diff --git a/exporter/stackdriverexporter/README.md b/exporter/stackdriverexporter/README.md
index 3f80f0827188..13c649644553 100644
--- a/exporter/stackdriverexporter/README.md
+++ b/exporter/stackdriverexporter/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # Deprecated Stackdriver Exporter
 
-This exporter has been replaced by the [Google Cloud exporter](../googlecloudexporter/README.md).
-`stackdriver` exporter configurations will continue to work but are deprecated. Please use [Google
-Cloud exporter](../googlecloudexporter/README.md) instead.
+This exporter has been renamed to the [Google Cloud exporter](../googlecloudexporter/README.md).
+`stackdriver` exporter configurations will continue to work for the sake of backwards compatibility.
 
 `stackdriver` exporter supports the same configuration options as [Google Cloud
 exporter](../googlecloudexporter/README.md).
diff --git a/exporter/stackdriverexporter/factory.go b/exporter/stackdriverexporter/factory.go
index d269c5aff364..e2f058a23494 100644
--- a/exporter/stackdriverexporter/factory.go
+++ b/exporter/stackdriverexporter/factory.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2019, OpenTelemetry Authors
+// Copyright 2021, OpenTelemetry Authors
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.