diff --git a/include/rebar.hrl b/include/rebar.hrl
index 0f4e90f..82821e6 100644
--- a/include/rebar.hrl
+++ b/include/rebar.hrl
@@ -10,3 +10,9 @@
 -define(ERROR(Str, Args), rebar_log:log(error, Str, Args)).
 
 -define(FMT(Str, Args), lists:flatten(io_lib:format(Str, Args))).
+
+-define(DEPRECATED(Old, New, Opts, When),
+        rebar_utils:deprecated(Old, New, Opts, When)).
+
+-define(DEPRECATED(Old, New, When),
+        rebar_utils:deprecated(Old, New, When)).
diff --git a/src/rebar_erlc_compiler.erl b/src/rebar_erlc_compiler.erl
index 21db366..b63c295 100644
--- a/src/rebar_erlc_compiler.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_erlc_compiler.erl
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@
 
 -spec compile(Config::rebar_config:config(), AppFile::file:filename()) -> 'ok'.
 compile(Config, _AppFile) ->
+    ?DEPRECATED(fail_on_warning, warnings_as_errors,
+                rebar_config:get_list(Config, erl_opts, []),
+                "once OTP R15 is released"),
+
     rebar_base_compiler:run(Config,
                             check_files(rebar_config:get_local(
                                           Config, xrl_first_files, [])),
diff --git a/src/rebar_lfe_compiler.erl b/src/rebar_lfe_compiler.erl
index 06b0f08..8356ab8 100644
--- a/src/rebar_lfe_compiler.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_lfe_compiler.erl
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 %% ===================================================================
 
 compile(Config, _AppFile) ->
+    ?DEPRECATED(fail_on_warning, warnings_as_errors,
+                rebar_config:get_list(Config, lfe_opts, []),
+                "once OTP R15 is released"),
+
     FirstFiles = rebar_config:get_list(Config, lfe_first_files, []),
     rebar_base_compiler:run(Config, FirstFiles, "src", ".lfe", "ebin", ".beam",
                             fun compile_lfe/3).
diff --git a/src/rebar_port_compiler.erl b/src/rebar_port_compiler.erl
index a281b29..9f859e8 100644
--- a/src/rebar_port_compiler.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_port_compiler.erl
@@ -182,15 +182,9 @@ run_precompile_hook(Config, Env) ->
         undefined ->
             ok;
         {Script, BypassFileName} ->
-            ?CONSOLE(
-               <<
-                 "WARNING: option deprecated~n"
-                 "Config option 'port_pre_script' has been deprecated "
-                 "in favor of ~n{pre_hooks, [{compile, \"script\"}]}."
-                 "~nskipfile support has also been removed. Add skipfile"
-                 " logic to the~nscript instead.~nFuture builds of rebar"
-                 " will remove the option 'port_pre_script'.~n~n"
-               >>, []),
+            ?DEPRECATED(port_pre_script,
+                        {pre_hooks, [{compile, "script"}]},
+                        "in a future build of rebar"),
             case filelib:is_regular(BypassFileName) of
                 false ->
                     ?CONSOLE("Running ~s\n", [Script]),
@@ -207,14 +201,9 @@ run_cleanup_hook(Config) ->
         undefined ->
             ok;
         Script ->
-            ?CONSOLE(
-               <<
-                 "WARNING: option deprecated~n"
-                 "Config option 'port_pre_script' has been deprecated "
-                 "in favor of ~n{post_hooks, [{clean, \"script\"}]}."
-                 "~nFuture builds of rebar will remove the option "
-                 "'port_pre_script'.~n~n"
-               >>, []),
+            ?DEPRECATED(port_cleanup_script,
+                        {post_hooks, [{clean, "script"}]},
+                        "in a future build of rebar"),
             ?CONSOLE("Running ~s\n", [Script]),
             {ok, _} = rebar_utils:sh(Script, []),
             ok
diff --git a/src/rebar_post_script.erl b/src/rebar_post_script.erl
index 39185a9..c254fb8 100644
--- a/src/rebar_post_script.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_post_script.erl
@@ -56,19 +56,10 @@ execute_post_script(Config, Key) ->
             ok
     end.
 
-deprecated(compile_post_script) ->
-    ?CONSOLE(
-       <<
-         "WARNING: option deprecated~n"
-         "Config option 'compile_post_script' has been deprecated in favor"
-         " of ~noption {post_hooks, [{compile, \"script\"}]}.~nFuture builds "
-         "of rebar will remove the option 'compile_post_script'.~n~n"
-       >>, []);
-deprecated(clean_post_script) ->
-    ?CONSOLE(
-       <<
-         "WARNING: option deprecated~n"
-         "Config option 'clean_post_script' has been deprecated in favor"
-         " of ~noption {post_hooks, [{clean, \"script\"}]}.~nFuture builds "
-         "of rebar will remove the option 'clean_post_script'.~n~n"
-       >>, []).
+
+deprecated(Key=compile_post_script) ->
+    ?DEPRECATED(Key, {post_hooks, [{compile, "script"}]},
+                "in a future build of rebar");
+deprecated(Key=clean_post_script) ->
+    ?DEPRECATED(Key, {post_hooks, [{clean, "script"}]},
+                "in a future build of rebar").
diff --git a/src/rebar_pre_script.erl b/src/rebar_pre_script.erl
index b23f469..d79d662 100644
--- a/src/rebar_pre_script.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_pre_script.erl
@@ -56,19 +56,9 @@ execute_pre_script(Config, Key) ->
             ok
     end.
 
-deprecated(compile_pre_script) ->
-    ?CONSOLE(
-       <<
-         "WARNING: option deprecated~n"
-         "Config option 'compile_pre_script' has been deprecated in favor"
-         " of ~n{pre_hooks, [{compile, \"script\"}]}.~nFuture builds of"
-         " rebar will remove the option 'compile_pre_script'.~n~n"
-       >>, []);
-deprecated(clean_pre_script) ->
-    ?CONSOLE(
-       <<
-         "WARNING: option deprecated~n"
-         "Config option 'clean_pre_script' has been deprecated in favor"
-         " of ~n{pre_hooks, [{clean, \"script\"}]}.~nFuture builds of"
-         " rebar will remove the option 'clean_pre_script'.~n~n"
-       >>, []).
+deprecated(Key=compile_pre_script) ->
+    ?DEPRECATED(Key, {pre_hooks, [{compile, "script"}]},
+                "in a future build of rebar");
+deprecated(Key=clean_pre_script) ->
+    ?DEPRECATED(Key, {pre_hooks, [{clean, "script"}]},
+                "in a future build of rebar").
diff --git a/src/rebar_utils.erl b/src/rebar_utils.erl
index 8898b8a..c65a99d 100644
--- a/src/rebar_utils.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_utils.erl
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
          escript_foldl/3,
          find_executable/1,
          prop_check/3,
-         expand_code_path/0]).
+         expand_code_path/0,
+         deprecated/3, deprecated/4]).
 
 -include("rebar.hrl").
 
@@ -249,3 +250,20 @@ emulate_escript_foldl(Fun, Acc, File) ->
         {error, _} = Error ->
             Error
     end.
+
+deprecated(Old, New, Opts, When) ->
+    case lists:member(Old, Opts) of
+        true ->
+            deprecated(Old, New, When);
+        false ->
+            ok
+    end.
+
+deprecated(Old, New, When) ->
+    io:format(
+      <<
+        "WARNING: option deprecated~n"
+        "Config option '~p' has been deprecated~n"
+        "in favor of '~p'.~n"
+        "'~p' will be removed ~s.~n~n"
+      >>, [Old, New, Old, When]).