diff --git a/lib/pure/matchers.nim b/lib/pure/matchers.nim
index 5c28f65a08..7022c21d97 100644
--- a/lib/pure/matchers.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/matchers.nim
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #
 
 ## This module contains various string matchers for email addresses, etc.
+##
+## **Warning:** This module is deprecated since version 0.14.0.
+{.deprecated.}
+
 {.deadCodeElim: on.}
 
 {.push debugger:off .} # the user does not want to trace a part
diff --git a/web/news.txt b/web/news.txt
index 5bb0e19b41..42d2aca99a 100644
--- a/web/news.txt
+++ b/web/news.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Changes affecting backwards compatibility
 - The ``strutils.unindent`` procedure has been rewritten. Its parameters now
   match the parameters of ``strutils.indent``. See issue [#4037](https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/4037)
   for more details.
+- The ``matchers`` module has been deprecated. See issue [#2446](https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/2446)
+  for more details.
 
 
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