diff --git a/osmosis-apidb/src/main/java/org/openstreetmap/osmosis/apidb/common/DatabaseContext.java b/osmosis-apidb/src/main/java/org/openstreetmap/osmosis/apidb/common/DatabaseContext.java
index 73c8e1e6..e54b25eb 100644
--- a/osmosis-apidb/src/main/java/org/openstreetmap/osmosis/apidb/common/DatabaseContext.java
+++ b/osmosis-apidb/src/main/java/org/openstreetmap/osmosis/apidb/common/DatabaseContext.java
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ public class DatabaseContext implements AutoCloseable {
      * 
      * @deprecated Use {@link #close()} instead.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public void release() {
     	close();
     }
diff --git a/osmosis-apidb/src/main/java/org/openstreetmap/osmosis/apidb/common/DatabaseContext2.java b/osmosis-apidb/src/main/java/org/openstreetmap/osmosis/apidb/common/DatabaseContext2.java
index 6f8c4a0c..65b676e5 100644
--- a/osmosis-apidb/src/main/java/org/openstreetmap/osmosis/apidb/common/DatabaseContext2.java
+++ b/osmosis-apidb/src/main/java/org/openstreetmap/osmosis/apidb/common/DatabaseContext2.java
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ public class DatabaseContext2 implements AutoCloseable {
      * 
      * @deprecated Use {@link #close()} instead.
      */
+	@Deprecated
     public void release() {
     	close();
     }