diff --git a/xep-0219.xml b/xep-0219.xml
index 50462b40..b2a497b2 100644
--- a/xep-0219.xml
+++ b/xep-0219.xml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 <xep>
 <header>
   <title>Hop Check</title>
-  <abstract>This document defines an XMPP protocol extension that enables an entity to check the security of client-to-server and server-to-server hops between it and another entity.</abstract>
+  <abstract>This document defines an XMPP protocol extension that enables an entity to check the security of client-to-server and server-to-server hops between it and another entity. Note: This specification has been retracted by the author because the problem is not compelling and a real solution would be too complicated.</abstract>
   &LEGALNOTICE;
   <number>0219</number>
-  <status>Experimental</status>
+  <status>Retracted</status>
   <type>Standards Track</type>
   <sig>Standards</sig>
   <dependencies>
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
   <supersededby/>
   <shortname>TO BE ASSIGNED</shortname>
   &stpeter;
+  <revision>
+    <version>0.3</version>
+    <date>2008-06-12</date>
+    <initials>psa</initials>
+    <remark><p>Retracted by the author because the problem is not compelling and a real solution would be too complicated.</p></remark>
+  </revision>
   <revision>
     <version>0.2</version>
     <date>2007-10-30</date>
@@ -59,6 +65,7 @@
 </header>
 
 <section1 topic='Introduction' anchor='intro'>
+  <p><em>Note: This specification has been retracted by the author because the problem is not compelling and a real solution would be too complicated.</em></p>
   <section2 topic='Motivation' anchor='motivation'>
     <p>When two XMPP users communicate, one or both of them may want to know the status of the XMPP communications path (i.e., of all the hops) between them. While the primary motivation is to determine if all the hops are secured via Transport Layer Security (see &rfc4346;) as specified for XMPP in &rfc3920;, more general information about the communications path may also be of interest.</p>
     <p>This document describes a protocol for discovering such information, similar in spirit to the traceroute protocol specified in &rfc1393; but specific to XMPP.</p>