diff --git a/irc/miau/Makefile b/irc/miau/Makefile
index ff5b93cec92f..442980e62e13 100644
--- a/irc/miau/Makefile
+++ b/irc/miau/Makefile
@@ -1,50 +1,53 @@
 PORTNAME=	miau
 PORTVERSION=	0.6.6
 PORTREVISION=	4
 CATEGORIES=	irc
 MASTER_SITES=	SF
 
 MAINTAINER=	freebsd-ports@dan.me.uk
 COMMENT=	Fully featured easy to use IRC-bouncer
 WWW=		https://miau.sourceforge.net/
 
+DEPRECATED=	Abandoned upstream, last release in 2010 and no activity since 2014. Consider migrating to irc/soju or irc/znc
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2024-04-30
+
 USES=		iconv tar:bzip2
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE_MANPREFIX=${PREFIX}/share
 
 INFO=		miau
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--enable-dccbounce \
 		--enable-automode \
 		--enable-releasenick \
 		--enable-ctcp-replies \
 		--enable-mkpasswd \
 		--enable-uptime \
 		--enable-chanlog \
 		--enable-privlog \
 		--enable-onconnect \
 		--enable-empty-awaymsg \
 		--enable-dumpstatus \
 		--disable-dependency-tracking
 CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS IPV6ONLY
 IPV6ONLY_DESC=	Enable IPv6 ONLY (disables IPv4)
 
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MIPV6ONLY}
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-ipv6
 .endif
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's,\$$datadir/doc/miau/examples,${EXAMPLESDIR},g' \
 		${CONFIGURE_WRKSRC}/${CONFIGURE_SCRIPT}
 
 post-install:
 .if ${PORT_OPTIONS:MDOCS}
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/ChangeLog ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>