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diff --git a/lib/UNIVERSAL.pm b/lib/UNIVERSAL.pm
index 1adef7a..5e3c8c8 100644
--- a/lib/UNIVERSAL.pm
+++ b/lib/UNIVERSAL.pm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package UNIVERSAL;
 
-our $VERSION = '1.04';
+our $VERSION = '1.05';
 
 # UNIVERSAL should not contain any extra subs/methods beyond those
 # that it exists to define. The use of Exporter below is a historical
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ require Exporter;
 # anything unless called on UNIVERSAL.
 sub import {
     return unless $_[0] eq __PACKAGE__;
+    require warnings;
+    warnings::warnif(
+      'deprecated',
+      'UNIVERSAL->import is deprecated and will be removed in a future perl',
+    );
     goto &Exporter::import;
 }
 
@@ -154,14 +159,6 @@ You may call C<can> as a class (static) method or an object method.
 Again, the same rule about having a valid invocant applies -- use an C<eval>
 block or C<blessed> if you need to be extra paranoid.
 
-B<NOTE:> C<can> directly uses Perl's internal code for method lookup, and
-C<isa> uses a very similar method and cache-ing strategy. This may cause
-strange effects if the Perl code dynamically changes @ISA in any package.
-
-You may add other methods to the UNIVERSAL class via Perl or XS code.
-You do not need to C<use UNIVERSAL> to make these methods
-available to your program (and you should not do so).
-
 =item C<VERSION ( [ REQUIRE ] )>
 
 C<VERSION> will return the value of the variable C<$VERSION> in the
@@ -174,12 +171,23 @@ method.
 
 =back
 
+=head1 WARNINGS
+
+B<NOTE:> C<can> directly uses Perl's internal code for method lookup, and
+C<isa> uses a very similar method and cache-ing strategy. This may cause
+strange effects if the Perl code dynamically changes @ISA in any package.
+
+You may add other methods to the UNIVERSAL class via Perl or XS code.
+You do not need to C<use UNIVERSAL> to make these methods
+available to your program (and you should not do so).
+
 =head1 EXPORTS
 
 None by default.
 
 You may request the import of three functions (C<isa>, C<can>, and C<VERSION>),
-however it is usually harmful to do so.  Please don't do this in new code.
+B<but this feature is deprecated and will be removed>.  Please don't do this in
+new code.
 
 For example, previous versions of this documentation suggested using C<isa> as
 a function to determine the type of a reference: