diff --git a/metadata/layout.conf b/metadata/layout.conf
index 194966974a380..9291a72cfc290 100644
--- a/metadata/layout.conf
+++ b/metadata/layout.conf
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ manifest-required-hashes = BLAKE2B
 # 2021-07-11 council meeting deprecated EAPI 6.
 # 2021-08-08 council meeting banned EAPI 5.
 # 2023-07-11 council meeting banned EAPI 6.
+# 2025-07-13 council meeting deprecated EAPI 7.
 eapis-banned = 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
-eapis-deprecated =
+eapis-deprecated = 7
 
 # EAPIs 0 to 4 are banned for profiles
 # EAPIs 6 and 7 do not include any profile related changes