diff --git a/irc/birch/Makefile b/irc/birch/Makefile
index 959d5dfe9670..708f758316c5 100644
--- a/irc/birch/Makefile
+++ b/irc/birch/Makefile
@@ -1,36 +1,39 @@
 PORTNAME=	birch
 DISTVERSION=	g20200327
 CATEGORIES=	irc
 
 MAINTAINER=	lcook@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	IRC client written in bash
 WWW=		https://github.com/dylanaraps/birch
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.md
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	bash:shells/bash
 
 USES=		shebangfix
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	dylanaraps
 GH_TAGNAME=	f04f673a57d3f416174fb84755d528aefe5adc6d
 SHEBANG_FILES=	${PORTNAME}
 
+DEPRECATED=	Upstream no longer maintained
+EXPIRATION_DATE=	2023-08-25
+
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 
 SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/${PORTNAME}
 PORTDOCS=	README.md
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 do-install:
 	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/${PORTDOCS} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>