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-# Azure Account and Sign In
+# (Deprecated) Azure Account and Sign In
 
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-⚠️ Attention extension authors! The Azure Account extension is being deprecated in January 2025. If you own an Azure extension that relies on Azure Account, or are creating a new extension that needs authentication to Azure, please see the [deprecation announcement](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-azure-account/issues/964) for guidance.
+⚠️ Attention extension authors! The Azure Account extension is deprecated (January 2025). If you own an Azure extension that relies on Azure Account, or are creating a new extension that needs authentication to Azure, please see the [deprecation announcement](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-azure-account/issues/964) for guidance.
 
 The Azure Account extension provides a single Azure sign in and subscription filtering experience for all other Azure extensions. It makes Azure's Cloud Shell service available in VS Code's integrated terminal.