diff -u b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityHandlerBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityHandlerBase.php
--- b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityHandlerBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/EntityHandlerBase.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 /**
  * Provides a base class for entity handlers.
  *
- * @deprecated in Drupal 8.x, will be removed before Drupal 9.0.
+ * @deprecated in Drupal 8.0.x, will be removed before Drupal 9.0.0.
  *
  * @see \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityHandlerInterface
  */