diff --git a/go/vcs/go.mod b/go/vcs/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..74da6cb1e3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/vcs/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Deprecated: This module contains one deprecated package.
+// See the package deprecation notice for more information.
+module golang.org/x/tools/go/vcs
+
+go 1.19
+
+require golang.org/x/sys v0.9.0
diff --git a/go/vcs/go.sum b/go/vcs/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cb35c1fbf4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/vcs/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+golang.org/x/sys v0.9.0 h1:KS/R3tvhPqvJvwcKfnBHJwwthS11LRhmM5D59eEXa0s=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.9.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
diff --git a/go/vcs/vcs.go b/go/vcs/vcs.go
index edbdf60827a..232177dcf18 100644
--- a/go/vcs/vcs.go
+++ b/go/vcs/vcs.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 // It needed to be manually kept in sync with upstream when changes were
 // made to cmd/go/internal/get, as tracked in go.dev/issue/11490.
 // By now, it has diverged significantly from upstream cmd/go/internal/get
-// behavior and is not being actively updated.
+// behavior and will not receive any further updates.
 package vcs // import "golang.org/x/tools/go/vcs"
 
 import (