diff --git a/libvcx/Cargo.lock b/libvcx/Cargo.lock
index ce46f110e6..015e68b3df 100644
--- a/libvcx/Cargo.lock
+++ b/libvcx/Cargo.lock
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libvcx"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.12.0"
 dependencies = [
  "android_logger",
  "base64 0.8.0",
diff --git a/libvcx/Cargo.toml b/libvcx/Cargo.toml
index a0ddd5fc9b..401e312d34 100644
--- a/libvcx/Cargo.toml
+++ b/libvcx/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 
 name = "libvcx"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.12.0"
 authors = ["Absa Group Limited", "Hyperledger Indy Contributors <hyperledger-indy@lists.hyperledger.org>"]
 publish = false
 description = "Absa's fork of HL LibVCX"
diff --git a/libvcx/src/api/credential.rs b/libvcx/src/api/credential.rs
index 76d6d4db71..de58da30b8 100644
--- a/libvcx/src/api/credential.rs
+++ b/libvcx/src/api/credential.rs
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ pub extern fn vcx_credential_get_offers(command_handle: CommandHandle,
 /// #Returns
 /// Error code as a u32
 #[no_mangle]
+#[deprecated(since = "0.12.0", note = "Use vcx_v2_credential_update_state instead.")]
 pub extern fn vcx_credential_update_state(command_handle: CommandHandle,
                                           credential_handle: u32,
                                           cb: Option<extern fn(xcommand_handle: CommandHandle, err: u32, state: u32)>) -> u32 {
diff --git a/libvcx/src/api/disclosed_proof.rs b/libvcx/src/api/disclosed_proof.rs
index 11cdc42337..c112cee18d 100644
--- a/libvcx/src/api/disclosed_proof.rs
+++ b/libvcx/src/api/disclosed_proof.rs
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ pub extern fn vcx_disclosed_proof_get_proof_request_attachment(command_handle: C
 /// #Returns
 /// Error code as a u32
 #[no_mangle]
+#[deprecated(since = "0.12.0", note = "Use vcx_v2_disclosed_proof_update_state instead.")]
 pub extern fn vcx_disclosed_proof_update_state(command_handle: CommandHandle,
                                                proof_handle: u32,
                                                cb: Option<extern fn(xcommand_handle: CommandHandle, err: u32, state: u32)>) -> u32 {
diff --git a/libvcx/src/api/issuer_credential.rs b/libvcx/src/api/issuer_credential.rs
index 17052a9bdb..162391470c 100644
--- a/libvcx/src/api/issuer_credential.rs
+++ b/libvcx/src/api/issuer_credential.rs
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ pub extern fn vcx_issuer_get_credential_offer_msg(command_handle: CommandHandle,
 /// #Returns
 /// Error code as a u32
 #[no_mangle]
+#[deprecated(since = "0.12.0", note = "Use vcx_v2_issuer_credential_update_state instead.")]
 pub extern fn vcx_issuer_credential_update_state(command_handle: CommandHandle,
                                                  credential_handle: u32,
                                                  cb: Option<extern fn(xcommand_handle: CommandHandle, err: u32, state: u32)>) -> u32 {
diff --git a/libvcx/src/api/proof.rs b/libvcx/src/api/proof.rs
index 011127cc81..6cde778b29 100644
--- a/libvcx/src/api/proof.rs
+++ b/libvcx/src/api/proof.rs
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ pub extern fn vcx_proof_create(command_handle: CommandHandle,
 /// #Returns
 /// Error code as a u32
 #[no_mangle]
+#[deprecated(since = "0.12.0", note = "Use vcx_v2_proof_update_state instead.")]
 pub extern fn vcx_proof_update_state(command_handle: CommandHandle,
                                      proof_handle: u32,
                                      cb: Option<extern fn(xcommand_handle: CommandHandle, err: u32, state: u32)>) -> u32 {
diff --git a/libvcx/src/api/vcx.rs b/libvcx/src/api/vcx.rs
index 4bdd4da334..3b00308b59 100644
--- a/libvcx/src/api/vcx.rs
+++ b/libvcx/src/api/vcx.rs
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ use utils::version_constants;
 /// #Returns
 /// Error code as a u32
 #[no_mangle]
+#[deprecated(since = "0.12.0", note = "Use vcx_init_core + vcx_open_pool + vcx_open_wallet")]
 pub extern fn vcx_init_with_config(command_handle: CommandHandle,
                                    config: *const c_char,
                                    cb: Option<extern fn(xcommand_handle: CommandHandle, err: u32)>) -> u32 {
-    // Todo: Either deprecate function this, or refactor to reuse code in vcx_init_core
     info!("vcx_init_with_config >>>");
 
     check_useful_c_str!(config,VcxErrorKind::InvalidOption);
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ pub extern fn vcx_open_wallet(command_handle: CommandHandle, cb: extern fn(xcomm
 /// #Returns
 /// Error code as a u32
 #[no_mangle]
+#[deprecated(since = "0.12.0", note = "Use vcx_init_core + vcx_open_pool + vcx_open_wallet")]
 pub extern fn vcx_init(command_handle: CommandHandle,
                        config_path: *const c_char,
                        cb: Option<extern fn(xcommand_handle: CommandHandle, err: u32)>) -> u32 {
@@ -334,8 +335,8 @@ fn _finish_init(command_handle: CommandHandle, cb: extern fn(xcommand_handle: Co
 /// #Returns
 /// Error code as u32
 #[no_mangle]
+#[deprecated(since = "0.12.0", note = "Use vcx_init_core + vcx_open_pool + vcx_open_wallet")]
 pub extern fn vcx_init_minimal(config: *const c_char) -> u32 {
-    // todo: Consider deprecating this, we now have more fine-grained init functions - vcx_init_core, vcx_open_wallet, vcx_open_pool
     check_useful_c_str!(config,VcxErrorKind::InvalidOption);
 
     trace!("vcx_init_minimal(config: {:?})", config);