diff --git a/www/tomcat55/Makefile b/www/tomcat55/Makefile
index 4633564d7de8..ff290efd08b7 100644
--- a/www/tomcat55/Makefile
+++ b/www/tomcat55/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ COMMENT=	Open-source Java web server by Apache, 5.5.x branch
 OPTIONS=	CRONOLOG "Use Cronolog for Log Processing" Off \
 		CRONOLOG_DEVEL "Use Cronlog-Devel for Log Processing" Off
 
+DEPRECATED=	EOL approaching, consider www/tomcat{6,7}
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2012-09-30
+
 USE_JAVA=	yes
 JAVA_VERSION?=	1.5+
 JAVA_VENDOR?=	freebsd