diff --git a/Casks/a/android-messages.rb b/Casks/a/android-messages.rb
index 79eddc463d..0b5d6766a2 100644
--- a/Casks/a/android-messages.rb
+++ b/Casks/a/android-messages.rb
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ cask "android-messages" do
   desc "Desktop client for Android Messages"
   homepage "https://github.com/chrisknepper/android-messages-desktop"
 
+  deprecate! date: "2023-12-17", because: :discontinued
+
   app "Android Messages.app"
 
   zap trash: "~/Library/Application Support/Android Messages"
 
   caveats do
-    discontinued
-
     <<~EOS
       #{token} has been deprecated in favor of OrangeDrangon Android Messages.
         brew install --cask orangedrangon-android-messages