diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index 751d3068..4735a4e9 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 * v1.3.0 (unreleased)
   - [TODO] QtQuick support
   - Added static DockWidgetBase::byName() (#126)
-  - SOURCE-COMPAT-BREAK: The enum KDDockWidgets::AddingOption has been renamed to
-    KDDockWidgets::InitialVisibilityOption
+  - The enum KDDockWidgets::AddingOption has been deprecated, use
+    KDDockWidgets::InitialVisibilityOption instead
   - You can now pass a preferred initial size to MainWindow::addDockWidget() (#95)
 
 * v1.2.1 (unreleased)
diff --git a/src/KDDockWidgets.h b/src/KDDockWidgets.h
index adfc93eb..0615ce7d 100644
--- a/src/KDDockWidgets.h
+++ b/src/KDDockWidgets.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ namespace KDDockWidgets
             , preferredSize(size)
         {}
 
+        QT_DEPRECATED_X("AddingOption is deprecated and will be removed in v1.5. Use InitialVisibilityOption instead.")
         InitialOption(AddingOption opt)
             : visibility(opt == AddingOption_StartHidden ? InitialVisibilityOption::StartHidden
                                                          : InitialVisibilityOption::StartVisible)