diff --git a/IPython/config.py b/IPython/config.py
index c3a3e91..cf2baca 100644
--- a/IPython/config.py
+++ b/IPython/config.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from warnings import warn
 
 from IPython.utils.shimmodule import ShimModule, ShimWarning
 
-warn("The `IPython.config` package has been deprecated. "
+warn("The `IPython.config` package has been deprecated since IPython 4.0. "
      "You should import from traitlets.config instead.", ShimWarning)
 
 
diff --git a/IPython/frontend.py b/IPython/frontend.py
index 49cf8b2..9cc3eaf 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from warnings import warn
 
 from IPython.utils.shimmodule import ShimModule, ShimWarning
 
-warn("The top-level `frontend` package has been deprecated. "
+warn("The top-level `frontend` package has been deprecated since IPython 1.0. "
      "All its subpackages have been moved to the top `IPython` level.", ShimWarning)
 
 # Unconditionally insert the shim into sys.modules so that further import calls
diff --git a/IPython/html.py b/IPython/html.py
index 5a9a0ae..050be5c 100644
--- a/IPython/html.py
+++ b/IPython/html.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from warnings import warn
 
 from IPython.utils.shimmodule import ShimModule, ShimWarning
 
-warn("The `IPython.html` package has been deprecated. "
+warn("The `IPython.html` package has been deprecated since IPython 4.0. "
      "You should import from `notebook` instead. "
      "`IPython.html.widgets` has moved to `ipywidgets`.", ShimWarning)
 
diff --git a/IPython/kernel/__init__.py b/IPython/kernel/__init__.py
index 2500a07..70a05ed 100644
--- a/IPython/kernel/__init__.py
+++ b/IPython/kernel/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from warnings import warn
 
 from IPython.utils.shimmodule import ShimModule, ShimWarning
 
-warn("The `IPython.kernel` package has been deprecated. "
+warn("The `IPython.kernel` package has been deprecated since IPython 4.0."
      "You should import from ipykernel or jupyter_client instead.", ShimWarning)
 
 
diff --git a/IPython/nbconvert.py b/IPython/nbconvert.py
index 5e35324..2de4ee5 100644
--- a/IPython/nbconvert.py
+++ b/IPython/nbconvert.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from warnings import warn
 
 from IPython.utils.shimmodule import ShimModule, ShimWarning
 
-warn("The `IPython.nbconvert` package has been deprecated. "
+warn("The `IPython.nbconvert` package has been deprecated since IPython 4.0. "
      "You should import from nbconvert instead.", ShimWarning)
 
 # Unconditionally insert the shim into sys.modules so that further import calls
diff --git a/IPython/nbformat.py b/IPython/nbformat.py
index c0a0704..310277d 100644
--- a/IPython/nbformat.py
+++ b/IPython/nbformat.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from warnings import warn
 
 from IPython.utils.shimmodule import ShimModule, ShimWarning
 
-warn("The `IPython.nbformat` package has been deprecated. "
+warn("The `IPython.nbformat` package has been deprecated since IPython 4.0. "
      "You should import from nbformat instead.", ShimWarning)
 
 # Unconditionally insert the shim into sys.modules so that further import calls
diff --git a/IPython/parallel.py b/IPython/parallel.py
index fc0dd28..0f10012 100644
--- a/IPython/parallel.py
+++ b/IPython/parallel.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from warnings import warn
 
 from IPython.utils.shimmodule import ShimModule, ShimWarning
 
-warn("The `IPython.parallel` package has been deprecated. "
+warn("The `IPython.parallel` package has been deprecated since IPython 4.0. "
      "You should import from ipyparallel instead.", ShimWarning)
 
 # Unconditionally insert the shim into sys.modules so that further import calls
diff --git a/IPython/qt.py b/IPython/qt.py
index aaada32..7557a3f 100644
--- a/IPython/qt.py
+++ b/IPython/qt.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from warnings import warn
 
 from IPython.utils.shimmodule import ShimModule, ShimWarning
 
-warn("The `IPython.qt` package has been deprecated. "
+warn("The `IPython.qt` package has been deprecated since IPython 4.0. "
      "You should import from qtconsole instead.", ShimWarning)
 
 # Unconditionally insert the shim into sys.modules so that further import calls
diff --git a/IPython/terminal/console.py b/IPython/terminal/console.py
index c9a1700..65571a7 100644
--- a/IPython/terminal/console.py
+++ b/IPython/terminal/console.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from warnings import warn
 
 from IPython.utils.shimmodule import ShimModule, ShimWarning
 
-warn("The `IPython.terminal.console` package has been deprecated. "
+warn("The `IPython.terminal.console` package has been deprecated since IPython 4.0. "
      "You should import from jupyter_console instead.", ShimWarning)
 
 # Unconditionally insert the shim into sys.modules so that further import calls