diff --git a/source/dub/packagemanager.d b/source/dub/packagemanager.d
index a5d68613a..0ba9d3f60 100644
--- a/source/dub/packagemanager.d
+++ b/source/dub/packagemanager.d
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ class PackageManager {
 	}
 
 	/// Ditto
+	deprecated("Use the overload that accepts a `Version` or a `VersionRange`")
 	Package getBestPackage(string name, string range)
 	{
 		return this.getBestPackage(name, VersionRange.fromString(range));