diff --git a/databases/py-sqlalchemy08/Makefile b/databases/py-sqlalchemy08/Makefile
index 31a5658bf390..d70b37a8a75b 100644
--- a/databases/py-sqlalchemy08/Makefile
+++ b/databases/py-sqlalchemy08/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ COMMENT=	Python SQL toolkit and Object Relational Mapper 0.8.x
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 
+DEPRECATED=	Upstream has declared this version EoL: please migrate to databases/py-sqlalchemy10
+EXPIRATION_DATE=	2017-04-01
+
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}nose>0:devel/py-nose \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}mock>0:devel/py-mock