diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 52dc4d5..cbad9dc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Version 1.2.0
+
+- **This crate is now deprecated in favor of [slab](https://crates.io/crates/slab).**
+
 # Version 1.1.0
 
 - Make the crate `#![no_std]`.
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5563cfb..bc663a0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 [package]
 name = "vec-arena"
-version = "1.1.0"
+# When publishing a new version:
+# - Update CHANGELOG.md
+# - Create "v1.x.y" git tag
+version = "1.2.0"
 authors = ["Stjepan Glavina <stjepang@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 description = "A simple object arena"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae940d5..cef88ce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# vec-arena
+# vec-arena (deprecated)
 
 [![Build](https://github.com/smol-rs/vec-arena/workflows/Build%20and%20test/badge.svg)](
 https://github.com/smol-rs/vec-arena/actions)
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ https://github.com/smol-rs/vec-arena/actions)
 [![Cargo](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/vec-arena.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/vec-arena)
 [![Documentation](https://docs.rs/vec-arena/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/vec-arena)
 
+**This crate is now deprecated in favor of [slab](https://crates.io/crates/slab).**
+
 #### What is this?
 
 A simple object arena.
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 29fe52e..c8b7754 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 #![no_std]
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
 #![warn(missing_docs, missing_debug_implementations, rust_2018_idioms)]
+#![deprecated(
+    since = "1.2.0",
+    note = "This crate is now deprecated in favor of [slab](https://crates.io/crates/slab)."
+)]
 
 extern crate alloc;