diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/web/server/ManagementServerProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/web/server/ManagementServerProperties.java
index ea3cbab4f6..48713cff20 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/web/server/ManagementServerProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/autoconfigure/web/server/ManagementServerProperties.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class ManagementServerProperties {
 		 * Return the context path with no trailing slash (i.e. the '/' root context is
 		 * represented as the empty string).
 		 * @return the context path (no trailing slash)
-		 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of
+		 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 		 * {@link ManagementServerProperties#getBasePath()}
 		 */
 		@Deprecated
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class ManagementServerProperties {
 		/**
 		 * Set the context path.
 		 * @param contextPath the context path
-		 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of
+		 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 		 * {@link ManagementServerProperties#setBasePath(String)}
 		 */
 		@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cassandra/CassandraHealthIndicator.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cassandra/CassandraHealthIndicator.java
index 2b15f4e8b3..08c61007c6 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cassandra/CassandraHealthIndicator.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cassandra/CassandraHealthIndicator.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  * @author Julien Dubois
  * @author Alexandre Dutra
  * @since 2.0.0
- * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of {@link CassandraDriverHealthIndicator}
+ * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
+ * {@link CassandraDriverHealthIndicator}
  */
 @Deprecated
 public class CassandraHealthIndicator extends AbstractHealthIndicator {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cassandra/CassandraReactiveHealthIndicator.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cassandra/CassandraReactiveHealthIndicator.java
index 28e8a8509f..572769ca71 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cassandra/CassandraReactiveHealthIndicator.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/cassandra/CassandraReactiveHealthIndicator.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  *
  * @author Artsiom Yudovin
  * @since 2.1.0
- * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of {@link CassandraDriverHealthIndicator}
+ * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
+ * {@link CassandraDriverHealthIndicator}
  */
 @Deprecated
 public class CassandraReactiveHealthIndicator extends AbstractReactiveHealthIndicator {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/InvocationContext.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/InvocationContext.java
index 8050419613..69e024b0e5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/InvocationContext.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/InvocationContext.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class InvocationContext {
 	 * @param securityContext the current security context. Never {@code null}
 	 * @param arguments the arguments available to the operation. Never {@code null}
 	 * @since 2.2.0
-	 * @deprecated since 2.5.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of
 	 * {@link #InvocationContext(SecurityContext, Map, OperationArgumentResolver[])}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ public class InvocationContext {
 	/**
 	 * Return the security context to use for the invocation.
 	 * @return the security context
-	 * @deprecated since 2.5.0 in favor of {@link #resolveArgument(Class)}
+	 * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of
+	 * {@link #resolveArgument(Class)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public SecurityContext getSecurityContext() {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/http/ApiVersion.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/http/ApiVersion.java
index 052746ab83..58609ba828 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/http/ApiVersion.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/endpoint/http/ApiVersion.java
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ public enum ApiVersion implements Producible<ApiVersion> {
 	 * will be deduced based on the {@code Accept} header.
 	 * @param headers the HTTP headers
 	 * @return the API version to use
-	 * @deprecated since 2.5.0 in favor of direct injection with resolution via the
-	 * {@link ProducibleOperationArgumentResolver}.
+	 * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of direct injection with
+	 * resolution via the {@link ProducibleOperationArgumentResolver}.
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public static ApiVersion fromHttpHeaders(Map<String, List<String>> headers) {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/HealthIndicatorReactiveAdapter.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/HealthIndicatorReactiveAdapter.java
index fe68bb42ef..0e9609bda4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/HealthIndicatorReactiveAdapter.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/health/HealthIndicatorReactiveAdapter.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/reactive/server/WebFluxTags.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/reactive/server/WebFluxTags.java
index 7a6046925b..524dcce082 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/reactive/server/WebFluxTags.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/actuate/metrics/web/reactive/server/WebFluxTags.java
@@ -172,9 +172,10 @@ public final class WebFluxTags {
 	 * @param exchange the exchange
 	 * @return the outcome tag derived from the response status
 	 * @since 2.1.0
-	 * @deprecated as of 2.5.0 in favor of {@link #outcome(ServerWebExchange, Throwable)},
-	 * to be removed in 2.7.0
+	 * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of
+	 * {@link #outcome(ServerWebExchange, Throwable)}
 	 */
+	@Deprecated
 	public static Tag outcome(ServerWebExchange exchange) {
 		return outcome(exchange, null);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/BatchProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/BatchProperties.java
index 89760536b3..0456bf40b4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/BatchProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/batch/BatchProperties.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class BatchProperties {
 	/**
 	 * Return the datasource schema.
 	 * @return the schema
-	 * @deprecated as of 2.5.0 in favor of {@link Jdbc#getSchema()}
+	 * @deprecated as of 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of {@link Jdbc#getSchema()}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	@DeprecatedConfigurationProperty(replacement = "spring.batch.jdbc.schema")
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class BatchProperties {
 	/**
 	 * Return the table prefix.
 	 * @return the table prefix
-	 * @deprecated as of 2.5.0 in favor of {@link Jdbc#getTablePrefix()}
+	 * @deprecated as of 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of {@link Jdbc#getTablePrefix()}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	@DeprecatedConfigurationProperty(replacement = "spring.batch.jdbc.table-prefix")
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ public class BatchProperties {
 	/**
 	 * Return whether the schema should be initialized.
 	 * @return the initialization mode
-	 * @deprecated as of 2.5.0 in favor of {@link Jdbc#getInitializeSchema()}
+	 * @deprecated as of 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of
+	 * {@link Jdbc#getInitializeSchema()}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	@DeprecatedConfigurationProperty(replacement = "spring.batch.jdbc.initialize-schema")
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/jpa/EntityManagerFactoryDependsOnPostProcessor.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/jpa/EntityManagerFactoryDependsOnPostProcessor.java
index d8f4b27347..6893947c4a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/jpa/EntityManagerFactoryDependsOnPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/data/jpa/EntityManagerFactoryDependsOnPostProcessor.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanFactoryPostProcessor;
  * @author Andrii Hrytsiuk
  * @since 1.1.0
  * @see BeanDefinition#setDependsOn(String[])
- * @deprecated since 2.5.0 in favor of
+ * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of
  * {@link org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.orm.jpa.EntityManagerFactoryDependsOnPostProcessor}
  */
 @Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/flyway/FlywayMigrationScriptMissingException.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/flyway/FlywayMigrationScriptMissingException.java
index b01da38d50..dedad53ae0 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/flyway/FlywayMigrationScriptMissingException.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/flyway/FlywayMigrationScriptMissingException.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import java.util.List;
  * @author Anand Shastri
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @since 2.2.0
- * @deprecated since 2.5.0 as location checking is deprecated
+ * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 as location checking is deprecated
  */
 @Deprecated
 public class FlywayMigrationScriptMissingException extends RuntimeException {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/flyway/FlywayMigrationScriptMissingFailureAnalyzer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/flyway/FlywayMigrationScriptMissingFailureAnalyzer.java
index 8365788962..12c3c4daab 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/flyway/FlywayMigrationScriptMissingFailureAnalyzer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/flyway/FlywayMigrationScriptMissingFailureAnalyzer.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.diagnostics.FailureAnalysis;
  *
  * @author Anand Shastri
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
- * @deprecated since 2.5.0 as location checking is deprecated
+ * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 as location checking is deprecated
  */
 @Deprecated
 class FlywayMigrationScriptMissingFailureAnalyzer
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/flyway/FlywayProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/flyway/FlywayProperties.java
index edfc094700..664a239831 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/flyway/FlywayProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/flyway/FlywayProperties.java
@@ -546,7 +546,8 @@ public class FlywayProperties {
 	/**
 	 * Return if a new datasource is being created.
 	 * @return {@code true} if a new datasource is created
-	 * @deprecated since 2.5.0 in favor of directly checking user and url.
+	 * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of directly checking user and
+	 * url.
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public boolean isCreateDataSource() {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaHttpMessageConverterConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaHttpMessageConverterConfiguration.java
index 915da867cb..1f3f9865ec 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaHttpMessageConverterConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hateoas/HypermediaHttpMessageConverterConfiguration.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandl
  *
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
  * @since 1.3.0
- * @deprecated since 2.5.0 in favor of a {@link HalConfiguration} bean
+ * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of a {@link HalConfiguration} bean
  */
 @Deprecated
 @Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hazelcast/HazelcastClientFactory.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hazelcast/HazelcastClientFactory.java
index 55b40d2758..248699817d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hazelcast/HazelcastClientFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hazelcast/HazelcastClientFactory.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  *
  * @author Vedran Pavic
  * @since 2.0.0
- * @deprecated since 2.3.4 in favor of using the Hazelcast API directly
+ * @deprecated since 2.4.3 for removal in 2.6 in favor of using the Hazelcast API directly
  */
 @Deprecated
 public class HazelcastClientFactory {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hazelcast/HazelcastInstanceFactory.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hazelcast/HazelcastInstanceFactory.java
index 82380751f1..40fa78ac3b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hazelcast/HazelcastInstanceFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/hazelcast/HazelcastInstanceFactory.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @since 1.3.0
- * @deprecated since 2.3.4 in favor of using the Hazelcast API directly
+ * @deprecated since 2.4.3 for removal in 2.6 in favor of using the Hazelcast API directly
  */
 @Deprecated
 public class HazelcastInstanceFactory {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceSchemaCreatedEvent.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceSchemaCreatedEvent.java
index ac23a0017d..5bb0190472 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceSchemaCreatedEvent.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/DataSourceSchemaCreatedEvent.java
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ import org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent;
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @since 2.0.0
- * @deprecated since 2.5.0 with no replacement as the event is no longer published
+ * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 with no replacement as the event is no longer
+ * published
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("serial")
 @Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/JdbcOperationsDependsOnPostProcessor.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/JdbcOperationsDependsOnPostProcessor.java
index b78ad4fb86..ade789b17d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/JdbcOperationsDependsOnPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/JdbcOperationsDependsOnPostProcessor.java
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ import org.springframework.jdbc.core.JdbcOperations;
  * @author Andrii Hrytsiuk
  * @since 2.0.4
  * @see BeanDefinition#setDependsOn(String[])
- * @deprecated since 2.5.0 in favor of {@link DependsOnDatabaseInitializationDetector}
+ * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of
+ * {@link DependsOnDatabaseInitializationDetector}
  */
 @Deprecated
 public class JdbcOperationsDependsOnPostProcessor extends AbstractDependsOnBeanFactoryPostProcessor {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/NamedParameterJdbcOperationsDependsOnPostProcessor.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/NamedParameterJdbcOperationsDependsOnPostProcessor.java
index 606b5cf798..89ed5c3879 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/NamedParameterJdbcOperationsDependsOnPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jdbc/NamedParameterJdbcOperationsDependsOnPostProcessor.java
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ import org.springframework.jdbc.core.namedparam.NamedParameterJdbcOperations;
  * @author Andrii Hrytsiuk
  * @since 2.1.4
  * @see BeanDefinition#setDependsOn(String[])
- * @deprecated since 2.5.0 in favor of {@link DependsOnDatabaseInitializationDetector}
+ * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of
+ * {@link DependsOnDatabaseInitializationDetector}
  */
 @Deprecated
 public class NamedParameterJdbcOperationsDependsOnPostProcessor extends AbstractDependsOnBeanFactoryPostProcessor {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jms/artemis/ArtemisProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jms/artemis/ArtemisProperties.java
index 1bc10594e8..df237b9eec 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jms/artemis/ArtemisProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jms/artemis/ArtemisProperties.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class ArtemisProperties {
 	/**
 	 * Return the host of the broker.
 	 * @return the host
-	 * @deprecated as of 2.5.0 in favor of broker url
+	 * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of broker url
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	@DeprecatedConfigurationProperty(replacement = "spring.artemis.broker-url")
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class ArtemisProperties {
 	/**
 	 * Return the port of the broker.
 	 * @return the port
-	 * @deprecated as of 2.5.0 in favor of broker url
+	 * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of broker url
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	@DeprecatedConfigurationProperty(replacement = "spring.artemis.broker-url")
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jooq/DslContextDependsOnPostProcessor.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jooq/DslContextDependsOnPostProcessor.java
index 0bf284a665..1504f31125 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jooq/DslContextDependsOnPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jooq/DslContextDependsOnPostProcessor.java
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ import org.springframework.boot.sql.init.dependency.DependsOnDatabaseInitializat
  * @author Eddú Meléndez
  * @since 2.3.9
  * @see BeanDefinition#setDependsOn(String[])
- * @deprecated since 2.5.0 in favor of {@link DependsOnDatabaseInitializationDetector}
+ * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of
+ * {@link DependsOnDatabaseInitializationDetector}
  */
 @Deprecated
 public class DslContextDependsOnPostProcessor extends AbstractDependsOnBeanFactoryPostProcessor {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/MongoProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/MongoProperties.java
index e400d8f1a6..56023d0ee2 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/MongoProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mongo/MongoProperties.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public class MongoProperties {
 	/**
 	 * Return the GridFS database name.
 	 * @return the GridFS database name
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of {@link Gridfs#getDatabase()}
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of {@link Gridfs#getDatabase()}
 	 */
 	@DeprecatedConfigurationProperty(replacement = "spring.data.mongodb.gridfs.database")
 	@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mustache/MustacheEnvironmentCollector.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mustache/MustacheEnvironmentCollector.java
index 9825e3f975..5b0fc41198 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mustache/MustacheEnvironmentCollector.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/mustache/MustacheEnvironmentCollector.java
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
  * @author Dave Syer
  * @author Madhura Bhave
  * @since 1.2.2
- * @deprecated since 2.5.0 in favour of direct addition of values from the Environment to
- * the model
+ * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of direct addition of values from the
+ * Environment to the model
  */
 @Deprecated
 public class MustacheEnvironmentCollector extends DefaultCollector implements EnvironmentAware {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/r2dbc/ConnectionFactoryBuilder.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/r2dbc/ConnectionFactoryBuilder.java
index b57230ba53..c7fbebc330 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/r2dbc/ConnectionFactoryBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/r2dbc/ConnectionFactoryBuilder.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import io.r2dbc.spi.ConnectionFactoryOptions.Builder;
  * @author Tadaya Tsuyukubo
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @since 2.3.0
- * @deprecated since 2.5.0 in favor of
+ * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of
  * {@link org.springframework.boot.r2dbc.ConnectionFactoryBuilder}
  */
 @Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/r2dbc/EmbeddedDatabaseConnection.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/r2dbc/EmbeddedDatabaseConnection.java
index 056ec57059..dd9b5ab1f8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/r2dbc/EmbeddedDatabaseConnection.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/r2dbc/EmbeddedDatabaseConnection.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
  * @author Mark Paluch
  * @author Stephane Nicoll
  * @since 2.3.0
- * @deprecated since 2.5.0 in favor of
+ * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of
  * {@link org.springframework.boot.r2dbc.EmbeddedDatabaseConnection}
  */
 @Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ResourceProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ResourceProperties.java
index 78ac45b1ec..352ff472e3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ResourceProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/ResourceProperties.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.DeprecatedConfigurationProper
  * @author Venil Noronha
  * @author Kristine Jetzke
  * @since 1.1.0
- * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of {@link WebProperties.Resources}
+ * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of {@link WebProperties.Resources}
  */
 @Deprecated
 @ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "spring.resources", ignoreUnknownFields = false)
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/reactive/error/AbstractErrorWebExceptionHandler.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/reactive/error/AbstractErrorWebExceptionHandler.java
index 53f05c1600..1c91f3c7d5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/reactive/error/AbstractErrorWebExceptionHandler.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/reactive/error/AbstractErrorWebExceptionHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractErrorWebExceptionHandler implements ErrorWebExcept
 	 * @param errorAttributes the error attributes
 	 * @param resourceProperties the resource properties
 	 * @param applicationContext the application context
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link #AbstractErrorWebExceptionHandler(ErrorAttributes, Resources, ApplicationContext)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractErrorWebExceptionHandler implements ErrorWebExcept
 	 * @param request the source request
 	 * @param includeStackTrace whether to include the error stacktrace information
 	 * @return the error attributes as a Map
-	 * @deprecated since 2.3.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.3 for removal in 2.5 in favor of
 	 * {@link #getErrorAttributes(ServerRequest, ErrorAttributeOptions)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/reactive/error/DefaultErrorWebExceptionHandler.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/reactive/error/DefaultErrorWebExceptionHandler.java
index 6602d6cbed..094f89049e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/reactive/error/DefaultErrorWebExceptionHandler.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/reactive/error/DefaultErrorWebExceptionHandler.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class DefaultErrorWebExceptionHandler extends AbstractErrorWebExceptionHa
 	 * @param resourceProperties the resources configuration properties
 	 * @param errorProperties the error configuration properties
 	 * @param applicationContext the current application context
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link #DefaultErrorWebExceptionHandler(ErrorAttributes, Resources, ErrorProperties, ApplicationContext)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcProperties.java
index 39adce5c66..818125b04d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/WebMvcProperties.java
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ public class WebMvcProperties {
 
 	/**
 	 * Locale resolution options.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.web.WebProperties.LocaleResolver}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/error/DefaultErrorViewResolver.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/error/DefaultErrorViewResolver.java
index 87c27e851e..ad108e62b7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/error/DefaultErrorViewResolver.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/web/servlet/error/DefaultErrorViewResolver.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class DefaultErrorViewResolver implements ErrorViewResolver, Ordered {
 	 * Create a new {@link DefaultErrorViewResolver} instance.
 	 * @param applicationContext the source application context
 	 * @param resourceProperties resource properties
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favour of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link #DefaultErrorViewResolver(ApplicationContext, Resources)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/flyway/FlywayMigrationScriptMissingFailureAnalyzerTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/flyway/FlywayMigrationScriptMissingFailureAnalyzerTests.java
index c3f7fef9b3..324e964e61 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/flyway/FlywayMigrationScriptMissingFailureAnalyzerTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/flyway/FlywayMigrationScriptMissingFailureAnalyzerTests.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
  * Tests for {@link FlywayMigrationScriptMissingFailureAnalyzer}.
  *
  * @author Anand Shastri
- * @deprecated since 2.5.0 as location checking is deprecated
+ * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 as location checking is deprecated
  */
 @Deprecated
 class FlywayMigrationScriptMissingFailureAnalyzerTests {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/actuate/metrics/AutoConfigureMetricsSpringBootApplication.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/actuate/metrics/AutoConfigureMetricsSpringBootApplication.java
index 1520c1b958..c17d00d087 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/actuate/metrics/AutoConfigureMetricsSpringBootApplication.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/actuate/metrics/AutoConfigureMetricsSpringBootApplication.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/data/neo4j/ExampleReactiveRepository.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/data/neo4j/ExampleReactiveRepository.java
index 7e7c6dd18f..059223eade 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/data/neo4j/ExampleReactiveRepository.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/test/autoconfigure/data/neo4j/ExampleReactiveRepository.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializer.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializer.java
index 8c0bfbd843..4041ef7273 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializer.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @since 1.4.0
  * @see org.springframework.boot.context.config.ConfigFileApplicationListener
- * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of {@link ConfigDataApplicationContextInitializer}
+ * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
+ * {@link ConfigDataApplicationContextInitializer}
  */
 @Deprecated
 public class ConfigFileApplicationContextInitializer
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootContextLoader.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootContextLoader.java
index 39fcd6a9ca..131cf8ca92 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootContextLoader.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/SpringBootContextLoader.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/util/TestPropertyValues.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/util/TestPropertyValues.java
index 2f182318fd..22a3d0af8f 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/util/TestPropertyValues.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/util/TestPropertyValues.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ public final class TestPropertyValues {
 		 * Create a new {@link Pair} instance.
 		 * @param name the name
 		 * @param value the value
-		 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of {@link #of(String, String)}
+		 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
+		 * {@link #of(String, String)}
 		 */
 		@Deprecated
 		public Pair(String name, String value) {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/BuildLog.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/BuildLog.java
index c22680108b..9b1487ef43 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/BuildLog.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/build/BuildLog.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public interface BuildLog {
 	 * @param request the build request
 	 * @param imageReference the builder image reference
 	 * @return a consumer for progress update events
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link #pullingImage(ImageReference, ImageType)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ public interface BuildLog {
 	 * Log that the builder image has been pulled.
 	 * @param request the build request
 	 * @param image the builder image that was pulled
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of {@link #pulledImage(Image, ImageType)}
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
+	 * {@link #pulledImage(Image, ImageType)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	void pulledBuilder(BuildRequest request, Image image);
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ public interface BuildLog {
 	 * @param request the build request
 	 * @param imageReference the run image reference
 	 * @return a consumer for progress update events
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link #pullingImage(ImageReference, ImageType)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ public interface BuildLog {
 	 * Log that a run image has been pulled.
 	 * @param request the build request
 	 * @param image the run image that was pulled
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of {@link #pulledImage(Image, ImageType)}
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
+	 * {@link #pulledImage(Image, ImageType)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	void pulledRunImage(BuildRequest request, Image image);
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/dsl/SpringBootExtension.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/dsl/SpringBootExtension.java
index 6048deda24..f2ee81cd44 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/dsl/SpringBootExtension.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/dsl/SpringBootExtension.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class SpringBootExtension {
 	/**
 	 * Returns the fully-qualified main class name of the application.
 	 * @return the fully-qualified name of the application's main class
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of {@link #getMainClass()}.
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of {@link #getMainClass()}.
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	@ReplacedBy("mainClass")
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class SpringBootExtension {
 	/**
 	 * Sets the fully-qualified main class name of the application.
 	 * @param mainClassName the fully-qualified name of the application's main class
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favour of {@link #getMainClass} and
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of {@link #getMainClass} and
 	 * {@link Property#set(Object)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootArchive.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootArchive.java
index 126f2a0cc5..2462c5fc16 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootArchive.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootArchive.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public interface BootArchive extends Task {
 	/**
 	 * Returns the fully-qualified main class name of the application.
 	 * @return the fully-qualified name of the application's main class
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of {@link #getMainClass()}.
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of {@link #getMainClass()}.
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	@ReplacedBy("mainClass")
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public interface BootArchive extends Task {
 	/**
 	 * Sets the fully-qualified main class name of the application.
 	 * @param mainClassName the fully-qualified name of the application's main class
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favour of {@link #getMainClass} and
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of {@link #getMainClass} and
 	 * {@link Property#set(Object)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImage.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImage.java
index b8eac87706..ed4cfe6508 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImage.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootBuildImage.java
@@ -117,8 +117,9 @@ public class BootBuildImage extends DefaultTask {
 	/**
 	 * Returns the property for the archive file from which the image will be built.
 	 * @return the archive file property
-	 * @deprecated since 2.5.0 in favor of {@link #getArchiveFile()}
+	 * @deprecated since 2.5 for removal in 2.7 in favor of {@link #getArchiveFile()}
 	 */
+	@Deprecated
 	@Input
 	public RegularFileProperty getJar() {
 		return this.archiveFile;
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootJar.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootJar.java
index 59e972401e..343b8f1724 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootJar.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/bundling/BootJar.java
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public class BootJar extends Jar implements BootArchive {
 	/**
 	 * Configures the jar to be layered using the default layering.
 	 * @since 2.3.0
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 as layering as now enabled by default.
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 as layering as now enabled by default.
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public void layered() {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/Packager.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/Packager.java
index 46cf1fa0d6..81dbc59a60 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/Packager.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/Packager.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public abstract class Packager {
 	 * Create a new {@link Packager} instance.
 	 * @param source the source archive file to package
 	 * @param layoutFactory the layout factory to use or {@code null}
-	 * @deprecated since 2.5.0 in favor of {@link #Packager(File)} and
+	 * @deprecated since 2.3.10 for removal in 2.5 in favor of {@link #Packager(File)} and
 	 * {@link #setLayoutFactory(LayoutFactory)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/Repackager.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/Repackager.java
index ae6ab0c237..e5d66796ac 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/Repackager.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/tools/Repackager.java
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ public class Repackager extends Packager {
 	 * Create a new {@link Repackager} instance.
 	 * @param source the source archive file to package
 	 * @param layoutFactory the layout factory to use or {@code null}
-	 * @deprecated since 2.5.0 in favor of {@link #Repackager(File)} and
-	 * {@link #setLayoutFactory(LayoutFactory)}
+	 * @deprecated since 2.3.10 for removal in 2.5 in favor of {@link #Repackager(File)}
+	 * and {@link #setLayoutFactory(LayoutFactory)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public Repackager(File source, LayoutFactory layoutFactory) {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/Launcher.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/Launcher.java
index 314da4090b..a292635f69 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/Launcher.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/Launcher.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ public abstract class Launcher {
 	 * @param archives the archives
 	 * @return the classloader
 	 * @throws Exception if the classloader cannot be created
-	 * @deprecated since 2.3.0 in favor of {@link #createClassLoader(Iterator)}
+	 * @deprecated since 2.3 for removal in 2.5 in favor of
+	 * {@link #createClassLoader(Iterator)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	protected ClassLoader createClassLoader(List<Archive> archives) throws Exception {
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ public abstract class Launcher {
 	 * Returns the archives that will be used to construct the class path.
 	 * @return the class path archives
 	 * @throws Exception if the class path archives cannot be obtained
-	 * @deprecated since 2.3.0 in favor of implementing
+	 * @deprecated since 2.3 for removal in 2.5 in favor of implementing
 	 * {@link #getClassPathArchivesIterator()}.
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/archive/Archive.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/archive/Archive.java
index e3dd20ee7f..de1bf3761c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/archive/Archive.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/archive/Archive.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public interface Archive extends Iterable<Archive.Entry>, AutoCloseable {
 	 * @param filter the filter used to limit entries
 	 * @return nested archives
 	 * @throws IOException if nested archives cannot be read
-	 * @deprecated since 2.3.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.3 for removal in 2.5 in favor of
 	 * {@link #getNestedArchives(EntryFilter, EntryFilter)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public interface Archive extends Iterable<Archive.Entry>, AutoCloseable {
 	/**
 	 * Return a new iterator for the archive entries.
 	 * @see java.lang.Iterable#iterator()
-	 * @deprecated since 2.3.0 in favor of using
+	 * @deprecated since 2.3 for removal in 2.5 in favor of using
 	 * {@link org.springframework.boot.loader.jar.JarFile} to access entries and
 	 * {@link #getNestedArchives(EntryFilter, EntryFilter)} for accessing nested archives.
 	 */
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public interface Archive extends Iterable<Archive.Entry>, AutoCloseable {
 	 * Performs the given action for each element of the {@code Iterable} until all
 	 * elements have been processed or the action throws an exception.
 	 * @see Iterable#forEach
-	 * @deprecated since 2.3.0 in favor of using
+	 * @deprecated since 2.3 for removal in 2.5 in favor of using
 	 * {@link org.springframework.boot.loader.jar.JarFile} to access entries and
 	 * {@link #getNestedArchives(EntryFilter, EntryFilter)} for accessing nested archives.
 	 */
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public interface Archive extends Iterable<Archive.Entry>, AutoCloseable {
 	/**
 	 * Creates a {@link Spliterator} over the elements described by this {@code Iterable}.
 	 * @see Iterable#spliterator
-	 * @deprecated since 2.3.0 in favor of using
+	 * @deprecated since 2.3 for removal in 2.5 in favor of using
 	 * {@link org.springframework.boot.loader.jar.JarFile} to access entries and
 	 * {@link #getNestedArchives(EntryFilter, EntryFilter)} for accessing nested archives.
 	 */
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/ArtifactsLibraries.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/ArtifactsLibraries.java
index 47b46e6e93..d764d89572 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/ArtifactsLibraries.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/ArtifactsLibraries.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class ArtifactsLibraries implements Libraries {
 	 * @param artifacts the artifacts to represent as libraries
 	 * @param unpacks artifacts that should be unpacked on launch
 	 * @param log the log
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favour of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link #ArtifactsLibraries(Set, Collection, Collection, Log)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/Bootstrapper.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/Bootstrapper.java
index ac73b59199..b6776fc362 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/Bootstrapper.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/Bootstrapper.java
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ package org.springframework.boot;
  * @since 2.4.0
  * @see SpringApplication#addBootstrapper(Bootstrapper)
  * @see BootstrapRegistry
- * @deprecated since 2.4.5 in favor of {@link BootstrapRegistryInitializer}
+ * @deprecated since 2.4.5 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
+ * {@link BootstrapRegistryInitializer}
  */
 @Deprecated
 public interface Bootstrapper {
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ public interface Bootstrapper {
 	/**
 	 * Initialize the given {@link BootstrapRegistry} with any required registrations.
 	 * @param registry the registry to initialize
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.4 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link Bootstrapper#initialize(BootstrapRegistry)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java
index f4ca8084f0..96e94c6c07 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplication.java
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ public class SpringApplication {
 	/**
 	 * The class name of application context that will be used by default for non-web
 	 * environments.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favour of using a {@link ApplicationContextFactory}
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of using a
+	 * {@link ApplicationContextFactory}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public static final String DEFAULT_CONTEXT_CLASS = "org.springframework.context."
@@ -173,7 +174,8 @@ public class SpringApplication {
 	/**
 	 * The class name of application context that will be used by default for web
 	 * environments.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favour of using an {@link ApplicationContextFactory}
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of using an
+	 * {@link ApplicationContextFactory}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public static final String DEFAULT_SERVLET_WEB_CONTEXT_CLASS = "org.springframework.boot."
@@ -182,7 +184,8 @@ public class SpringApplication {
 	/**
 	 * The class name of application context that will be used by default for reactive web
 	 * environments.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favour of using an {@link ApplicationContextFactory}
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of using an
+	 * {@link ApplicationContextFactory}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public static final String DEFAULT_REACTIVE_WEB_CONTEXT_CLASS = "org.springframework."
@@ -1056,7 +1059,7 @@ public class SpringApplication {
 	 * {@link BootstrapRegistry}.
 	 * @param bootstrapper the bootstraper
 	 * @since 2.4.0
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.5 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4.5 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link #addBootstrapRegistryInitializer(BootstrapRegistryInitializer)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
@@ -1230,7 +1233,7 @@ public class SpringApplication {
 	 * applications or {@link AnnotationConfigApplicationContext} for non web based
 	 * applications.
 	 * @param applicationContextClass the context class to set
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link #setApplicationContextFactory(ApplicationContextFactory)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationRunListener.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationRunListener.java
index 5b4fefb3b5..1d8081da0e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationRunListener.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/SpringApplicationRunListener.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ public interface SpringApplicationRunListener {
 	/**
 	 * Called immediately when the run method has first started. Can be used for very
 	 * early initialization.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of {@link #starting(ConfigurableBootstrapContext)}
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
+	 * {@link #starting(ConfigurableBootstrapContext)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	default void starting() {
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ public interface SpringApplicationRunListener {
 	 * Called once the environment has been prepared, but before the
 	 * {@link ApplicationContext} has been created.
 	 * @param environment the environment
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link #environmentPrepared(ConfigurableBootstrapContext, ConfigurableEnvironment)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/builder/SpringApplicationBuilder.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/builder/SpringApplicationBuilder.java
index c75b5d3204..d77112ed69 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/builder/SpringApplicationBuilder.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/builder/SpringApplicationBuilder.java
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public class SpringApplicationBuilder {
 	 * Explicitly set the context class to be used.
 	 * @param cls the context class to use
 	 * @return the current builder
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link #contextFactory(ApplicationContextFactory)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ public class SpringApplicationBuilder {
 	 * @param bootstrapper the bootstraper
 	 * @return the current builder
 	 * @since 2.4.0
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.5 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4.5 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link #addBootstrapRegistryInitializer(BootstrapRegistryInitializer)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessor.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessor.java
index a0460d4416..2b80da96d5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessor.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cloud/CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessor.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessor
 
 	/**
 	 * Create a new {@link CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessor} instance.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link #CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessor(Log)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ public class CloudFoundryVcapEnvironmentPostProcessor
 
 	/**
 	 * Event listener used to switch logging.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of only using {@link EnvironmentPostProcessor}
-	 * callbacks
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of only using
+	 * {@link EnvironmentPostProcessor} callbacks
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java
index e583445b90..75970f778a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/ConfigFileApplicationListener.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Madhura Bhave
  * @author Scott Frederick
  * @since 1.0.0
- * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of {@link ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessor}
+ * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
+ * {@link ConfigDataEnvironmentPostProcessor}
  */
 @Deprecated
 public class ConfigFileApplicationListener implements EnvironmentPostProcessor, SmartApplicationListener, Ordered {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/FilteredPropertySource.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/FilteredPropertySource.java
index d43ab59199..12907c0cef 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/FilteredPropertySource.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/config/FilteredPropertySource.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ import org.springframework.core.env.PropertySource;
  * {@link ConfigFileApplicationListener} to filter out properties for specific operations.
  *
  * @author Phillip Webb
- * @deprecated since 2.4.0 along with {@link ConfigFileApplicationListener}
+ * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 along with
+ * {@link ConfigFileApplicationListener}
  */
 @Deprecated
 class FilteredPropertySource extends PropertySource<PropertySource<?>> {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/event/ApplicationEnvironmentPreparedEvent.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/event/ApplicationEnvironmentPreparedEvent.java
index 00d24f8b1a..a5c9c7f6ba 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/event/ApplicationEnvironmentPreparedEvent.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/event/ApplicationEnvironmentPreparedEvent.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class ApplicationEnvironmentPreparedEvent extends SpringApplicationEvent
 	 * @param application the current application
 	 * @param args the arguments the application is running with
 	 * @param environment the environment that was just created
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link #ApplicationEnvironmentPreparedEvent(ConfigurableBootstrapContext, SpringApplication, String[], ConfigurableEnvironment)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/event/ApplicationStartingEvent.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/event/ApplicationStartingEvent.java
index b3b66132d3..8987e45d12 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/event/ApplicationStartingEvent.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/event/ApplicationStartingEvent.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class ApplicationStartingEvent extends SpringApplicationEvent {
 	 * Create a new {@link ApplicationStartingEvent} instance.
 	 * @param application the current application
 	 * @param args the arguments the application is running with
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link #ApplicationStartingEvent(ConfigurableBootstrapContext, SpringApplication, String[])}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/logging/ClasspathLoggingApplicationListener.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/logging/ClasspathLoggingApplicationListener.java
index 4702165310..f7e4d3b2f7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/logging/ClasspathLoggingApplicationListener.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/logging/ClasspathLoggingApplicationListener.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
  *
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
  * @since 2.0.0
- * @deprecated since 2.4.0 with no direct replacement. {@link FailureAnalysis} is now the
- * preferred approach for diagnosing and reporting startup failures.
+ * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 with no direct replacement.
+ * {@link FailureAnalysis} is now the preferred approach for diagnosing and reporting
+ * startup failures.
  */
 @Deprecated
 public final class ClasspathLoggingApplicationListener implements GenericApplicationListener {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jdbc/EmbeddedDatabaseConnection.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jdbc/EmbeddedDatabaseConnection.java
index 9eb8bf9924..199dbc5d5d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jdbc/EmbeddedDatabaseConnection.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/jdbc/EmbeddedDatabaseConnection.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ public enum EmbeddedDatabaseConnection {
 
 	/**
 	 * HSQL Database Connection.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of {@link EmbeddedDatabaseConnection#HSQLDB}.
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
+	 * {@link EmbeddedDatabaseConnection#HSQLDB}.
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	HSQL(EmbeddedDatabaseType.HSQL, DatabaseDriver.HSQLDB.getDriverClassName(), "org.hsqldb.jdbcDriver",
@@ -140,7 +141,8 @@ public enum EmbeddedDatabaseConnection {
 	 * database type.
 	 * @param driverClass the driver class
 	 * @return true if the driver class is one of the embedded types
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of {@link #isEmbedded(String, String)}
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
+	 * {@link #isEmbedded(String, String)}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public static boolean isEmbedded(String driverClass) {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LoggingSystemProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LoggingSystemProperties.java
index d71ffbf94b..345df04157 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LoggingSystemProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/logging/LoggingSystemProperties.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class LoggingSystemProperties {
 	/**
 	 * The name of the System property that contains the rolled-over log file name
 	 * pattern.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link org.springframework.boot.logging.logback.LogbackLoggingSystemProperties#ROLLINGPOLICY_FILE_NAME_PATTERN}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class LoggingSystemProperties {
 
 	/**
 	 * The name of the System property that contains the clean history on start flag.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link org.springframework.boot.logging.logback.LogbackLoggingSystemProperties#ROLLINGPOLICY_CLEAN_HISTORY_ON_START}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class LoggingSystemProperties {
 
 	/**
 	 * The name of the System property that contains the file log max size.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link org.springframework.boot.logging.logback.LogbackLoggingSystemProperties#ROLLINGPOLICY_MAX_FILE_SIZE}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class LoggingSystemProperties {
 
 	/**
 	 * The name of the System property that contains the file total size cap.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link org.springframework.boot.logging.logback.LogbackLoggingSystemProperties#ROLLINGPOLICY_TOTAL_SIZE_CAP}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class LoggingSystemProperties {
 
 	/**
 	 * The name of the System property that contains the file log max history.
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of
 	 * {@link org.springframework.boot.logging.logback.LogbackLoggingSystemProperties#ROLLINGPOLICY_MAX_HISTORY}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/rsocket/netty/NettyRSocketServerFactory.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/rsocket/netty/NettyRSocketServerFactory.java
index 2a51683aa6..31c6c01f0d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/rsocket/netty/NettyRSocketServerFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/rsocket/netty/NettyRSocketServerFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/undertow/UndertowServletWebServerFactory.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/undertow/UndertowServletWebServerFactory.java
index 2181233303..6fbe47525e 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/undertow/UndertowServletWebServerFactory.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/web/embedded/undertow/UndertowServletWebServerFactory.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 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.
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public class UndertowServletWebServerFactory extends AbstractServletWebServerFac
 	 * Return if filters should be initialized eagerly.
 	 * @return {@code true} if filters are initialized eagerly, otherwise {@code false}.
 	 * @since 2.0.0
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of {@link #isEagerFilterInit()}
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of {@link #isEagerFilterInit()}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public boolean isEagerInitFilters() {
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public class UndertowServletWebServerFactory extends AbstractServletWebServerFac
 	 * @param eagerInitFilters {@code true} if filters are initialized eagerly, otherwise
 	 * {@code false}.
 	 * @since 2.0.0
-	 * @deprecated since 2.4.0 in favor of {@link #isEagerFilterInit()}
+	 * @deprecated since 2.4 for removal in 2.6 in favor of {@link #isEagerFilterInit()}
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public void setEagerInitFilters(boolean eagerInitFilters) {