diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/ItemStreamSupport.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/ItemStreamSupport.java
index 0dd663b20..89ee8ead1 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/ItemStreamSupport.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/ItemStreamSupport.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2006-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2006-2022 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ import org.springframework.batch.item.util.ExecutionContextUserSupport;
  *
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Dean de Bree
+ * @author Mahmoud Ben Hassine
+ * @deprecated since 5.0 in favor of using default methods in the {@link ItemStream}
+ * interface. Scheduled for removal in 5.2.
  *
  */
+@Deprecated(since = "5.0", forRemoval = true)
 public abstract class ItemStreamSupport implements ItemStream {
 
 	private final ExecutionContextUserSupport executionContextUserSupport = new ExecutionContextUserSupport();