diff --git a/python/py-language-server/Portfile b/python/py-language-server/Portfile
index efe700a28bdc4..d515f24579c84 100644
--- a/python/py-language-server/Portfile
+++ b/python/py-language-server/Portfile
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ PortSystem          1.0
 PortGroup           github 1.0
 PortGroup           python 1.0
 PortGroup           select 1.0
+PortGroup           deprecated 1.0
+
+# palantir/python-language-server is unmaintained and has been forked
+# to python-lsp/python-lsp-server
+deprecated.upstream_support no
 
 name                py-language-server
 github.setup        palantir python-language-server 0.36.2
@@ -90,11 +95,13 @@ if {${subport} ne ${name}} {
     select.file     ${filespath}/py${python.version}-pyls
 
     notes "
-To make the Python ${python.branch} version of python language server the one \
-that is run when you execute the commands without a version suffix, e.g. \
+To make the Python ${python.branch} version of python language server the one\
+that is run when you execute the commands without a version suffix, e.g.\
 'pyls', run:
 
 port select --set ${select.group} [file tail ${select.file}]
+
+This port is deprecated. Please consider using py${python.version}-python-lsp-server instead.
 "
 
     livecheck.type  none