diff --git a/cmd-line-apps/dhp-broker-client/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/BrokerClientApp.java b/cmd-line-apps/dhp-broker-client/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/BrokerClientApp.java
index 0e35909f..5aea9375 100644
--- a/cmd-line-apps/dhp-broker-client/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/BrokerClientApp.java
+++ b/cmd-line-apps/dhp-broker-client/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/BrokerClientApp.java
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
 
 @SpringBootApplication
+@Deprecated
+// The current version of this application is available on GitHub:
+// https://github.com/openaire/broker-cmdline-client
 public class BrokerClientApp implements CommandLineRunner {
 
 	private static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BrokerClientApp.class);
diff --git a/cmd-line-apps/dhp-broker-client/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/BrokerUtils.java b/cmd-line-apps/dhp-broker-client/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/BrokerUtils.java
index 73095bbf..945df540 100644
--- a/cmd-line-apps/dhp-broker-client/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/BrokerUtils.java
+++ b/cmd-line-apps/dhp-broker-client/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/broker/BrokerUtils.java
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ import org.springframework.boot.configurationprocessor.json.JSONObject;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 @Component
+@Deprecated
+// The current version of this application is available on GitHub:
+// https://github.com/openaire/broker-cmdline-client
 public class BrokerUtils {
 
 	private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BrokerUtils.class);