diff --git a/bindings/guile/business-core.scm b/bindings/guile/business-core.scm
index abaec8ce51..c153e8f130 100644
--- a/bindings/guile/business-core.scm
+++ b/bindings/guile/business-core.scm
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 (define (gnc:owner-from-split split result-owner)
   (define (notnull x) (and (not (null? x)) x))
   (issue-deprecation-warning
-   "gnc:owner-from-split is deprecated. use gnc:split->owner instead.")
+   "gnc:owner-from-split is deprecated in 4.x. use gnc:split->owner instead.")
   (let* ((trans (xaccSplitGetParent split))
 	 (invoice (notnull (gncInvoiceGetInvoiceFromTxn trans)))
 	 (temp (gncOwnerNew))
diff --git a/bindings/guile/gnc-module.scm b/bindings/guile/gnc-module.scm
index 9d916fb8ea..129974360c 100644
--- a/bindings/guile/gnc-module.scm
+++ b/bindings/guile/gnc-module.scm
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 (use-modules (ice-9 match))
 
 (define (deprecate . lst)
+  ;; 4.x deprecation. remove in 5.x
   (issue-deprecation-warning (string-concatenate lst)))
 
 (define (no-op-deprecation-warning)
diff --git a/bindings/guile/utilities.scm b/bindings/guile/utilities.scm
index 075b07547e..77189db5f3 100644
--- a/bindings/guile/utilities.scm
+++ b/bindings/guile/utilities.scm
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 (define-public (gnc:substring-replace-from-to s1 s2 s3 start end-after)
-  (issue-deprecation-warning "gnc:substring-replace-from-to is deprecated.")
+  (issue-deprecation-warning "gnc:substring-replace-from-to is deprecated in 4.x.")
   (string-replace-substring
    s1 s2 s3 0 (string-length s1) (max 0 (1- start))
    (and (positive? end-after) (+ (max 0 (1- start)) (1- end-after)))))
diff --git a/gnucash/report/eguile-utilities.scm b/gnucash/report/eguile-utilities.scm
index 3f78ee8884..e8c12e94ce 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/eguile-utilities.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/eguile-utilities.scm
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
   (let* ((stylesheetpath (find-stylesheet fname))
          (templatepath  (find-template fname)))
     ; make sure there's a trailing delimiter
-      (issue-deprecation-warning "find-file is deprecated. Please use find-stylesheet or find-template instead.")
+      (issue-deprecation-warning "find-file is deprecated in 4.x. Please use find-stylesheet or find-template instead.")
       (cond
        ((access? stylesheetpath R_OK) stylesheetpath)
        ((access? templatepath R_OK) templatepath)
diff --git a/gnucash/report/html-barchart.scm b/gnucash/report/html-barchart.scm
index 2f5fe87646..23967a7413 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/html-barchart.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/html-barchart.scm
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
 (define (gnc:make-html-barchart)
   (issue-deprecation-warning
-   "(gnc:make-html-barchart) is deprecated. use gnc:make-html-chart instead.")
+   "(gnc:make-html-barchart) is deprecated in 4.x. use gnc:make-html-chart instead.")
   (gnc:make-html-barchart-internal '(pixels . -1) '(pixels . -1) #f #f #f #f '() '() '() 
 				   #f #f #f '() #f #f #f #f #f #f))
 
diff --git a/gnucash/report/html-linechart.scm b/gnucash/report/html-linechart.scm
index 4fca2f9cae..cd79048c0b 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/html-linechart.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/html-linechart.scm
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 
 (define (gnc:make-html-linechart)
   (issue-deprecation-warning
-   "(gnc:make-html-linechart) is deprecated. use gnc:make-html-chart instead.")
+   "(gnc:make-html-linechart) is deprecated in 4.x. use gnc:make-html-chart instead.")
   (gnc:make-html-linechart-internal
     '(pixels . -1)  ;;width
     '(pixels . -1)  ;;height
diff --git a/gnucash/report/html-piechart.scm b/gnucash/report/html-piechart.scm
index 169312d9f0..3bdc7fd218 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/html-piechart.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/html-piechart.scm
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
 (define (gnc:make-html-piechart)
   (issue-deprecation-warning
-   "(gnc:make-html-piechart) is deprecated. use gnc:make-html-chart instead.")
+   "(gnc:make-html-piechart) is deprecated in 4.x. use gnc:make-html-chart instead.")
   (gnc:make-html-piechart-internal '(pixels . -1) '(pixels . -1) #f #f #f #f #f #f #f #f #f #f #f))
 
 (define gnc:html-piechart-data
diff --git a/gnucash/report/html-scatter.scm b/gnucash/report/html-scatter.scm
index 620d612100..f1532d7976 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/html-scatter.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/html-scatter.scm
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
 (define (gnc:make-html-scatter)
   (issue-deprecation-warning
-   "(gnc:make-html-scatter) is deprecated. use gnc:make-html-chart instead.")
+   "(gnc:make-html-scatter) is deprecated in 4.x. use gnc:make-html-chart instead.")
   (gnc:make-html-scatter-internal '(pixels . -1) '(pixels . -1) #f #f #f #f '() #f #f))
 
 (define gnc:html-scatter-width
diff --git a/libgnucash/app-utils/app-utils.scm b/libgnucash/app-utils/app-utils.scm
index b6d7f63f49..64d6488029 100644
--- a/libgnucash/app-utils/app-utils.scm
+++ b/libgnucash/app-utils/app-utils.scm
@@ -309,11 +309,11 @@
 
 ;; Symbols deprecated in 4.x, to remove for 5.x
 (define-public (gnc:get-debit-string acct-type)
-    (issue-deprecation-warning "gnc:get-debit-string is deprecated. Please use (gnucash engine)'s gnc-account-get-debit-string instead.")
+    (issue-deprecation-warning "gnc:get-debit-string is deprecated in 4.x. Please use (gnucash engine)'s gnc-account-get-debit-string instead.")
     (gnc-account-get-debit-string acct-type))
 (define-public (gnc:get-credit-string acct-type)
-    (issue-deprecation-warning "gnc:get-credit-string is deprecated. Please use (gnucash engine)'s gnc-account-get-credit-string instead.")
+    (issue-deprecation-warning "gnc:get-credit-string is deprecated in 4.x. Please use (gnucash engine)'s gnc-account-get-credit-string instead.")
     (gnc-account-get-debit-string acct-type))
 (define-public (gnc:config-file-format-version version)
-    (issue-deprecation-warning "gnc:config-file-format-version is deprecated and will be removed from a future version.")
+    (issue-deprecation-warning "gnc:config-file-format-version is deprecated in 4.x and will be removed from a future version.")
     #t)