diff --git a/docs/source/basics.md b/docs/source/basics.md
index 251a367f..4e8c1ca6 100644
--- a/docs/source/basics.md
+++ b/docs/source/basics.md
@@ -1949,7 +1949,11 @@ tests.
 
 These hooks are used by defining a function with the name of the hook in your
 `conftest.py` that take the same arguments _with the same names_ - these hooks
-will then be picked up at runtime and called appropriately
+will then be picked up at runtime and called appropriately.
+
+**NOTE**: These hooks should be considered a 'beta' feature, they are ready to
+use but the names and arguments they take should be considered unstable and may
+change in a future release (and more may also be added).
 
 ### Before every test run
 
@@ -1968,7 +1972,7 @@ Example usage:
 ```python
 import logging
 
-def pytest_tavern_before_every_test_run(test_dict, variables):
+def pytest_tavern_beta_before_every_test_run(test_dict, variables):
     logging.info("Starting test %s", test_dict["test_name"])
     
     variables["extra_var"] = "abc123"
@@ -1990,7 +1994,7 @@ Args:
 Example usage:
 
 ```python
-def pytest_tavern_after_every_response(expected, response):
+def pytest_tavern_beta_after_every_response(expected, response):
     with open("logfile.txt", "a") as logfile:
         logfile.write("Got response: {}".format(response.json()))
 ```
diff --git a/example/hooks/conftest.py b/example/hooks/conftest.py
index 08df1761..76164c7b 100644
--- a/example/hooks/conftest.py
+++ b/example/hooks/conftest.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def setup_logging():
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 
 
-def pytest_tavern_after_every_response(expected, response):
+def pytest_tavern_beta_after_every_response(expected, response):
     global name
     logging.debug(expected)
     logging.debug(response)
diff --git a/tavern/_plugins/mqtt/response.py b/tavern/_plugins/mqtt/response.py
index 81aacd0b..e61f1805 100644
--- a/tavern/_plugins/mqtt/response.py
+++ b/tavern/_plugins/mqtt/response.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def _await_response(self):
 
             call_hook(
                 self.test_block_config,
-                "pytest_tavern_after_every_response",
+                "pytest_tavern_beta_after_every_response",
                 expected=self.expected,
                 response=msg,
             )
diff --git a/tavern/_plugins/rest/response.py b/tavern/_plugins/rest/response.py
index f7cdb83f..8f3759ff 100644
--- a/tavern/_plugins/rest/response.py
+++ b/tavern/_plugins/rest/response.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def verify(self, response):
 
         call_hook(
             self.test_block_config,
-            "pytest_tavern_after_every_response",
+            "pytest_tavern_beta_after_every_response",
             expected=self.expected,
             response=response,
         )
diff --git a/tavern/testutils/pytesthook/item.py b/tavern/testutils/pytesthook/item.py
index 2b0c1ebe..4cc61ead 100644
--- a/tavern/testutils/pytesthook/item.py
+++ b/tavern/testutils/pytesthook/item.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def runtest(self):
 
             call_hook(
                 self.global_cfg,
-                "pytest_tavern_before_every_test_run",
+                "pytest_tavern_beta_before_every_test_run",
                 test_dict=self.spec,
                 variables=self.global_cfg["variables"],
             )
diff --git a/tavern/testutils/pytesthook/newhooks.py b/tavern/testutils/pytesthook/newhooks.py
index 0bd08755..078e0263 100644
--- a/tavern/testutils/pytesthook/newhooks.py
+++ b/tavern/testutils/pytesthook/newhooks.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def pytest_tavern_before_every_test_run(test_dict, variables):
+def pytest_tavern_beta_before_every_test_run(test_dict, variables):
     """Called:
 
     - directly after fixtures are loaded for a test
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def pytest_tavern_before_every_test_run(test_dict, variables):
     """
 
 
-def pytest_tavern_after_every_response(expected, response):
+def pytest_tavern_beta_after_every_response(expected, response):
     """Called after every _response_ - including MQTT/HTTP/etc
 
     Note: