diff --git a/net-p2p/py-vertex/Makefile b/net-p2p/py-vertex/Makefile
index 1bd8b883306d..9325d438e1d8 100644
--- a/net-p2p/py-vertex/Makefile
+++ b/net-p2p/py-vertex/Makefile
@@ -1,25 +1,28 @@
 PORTNAME=	vertex
 PORTVERSION=	0.3.1
 PORTREVISION=	3
 CATEGORIES=	net-p2p python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 DISTNAME=	Vertex-${PORTVERSION}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Implementation of Q2Q protocol
 WWW=		https://launchpad.net/divmod
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
+DEPRECATED=	Abandoned project since 7 years back
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2024-03-31
+
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}epsilon>=0:devel/py-epsilon@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}openssl>=0,1:security/py-openssl@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}twisted>=0:devel/py-twisted@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>