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-# Java connector for Tarantool 1.7.4+
+# Deprecation note
+
+This connector is not in the active development and de facto deprecated.
+Consider using the modern alternative:
+[cartridge-java](https://github.com/tarantool/cartridge-java). It is based on
+Netty framework and supports single node/cluster queries.
+
+You may be still interesting in tarantool-java connector if you're using
+Tarantool via JDBC.
+
+# Java connector for Tarantool
 
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