diff --git a/include/boost/mp11/detail/config.hpp b/include/boost/mp11/detail/config.hpp
index 0ddb172..eab5404 100644
--- a/include/boost/mp11/detail/config.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mp11/detail/config.hpp
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #ifndef BOOST_MP11_DETAIL_CONFIG_HPP_INCLUDED
 #define BOOST_MP11_DETAIL_CONFIG_HPP_INCLUDED
 
-//  Copyright 2016, 2018 Peter Dimov.
+// Copyright 2016, 2018, 2019 Peter Dimov.
 //
-//  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
 //
-//  See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
-//  http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+// See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
 
 // BOOST_MP11_WORKAROUND
 
@@ -121,4 +121,14 @@
 # endif
 #endif
 
+// BOOST_MP11_DEPRECATED(msg)
+
+#if BOOST_MP11_WORKAROUND( BOOST_MP11_MSVC, < 1900 )
+#  define BOOST_MP11_DEPRECATED(msg)
+#elif BOOST_MP11_WORKAROUND( BOOST_MP11_GCC, < 50000 )
+#  define BOOST_MP11_DEPRECATED(msg) __attribute__((deprecated(msg)))
+#else
+#  define BOOST_MP11_DEPRECATED(msg) [[deprecated(msg)]]
+#endif
+
 #endif // #ifndef BOOST_MP11_DETAIL_CONFIG_HPP_INCLUDED
diff --git a/include/boost/mp11/utility.hpp b/include/boost/mp11/utility.hpp
index 607bb4d..f9a4e8c 100644
--- a/include/boost/mp11/utility.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/mp11/utility.hpp
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #ifndef BOOST_MP11_UTILITY_HPP_INCLUDED
 #define BOOST_MP11_UTILITY_HPP_INCLUDED
 
-//  Copyright 2015, 2017 Peter Dimov.
+// Copyright 2015, 2017, 2019 Peter Dimov.
 //
-//  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
 //
-//  See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
-//  http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+// See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
 
 #include <boost/mp11/integral.hpp>
 #include <boost/mp11/detail/config.hpp>
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ template<class Q, class... T> using mp_invoke_q = typename Q::template fn<T...>;
 
 #endif
 
+// old name for mp_invoke_q retained for compatibility, but deprecated
+template<class Q, class... T> using mp_invoke BOOST_MP11_DEPRECATED("please use mp_invoke_q") = mp_invoke_q<Q, T...>;
+
 } // namespace mp11
 } // namespace boost