diff --git a/archivers/xar/Makefile b/archivers/xar/Makefile
index 275af621738b..95153127761e 100644
--- a/archivers/xar/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/xar/Makefile
@@ -1,31 +1,32 @@
 PORTNAME=	xar
 PORTVERSION=	1.6.1
 PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	archivers
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/downloads/mackyle/xar/ \
 		GENTOO
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	OpenDarwin XML eXtensible ARchiver
 WWW=		https://mackyle.github.io/xar/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-DEPRECATED=	Upstream last release was in 2012 and seems dead
+DEPRECATED=	Last release was in 2012 and upstream is dead, consider archives/libarchive or archivers/7-zip
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2024-03-31
 
 USES=		cpe gmake gnome libtool ssl
 BROKEN_SSL=	openssl openssl31
 BROKEN_SSL_REASON=	undefined reference due to --no-allow-shlib-undefined: EVP_MD_type
 CPE_VENDOR=	xar_project
 USE_GNOME=	libxml2
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	ac_cv_lib_crypto_OpenSSL_add_all_ciphers=yes
 
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/${PORTNAME} \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/lib${PORTNAME}.so
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>