diff --git a/devel/godot-tools/Makefile b/devel/godot-tools/Makefile
index 6ef87a928be2..43e64dd72d98 100644
--- a/devel/godot-tools/Makefile
+++ b/devel/godot-tools/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-PORTREVISION=	5
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-tools
 
 COMMENT=	Game integrated development environment
 
 OPTIONS_EXCLUDE=	#
 OPTIONS_SLAVE=	TOOLS
+# we don't want the pkg-message from the master port
+PKGMESSAGE=	${.CURDIR}/pkg-message
 
 MASTERDIR=	${.CURDIR}/../godot
 
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"
diff --git a/devel/godot-tools/pkg-message b/devel/godot-tools/pkg-message
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fc14c0bf6c05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/godot-tools/pkg-message
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+[
+{ type: install
+  message: <<EOM
+  
+NOTE: Godot v4.0 is a major change from previous versions.
+To keep developing with Godot 3.5 see devel/godot35-tools
+
+To upgrade existing projects from godot 3.x, 
+first try godot-tools --validate-conversion-3to4
+then updgrade your projects with godot-tools --convert-3to4
+
+For further details on upgrading to Godot 4.0 see
+https://docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/tutorials/migrating/upgrading_to_godot_4.html
+
+EOM
+}
+{ type: upgrade
+  message: <<EOM
+
+NOTE: Godot v4.0 is a major change from previous versions.
+To keep developing with Godot 3.5 see devel/godot35-tools
+
+To upgrade existing projects from godot 3.x, 
+first try godot-tools --validate-conversion-3to4
+then updgrade your projects with godot-tools --convert-3to4
+
+For further details on upgrading to Godot 4.0 see
+https://docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/tutorials/migrating/upgrading_to_godot_4.html
+
+EOM
+}
+]