diff --git a/x11-fonts/py-cu2qu/Makefile b/x11-fonts/py-cu2qu/Makefile
index 58dfdcd57f04..35b481e78754 100644
--- a/x11-fonts/py-cu2qu/Makefile
+++ b/x11-fonts/py-cu2qu/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ WWW=		https://github.com/googlefonts/cu2qu
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
+DEPRECATED=	This library is now maintained as part of fonttools. Use print/py-fonttools instead
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2026-05-31
+
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools-scm>0:devel/py-setuptools-scm@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}defcon>=0.6.0:x11-fonts/py-defcon@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}fonttools>=3.32.0:print/py-fonttools@${PY_FLAVOR}