diff --git a/textproc/bbe/Makefile b/textproc/bbe/Makefile
index 6b41b79ce3fa..3622c8f1542f 100644
--- a/textproc/bbe/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/bbe/Makefile
@@ -1,31 +1,34 @@
 PORTNAME=	bbe
 PORTVERSION=	0.2.2
 PORTREVISION=	3
 CATEGORIES=	textproc
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}-/${PORTNAME}/${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Sed-like editor for binary files
 WWW=		https://sourceforge.net/projects/bbe-/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
+DEPRECATED=	Abandonware and unmaintained in tree for years
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2025-04-30
+
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE_MANPREFIX=${PREFIX}/share
 
 INFO=		${PORTNAME}
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/${PORTNAME} share/man/man1/${PORTNAME}.1.gz
 PORTDOCS=	*
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/doc/bbe.html ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .for i in AUTHORS ChangeLog README
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/${i} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .endfor
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>