization
+
+This fork synchronizes the root-level `.stignore` file as regular folder
+content, while keeping `.stfolder` and `.stversions` protected as Syncthing
+internals. The `upstream` branch mirrors the official Syncthing `main` branch;
+this fork's `main` branch and releases apply the `.stignore` synchronization
+patch.
+
 [![Syncthing][14]][15]
 
 ---
diff --git a/patches/sync-stignore.patch b/patches/sync-stignore.patch
index f87b0d8f6..db5d51cbe 100644
--- a/patches/sync-stignore.patch
+++ b/patches/sync-stignore.patch
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
+index 2f5c18f8e..197150ff0 100644
+--- a/README.md
++++ b/README.md
+@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
++# Syncthing with `.stignore` synchronization
++
++This fork synchronizes the root-level `.stignore` file as regular folder
++content, while keeping `.stfolder` and `.stversions` protected as Syncthing
++internals. The `upstream` branch mirrors the official Syncthing `main` branch;
++this fork's `main` branch and releases apply the `.stignore` synchronization
++patch.
++
+ [![Syncthing][14]][15]
+ 
+ ---
 diff --git a/lib/fs/filesystem.go b/lib/fs/filesystem.go
 index 3800bef9c..8e6ecea2e 100644
 --- a/lib/fs/filesystem.go