diff --git a/pool.cabal b/pool.cabal
--- a/pool.cabal
+++ b/pool.cabal
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 name:            pool
-version:         0.1.2
+version:         0.1.2.1
 license:         BSD3
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>
 maintainer:      Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>
-synopsis:        Thread-safe resource pools.
-description:     Useful for stuff like database connection pools.
+synopsis:        Thread-safe resource pools. (deprecated)
+description:     This package is deprecated. Users are recommended to switch over to resource-pool and/or pool-conduit. Note: pool-conduit is built on top of resource-pool.
 category:        Data, Database, Yesod
 stability:       Stable
 cabal-version:   >= 1.6