diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 85d30f9..7891a4a 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ----
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+
+* `newMethod()` now includes a `deprecated` flag on the operation template, defaulting to `false`, so generated operation objects declare the standard OpenAPI `deprecated` field.
 
 ## [3.0.0] => 2024-MAY-30
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/models/OpenAPI/Util.cfc b/models/OpenAPI/Util.cfc
index 5ddd0f5..cec8307 100644
--- a/models/OpenAPI/Util.cfc
+++ b/models/OpenAPI/Util.cfc
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ component name="OpenAPIUtil" accessors="true" {
 			{ "tags" : [] },
 			{ "description" : "" },
 			{ "operationId" : "" },
+			{ "deprecated" : false },
 			{ "parameters" : [] },
 			{ "responses" : { "default" : descMap } }
 		];
diff --git a/test-harness/tests/specs/DocumentSpec.cfc b/test-harness/tests/specs/DocumentSpec.cfc
index cd4a614..ef45e20 100644
--- a/test-harness/tests/specs/DocumentSpec.cfc
+++ b/test-harness/tests/specs/DocumentSpec.cfc
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ component extends="tests.resources.BaseOpenAPISpec" {
 			} );
 		} );
 
+		describe( "Operation template tests", function(){
+			it( "Tests that newMethod() includes a deprecated flag defaulting to false", function(){
+				var method = getInstance( "OpenAPIUtil@SwaggerSDK" ).newMethod();
+
+				expect( method ).toBeStruct().toHaveKey( "deprecated" );
+				expect( method[ "deprecated" ] ).toBeBoolean();
+				expect( method[ "deprecated" ] ).toBeFalse();
+			} );
+		} );
+
 		describe( "Core functionality tests", function(){
 			it( "Tests that an attempt to locate an invalid path with return a $ref object", function(){
 				var DocumentObject = getInstance( "OpenAPIDocument@SwaggerSDK" ).init( VARIABLES.testDocument );