diff --git a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/ValueBuilder.java b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/ValueBuilder.java
index 0a24db3ff5a6..ee1579c8444d 100644
--- a/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/ValueBuilder.java
+++ b/gcloud-java-datastore/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/datastore/ValueBuilder.java
@@ -33,9 +33,15 @@ public interface ValueBuilder<V, P extends Value<V>, B extends ValueBuilder<V, P
 
   B excludeFromIndexes(boolean excludeFromIndexes);
 
+  /**
+   * Deprecated. This library preserves the field for backwards compatibility.
+   */
   @Deprecated
   int getMeaning();
 
+  /**
+   * Deprecated. This library preserves the field for backwards compatibility.
+   */
   @Deprecated
   B meaning(int meaning);