diff --git a/irc/py-sopel/Makefile b/irc/py-sopel/Makefile
index c08e5ce849ea..533cf374cf21 100644
--- a/irc/py-sopel/Makefile
+++ b/irc/py-sopel/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ LICENSE_NAME=	Eiffel Forum License, version 2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 LICENSE_PERMS=	dist-mirror dist-sell pkg-mirror pkg-sell auto-accept
 
+DEPRECATED=	Depends on expired databases/py-sqlalchemy13
+EXPIRATION_DATE=2024-06-04
+
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}dnspython>0:dns/py-dnspython@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}GeoIP2>0:net/py-GeoIP2@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}importlib-metadata>0:devel/py-importlib-metadata@${PY_FLAVOR} \