README.md in currency_cloud-0.16.2 vs README.md in currency_cloud-0.17.7

@@ -14,16 +14,21 @@
   `gem install currency_cloud`
 
 If you want to build the gem from source:
 
   `gem build currency_cloud.gemspec`
+  
+## Deprecation Announcement
 
+October 2020: Please be aware that __Ruby 1.9__ is now deprecated, it will not be supported from January 2021.  
+Please upgrade to a supported, secure version of Ruby, listed below.  
+
+
 ## Supported Ruby versions
 
 This library aims to support and is [tested against][travis] the following Ruby
 implementations:
 
-* MRI 1.9.3
 * MRI 2.0.0
 * MRI 2.1.0
 * MRI 2.2.0
 * MRI 2.3.4
 * MRI 2.4.1