diff --git a/databases/pear-DoctrineCommon/Makefile b/databases/pear-DoctrineCommon/Makefile
index acfa26eec6d4..3e8e72b8c70c 100644
--- a/databases/pear-DoctrineCommon/Makefile
+++ b/databases/pear-DoctrineCommon/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 PORTNAME=	DoctrineCommon
 PORTVERSION=	2.3.0
 CATEGORIES=	databases pear
 MASTER_SITES=	http://pear.doctrine-project.org/get/
 
 MAINTAINER=	bofh@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Shared code for Doctrine PHP object relational mapper
 WWW=		https://www.doctrine-project.org/
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
+DEPRECATED=	Upstream no longer serves through PEAR channel and has been moved to Composer
+EXPIRATION_DATE=	2025-08-04
+
 USES=		pear
 PEAR_CHANNEL=	doctrine
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>