diff --git a/UPGRADE.md b/UPGRADE.md
index 8fab44e6ab8..10eb5e062d5 100644
--- a/UPGRADE.md
+++ b/UPGRADE.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Upgrade to 2.11
 
+##`ServerInfoAwareConnection::requiresQueryForServerVersion()` is deprecated.
+
+The `ServerInfoAwareConnection::requiresQueryForServerVersion()` method has been deprecated as an implementation detail which is the same for almost all supported drivers.
+
 ## Statement constructors are marked internal
 
 The driver and wrapper statement objects can be only created by the corresponding connection objects.
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/ServerInfoAwareConnection.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/ServerInfoAwareConnection.php
index c97a60fa356..78ac3fda8e3 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/ServerInfoAwareConnection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Driver/ServerInfoAwareConnection.php
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ public function getServerVersion();
     /**
      * Checks whether a query is required to retrieve the database server version.
      *
+     * @deprecated
+     *
      * @return bool True if a query is required to retrieve the database server version, false otherwise.
      */
     public function requiresQueryForServerVersion();