diff --git a/schema/dereferenced-release-schema.json b/schema/dereferenced-release-schema.json
index bb3f2e7bd..f849f96c0 100644
--- a/schema/dereferenced-release-schema.json
+++ b/schema/dereferenced-release-schema.json
@@ -541,7 +541,11 @@
                 "type": [
                   "string",
                   "null"
-                ]
+                ],
+                "deprecated": {
+                  "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+                  "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+                }
               }
             }
           },
@@ -1024,7 +1028,11 @@
               "type": [
                 "string",
                 "null"
-              ]
+              ],
+              "deprecated": {
+                "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+                "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+              }
             }
           },
           "deprecated": {
@@ -2395,7 +2403,11 @@
                   "type": [
                     "string",
                     "null"
-                  ]
+                  ],
+                  "deprecated": {
+                    "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+                    "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+                  }
                 }
               },
               "deprecated": {
@@ -4816,7 +4828,11 @@
                     "type": [
                       "string",
                       "null"
-                    ]
+                    ],
+                    "deprecated": {
+                      "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+                      "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+                    }
                   }
                 },
                 "deprecated": {
@@ -6994,7 +7010,11 @@
                       "type": [
                         "string",
                         "null"
-                      ]
+                      ],
+                      "deprecated": {
+                        "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+                        "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+                      }
                     }
                   },
                   "deprecated": {
@@ -10649,7 +10669,11 @@
                               "type": [
                                 "string",
                                 "null"
-                              ]
+                              ],
+                              "deprecated": {
+                                "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+                                "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+                              }
                             }
                           },
                           "deprecated": {
@@ -11172,7 +11196,11 @@
                               "type": [
                                 "string",
                                 "null"
-                              ]
+                              ],
+                              "deprecated": {
+                                "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+                                "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+                              }
                             }
                           },
                           "deprecated": {
@@ -13970,7 +13998,11 @@
                   "type": [
                     "string",
                     "null"
-                  ]
+                  ],
+                  "deprecated": {
+                    "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+                    "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+                  }
                 }
               },
               "deprecated": {
@@ -16391,7 +16423,11 @@
                     "type": [
                       "string",
                       "null"
-                    ]
+                    ],
+                    "deprecated": {
+                      "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+                      "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+                    }
                   }
                 },
                 "deprecated": {
@@ -18565,7 +18601,11 @@
                     "type": [
                       "string",
                       "null"
-                    ]
+                    ],
+                    "deprecated": {
+                      "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+                      "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+                    }
                   }
                 },
                 "deprecated": {
@@ -22214,7 +22254,11 @@
                             "type": [
                               "string",
                               "null"
-                            ]
+                            ],
+                            "deprecated": {
+                              "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+                              "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+                            }
                           }
                         },
                         "deprecated": {
@@ -22737,7 +22781,11 @@
                             "type": [
                               "string",
                               "null"
-                            ]
+                            ],
+                            "deprecated": {
+                              "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+                              "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+                            }
                           }
                         },
                         "deprecated": {
@@ -24947,7 +24995,11 @@
                         "type": [
                           "string",
                           "null"
-                        ]
+                        ],
+                        "deprecated": {
+                          "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+                          "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+                        }
                       }
                     },
                     "deprecated": {
@@ -25470,7 +25522,11 @@
                         "type": [
                           "string",
                           "null"
-                        ]
+                        ],
+                        "deprecated": {
+                          "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+                          "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+                        }
                       }
                     },
                     "deprecated": {
@@ -27904,7 +27960,11 @@
                   "type": [
                     "string",
                     "null"
-                  ]
+                  ],
+                  "deprecated": {
+                    "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+                    "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+                  }
                 }
               },
               "deprecated": {
@@ -28427,7 +28487,11 @@
                   "type": [
                     "string",
                     "null"
-                  ]
+                  ],
+                  "deprecated": {
+                    "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+                    "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+                  }
                 }
               },
               "deprecated": {
@@ -29401,7 +29465,11 @@
               "type": [
                 "string",
                 "null"
-              ]
+              ],
+              "deprecated": {
+                "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+                "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+              }
             }
           },
           "deprecated": {
@@ -29975,7 +30043,11 @@
               "type": [
                 "string",
                 "null"
-              ]
+              ],
+              "deprecated": {
+                "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+                "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+              }
             }
           }
         },
@@ -31151,7 +31223,11 @@
           "type": [
             "string",
             "null"
-          ]
+          ],
+          "deprecated": {
+            "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+            "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+          }
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/schema/release-schema.json b/schema/release-schema.json
index fb7accc34..8cfe2f33e 100644
--- a/schema/release-schema.json
+++ b/schema/release-schema.json
@@ -2016,7 +2016,11 @@
           "type": [
             "string",
             "null"
-          ]
+          ],
+          "deprecated": {
+            "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+            "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+          }
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/schema/versioned-release-validation-schema.json b/schema/versioned-release-validation-schema.json
index 92cfecf6e..f586fe236 100644
--- a/schema/versioned-release-validation-schema.json
+++ b/schema/versioned-release-validation-schema.json
@@ -2172,7 +2172,11 @@
           "type": [
             "string",
             "null"
-          ]
+          ],
+          "deprecated": {
+            "description": "This field is deprecated in favor of `country`, to promote standardized country codes instead of non-standardized country names.",
+            "deprecatedVersion": "1.2"
+          }
         }
       }
     },