From b602dc3b786841c6375e87ded073ae020a8cfbb1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: xtqqczze <45661989+xtqqczze@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:43:15 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify that crate is deprecated not discontinued

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 README.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f432898dc..974ee6485 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# `async-std` has been discontinued; use `smol` instead
+# `async-std` has been deprecated; use `smol` instead
 
 We created `async-std` to demonstrate the value of making a library as close to
 `std` as possible, but async. We think that demonstration was successful, and