diff --git a/gdk/gdkimage.c b/gdk/gdkimage.c
index 442e8ebd07..9c9b1a3d63 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkimage.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkimage.c
@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@
 /**
  * gdk_image_ref:
  * @image: a #GdkImage
- * 
+ *
  * Deprecated function; use g_object_ref() instead.
  * 
  * Return value: the image
+ *
+ * Deprecated: 2.0: Use g_object_ref() instead.
  **/
 GdkImage *
 gdk_image_ref (GdkImage *image)
@@ -53,9 +55,10 @@ gdk_image_ref (GdkImage *image)
 /**
  * gdk_image_unref:
  * @image: a #GdkImage
- * 
+ *
  * Deprecated function; use g_object_unref() instead.
- * 
+ *
+ * Deprecated: 2.0: Use g_object_unref() instead.
  **/
 void
 gdk_image_unref (GdkImage *image)