diff --git a/APE24.rst b/APE24.rst
index 3bb44e0..b4b3d25 100644
--- a/APE24.rst
+++ b/APE24.rst
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ page, but now instead of hosting the content ourselves, we grab an RSS/XML feed
 from pyOpenSci for the packages marked as Affiliated. To keep the history,
 we will move the existing listing to a "legacy affiliation" page and keep it static.
 
+Coordinated packages are separate from this due to their tighter integration with
+the Astropy project's team structure, so they will remain listed on this page without
+a connection to pyOpenSci.
+
 Funding
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