diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 86b91a294..e850b0987 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
   [Joshua Kalpin][Kapin]
   [#50](https://github.com/CocoaPods/Core/pull/50)
 
+* Added `deprecated` and `deprecated_in_favor_of` attributes to Specification
+  DSL.
+  [Paul Young](https://github.com/paulyoung)
+  [#87](https://github.com/CocoaPods/Core/pull/87)
+
 ## 0.31.1
 
 ##### Enhancements
diff --git a/lib/cocoapods-core/specification/dsl.rb b/lib/cocoapods-core/specification/dsl.rb
index a7d1f2ca1..7837ba7ee 100644
--- a/lib/cocoapods-core/specification/dsl.rb
+++ b/lib/cocoapods-core/specification/dsl.rb
@@ -405,6 +405,38 @@ module DSL
       #
       root_attribute :prepare_command
 
+      #------------------#
+
+      # @!method deprecated=(flag)
+      #
+      #   Whether the library has been deprecated.
+      #
+      #   @example
+      #
+      #     spec.deprecated = true
+      #
+      #   @param [Bool] flag
+      #           whether the library has been deprecated.
+      #
+      root_attribute :deprecated, {
+        :types => [TrueClass, FalseClass],
+        :default_value => false,
+      }
+
+      # @!method deprecated_in_favor_of=(deprecated_in_favor_of)
+      #
+      #   The name of the Pod that this one has been deprecated in favor of.
+      #
+      #   @example
+      #
+      #     spec.deprecated_in_favor_of = 'NewMoreAwesomePod'
+      #
+      #   @param  [String] deprecated_in_favor_of
+      #           the name of the Pod that this one has been deprecated in
+      #           favor of.
+      #
+      root_attribute :deprecated_in_favor_of
+
       #-----------------------------------------------------------------------#
 
       # @!group Platform
diff --git a/lib/cocoapods-core/specification/root_attribute_accessors.rb b/lib/cocoapods-core/specification/root_attribute_accessors.rb
index c381e55cb..4a52f889f 100644
--- a/lib/cocoapods-core/specification/root_attribute_accessors.rb
+++ b/lib/cocoapods-core/specification/root_attribute_accessors.rb
@@ -147,6 +147,19 @@ def prepare_command
           command.strip_heredoc.chomp if command
         end
 
+        # @return [Bool] Whether the Pod has been deprecated.
+        #
+        def deprecated
+          attributes_hash["deprecated"]
+        end
+
+        # @return [String] The name of the Pod that this one has been
+        #         deprecated in favor of.
+        #
+        def deprecated_in_favor_of
+          attributes_hash["deprecated_in_favor_of"]
+        end
+
         #---------------------------------------------------------------------#
 
         private
diff --git a/spec/specification/dsl_spec.rb b/spec/specification/dsl_spec.rb
index ed73d66af..934a6130f 100644
--- a/spec/specification/dsl_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/specification/dsl_spec.rb
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ module Pod
         @spec.prepare_command = "ruby build_files.rb"
         @spec.attributes_hash["prepare_command"].should == "ruby build_files.rb"
       end
+
+      it "allows to specify whether the Pod has been deprecated" do
+        @spec.deprecated = true
+        @spec.attributes_hash["deprecated"].should == true
+      end
+
+      it "allows to specify the name of the Pod that this one has been deprecated in favor of" do
+        @spec.deprecated_in_favor_of = 'NewMoreAwesomePod'
+        @spec.attributes_hash["deprecated_in_favor_of"].should == 'NewMoreAwesomePod'
+      end
     end
 
     #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
diff --git a/spec/specification/root_attribute_accessors_spec.rb b/spec/specification/root_attribute_accessors_spec.rb
index 82bc960ab..351ac93ca 100644
--- a/spec/specification/root_attribute_accessors_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/specification/root_attribute_accessors_spec.rb
@@ -135,5 +135,15 @@ module Pod
       @spec.prepare_command.should == 'ruby prepare_script.rb'
     end
 
+    it "returns whether the Pod has been deprecated" do
+      @spec.deprecated = true
+      @spec.deprecated.should == true
+    end
+
+    it "returns the name of the Pod that this one has been deprecated in favor of" do
+      @spec.deprecated_in_favor_of = 'NewMoreAwesomePod'
+      @spec.deprecated_in_favor_of.should == 'NewMoreAwesomePod'
+    end
+
   end
 end