From 3e1a9db3e273ab16944e6fedb70e6b02f9d7750a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rich Ellis <ricellis@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2021 14:30:27 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add deprecation notice

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 CHANGES.md |  3 +++
 README.md  | 14 ++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)

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+# UNRELEASED
+- [DEPRECATED] This library is now deprecated and will be EOL on Dec 31 2021.
+
 # 4.4.0 (2021-06-18)
 - [FIXED] Parsing of max-age from Set-Cookie headers.
 - [FIXED] Double callback if plugin errors when updating state.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# DEPRECATED
+
+**This library is now deprecated and will be end-of-life on Dec 31 2021.**
+
+The library remains supported until the end-of-life date,
+but will receive only _critical_ maintenance updates.
+
+Please see the [Migration Guide](./MIGRATION.md) for advice
+about migrating to our replacement library
+[cloudant-node-sdk](https://github.com/IBM/cloudant-node-sdk).
+
+For FAQs and additional information please refer to the
+[Cloudant blog](https://blog.cloudant.com/2021/06/30/Cloudant-SDK-Transition.html).
+
 # Cloudant Node.js Client
 
 This is the official Cloudant library for Node.js.