diff --git a/java/apache-commons-httpclient/Makefile b/java/apache-commons-httpclient/Makefile
index 8915ead0bca4..f40478b238cc 100644
--- a/java/apache-commons-httpclient/Makefile
+++ b/java/apache-commons-httpclient/Makefile
@@ -1,47 +1,49 @@
 PORTNAME=	commons-httpclient
 DISTVERSION=	3.1
-PORTREVISION=	5
+PORTREVISION=	6
 CATEGORIES=	java www
 MASTER_SITES=	APACHE/httpcomponents/${PORTNAME}/source
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	apache-
 DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${DISTVERSION}-src
 
 MAINTAINER=	ale@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Package implementing the client side of the HTTP standard
 WWW=		https://hc.apache.org/httpclient-3.x/
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 
+DEPRECATED=	The Commons HttpClient project is end of life. Replaced by the Apache HttpComponents project in port www/httpclient.
+
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${JAVALIBDIR}/commons-logging.jar:java/apache-commons-logging
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${JAVALIBDIR}/commons-codec.jar:java/apache-commons-codec
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${JAVALIBDIR}/commons-logging.jar:java/apache-commons-logging
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${JAVALIBDIR}/commons-codec.jar:java/apache-commons-codec
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 USES+=		cpe java:ant,run
 CPE_VENDOR=	apache
 
 MAKE_ENV=	ANT_INCLUDE_SHARED_JARS=YES
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${DISTVERSION}
 ALL_TARGET=	dist
 
 PLIST_FILES=	%%JAVAJARDIR%%/${PORTNAME}.jar
 
 PORTDOCS=	*
 
 do-install:
 	@${ECHO_MSG} -n ">> Installing JAR file as ${JAVAJARDIR}/${PORTNAME}.jar..."
 	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/dist/${PORTNAME}.jar ${STAGEDIR}${JAVAJARDIR}/
 	@${ECHO_MSG} " [DONE]"
 
 do-install-DOCS-on:
 	@${ECHO_MSG} -n ">> Installing documentation..."
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	@cd ${WRKSRC}/dist/docs && ${FIND} api \
 	  | ${CPIO} -pdmu -R ${SHAREOWN}:${SHAREGRP} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR} > /dev/null 2>&1
 	@${ECHO_MSG} " [DONE]"
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>