diff --git a/misc/jbidwatcher/Makefile b/misc/jbidwatcher/Makefile
index 787cd4b42555..e412a2404f75 100644
--- a/misc/jbidwatcher/Makefile
+++ b/misc/jbidwatcher/Makefile
@@ -1,24 +1,28 @@
 PORTNAME=	jbidwatcher
 PORTVERSION=	2.5.6
 PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	misc java
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.jbidwatcher.com/download/
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Java-based application allowing you to monitor eBay auctions
 WWW=		https://www.jbidwatcher.com/
 
+DEPRECATED=	unmaintained, upstream website is gone, no users in the ports tree
+EXPIRATION_DATE=	2026-04-14
+
 USES=	java:ant,run tar:bzip2
+JAVA_VERSION=	8 11
 
 ALL_TARGET=	jar
 
 SUB_FILES=	jbidwatcher
 SUB_LIST+=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION}
 PLIST_FILES=	%%JAVAJARDIR%%/JBidwatcher-${PORTVERSION}.jar \
 		bin/${PORTNAME}
 
 do-install:
 	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/JBidwatcher-${PORTVERSION}.jar ${STAGEDIR}${JAVAJARDIR}
 	@${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/misc/jbidwatcher/files/patch-build.xml b/misc/jbidwatcher/files/patch-build.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5e8621f1d5a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/jbidwatcher/files/patch-build.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- build.xml.orig	2025-12-14 15:56:48 UTC
++++ build.xml
+@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
+   <target name="compile" depends="init">
+     <echo level="info" message="Compiling all classes." />
+     <mkdir dir="${build.dir}" />
+-      <javac srcdir="${src.dir}" destdir="${build.dir}" includeantruntime="false" debug="on" source="1.5" target="1.5">
++      <javac srcdir="${src.dir}" destdir="${build.dir}" includeantruntime="false" debug="on">
+           <classpath refid="project.class.path" />
+           <include name="**/*.java" />
+       </javac>