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@@ -6513,11 +6513,14 @@ changes:
     description: Custom engine support in OpenSSL 3 is deprecated.
 -->
 
+> Stability: 0 - Deprecated
+
 * `engine` {string}
 * `flags` {crypto.constants} **Default:** `crypto.constants.ENGINE_METHOD_ALL`
 
 Load and set the `engine` for some or all OpenSSL functions (selected by flags).
-Support for custom engines in OpenSSL is deprecated from OpenSSL 3.
+Use of this API is deprecated because custom engine support has been deprecated
+since OpenSSL 3.
 
 `engine` could be either an id or a path to the engine's shared library.