diff --git a/lib/PBot/Imports.pm b/lib/PBot/Imports.pm
index 6490cb55..aee4791d 100644
--- a/lib/PBot/Imports.pm
+++ b/lib/PBot/Imports.pm
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ sub import {
 
     # no warnings => 'experimental';
     warnings->unimport::out_of($target, 'experimental');
+
+    # no warnings => 'deprecated';
+    # note: I will be monitoring deprecations and will update PBot accordingly
+    warnings->unimport::out_of($target, 'deprecated');
 }
 
 sub unimport {}
diff --git a/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm b/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm
index c6aa3050..3938a1ff 100644
--- a/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm
+++ b/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ use PBot::Imports;
 # These are set by the /misc/update_version script
 use constant {
     BUILD_NAME     => "PBot",
-    BUILD_REVISION => 4716,
-    BUILD_DATE     => "2024-03-10",
+    BUILD_REVISION => 4717,
+    BUILD_DATE     => "2024-03-15",
 };
 
 sub initialize {}