diff --git a/net/bird/Makefile b/net/bird/Makefile
index ec198bc8ecda..04640580f37f 100644
--- a/net/bird/Makefile
+++ b/net/bird/Makefile
@@ -1,37 +1,40 @@
 PORTNAME=	bird
 PORTVERSION=	1.6.8
 CATEGORIES=	net
 MASTER_SITES=	ftp://bird.network.cz/pub/bird/
 
 MAINTAINER=	olivier@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT?=	Dynamic IP routing daemon (${FLAVOR:Uipv4:S/ip/IP/} version)
 WWW=		https://bird.network.cz/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
+DEPRECATED=	Upstream EOL was for the end of 2023
+EXPIRATION_DATE=	2024-07-31
+
 FLAVORS=	ipv4 ipv6
 ipv6_PKGNAMESUFFIX=	6
 
 USES=		autoreconf bison cpe gmake ncurses readline
 
 CPE_VENDOR=	nic
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--localstatedir=/var
 
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
 
 USE_RC_SUBR=	${PKGBASE}
 
 GROUPS=		birdvty
 
 PORTSCOUT=	limit:^1\.
 
 .if ${FLAVOR:U} == ipv6
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-ipv6
 PLIST_SUB=	VER=6
 .else
 PLIST_SUB?=	VER=""
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>