diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index 56c2f50f..12fd563a 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     * `Specialised.LoadStageChanged`.
   * Added `e.IsCurrentLocation` event arg to `World` events.
   * You can now use `helper.Data.Read/WriteSaveData` as soon as the save is loaded (instead of once the world is initialised).
+  * Increased deprecation levels from _notice_ to _info_ for APIs removed in the upcoming SMAPI 3.0.
 
 * For the web UI:
   * Reduced mod compatibility list's cache time.
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/Content/AssetDataForDictionary.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/Content/AssetDataForDictionary.cs
index 9bd70711..fd3edd5d 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/Content/AssetDataForDictionary.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/Content/AssetDataForDictionary.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Content
         [Obsolete("Access " + nameof(AssetData<IDictionary<TKey, TValue>>.Data) + "field directly.")]
         public void Set(TKey key, TValue value)
         {
-            SCore.DeprecationManager.Warn($"AssetDataForDictionary.{nameof(Set)}", "2.10", DeprecationLevel.Notice);
+            SCore.DeprecationManager.Warn($"AssetDataForDictionary.{nameof(Set)}", "2.10", DeprecationLevel.Info);
             this.Data[key] = value;
         }
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Content
         [Obsolete("Access " + nameof(AssetData<IDictionary<TKey, TValue>>.Data) + "field directly.")]
         public void Set(TKey key, Func<TValue, TValue> value)
         {
-            SCore.DeprecationManager.Warn($"AssetDataForDictionary.{nameof(Set)}", "2.10", DeprecationLevel.Notice);
+            SCore.DeprecationManager.Warn($"AssetDataForDictionary.{nameof(Set)}", "2.10", DeprecationLevel.Info);
             this.Data[key] = value(this.Data[key]);
         }
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Content
         [Obsolete("Access " + nameof(AssetData<IDictionary<TKey, TValue>>.Data) + "field directly.")]
         public void Set(Func<TKey, TValue, TValue> replacer)
         {
-            SCore.DeprecationManager.Warn($"AssetDataForDictionary.{nameof(Set)}", "2.10", DeprecationLevel.Notice);
+            SCore.DeprecationManager.Warn($"AssetDataForDictionary.{nameof(Set)}", "2.10", DeprecationLevel.Info);
             foreach (var pair in this.Data.ToArray())
                 this.Data[pair.Key] = replacer(pair.Key, pair.Value);
         }
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/DeprecationManager.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/DeprecationManager.cs
index 70f88b5e..76c2f616 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/DeprecationManager.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/DeprecationManager.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework
         /// <summary>Log a deprecation warning for the old-style events.</summary>
         public void WarnForOldEvents()
         {
-            this.Warn("legacy events", "2.9", DeprecationLevel.Notice);
+            this.Warn("legacy events", "2.9", DeprecationLevel.Info);
         }
 
         /// <summary>Log a deprecation warning.</summary>
@@ -71,7 +71,13 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework
             foreach (DeprecationWarning warning in this.QueuedWarnings.OrderBy(p => p.ModName).ThenBy(p => p.NounPhrase))
             {
                 // build message
+#if SMAPI_3_0_STRICT
                 string message = $"{warning.ModName ?? "An unknown mod"} uses deprecated code ({warning.NounPhrase} is deprecated since SMAPI {warning.Version}).";
+#else
+                string message = warning.NounPhrase == "legacy events"
+                    ? $"{warning.ModName ?? "An unknown mod"} uses deprecated code (legacy events are deprecated since SMAPI {warning.Version})."
+                    : $"{warning.ModName ?? "An unknown mod"} uses deprecated code ({warning.NounPhrase} is deprecated since SMAPI {warning.Version}).";
+#endif
                 if (warning.ModName == null)
                     message += $"{Environment.NewLine}{Environment.StackTrace}";
 
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModHelpers/ModHelper.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModHelpers/ModHelper.cs
index ca872e32..18040a78 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModHelpers/ModHelper.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/ModHelpers/ModHelper.cs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework.ModHelpers
         [Obsolete("Use " + nameof(IModHelper) + "." + nameof(IModHelper.ContentPacks) + "." + nameof(IContentPackHelper.CreateTemporary) + " instead")]
         public IContentPack CreateTransitionalContentPack(string directoryPath, string id, string name, string description, string author, ISemanticVersion version)
         {
-            SCore.DeprecationManager.Warn($"{nameof(IModHelper)}.{nameof(IModHelper.CreateTransitionalContentPack)}", "2.5", DeprecationLevel.Notice);
+            SCore.DeprecationManager.Warn($"{nameof(IModHelper)}.{nameof(IModHelper.CreateTransitionalContentPack)}", "2.5", DeprecationLevel.Info);
             return this.ContentPacks.CreateTemporary(directoryPath, id, name, description, author, version);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/Framework/SCore.cs b/src/SMAPI/Framework/SCore.cs
index 6df94ad4..27c0c40b 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/Framework/SCore.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/Framework/SCore.cs
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework
             // add deprecation warning for old version format
             {
                 if (mod.Manifest?.Version is Toolkit.SemanticVersion version && version.IsLegacyFormat)
-                    SCore.DeprecationManager.Warn(mod.DisplayName, "non-string manifest version", "2.8", DeprecationLevel.Notice);
+                    SCore.DeprecationManager.Warn(mod.DisplayName, "non-string manifest version", "2.8", DeprecationLevel.Info);
             }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/SMAPI/SemanticVersion.cs b/src/SMAPI/SemanticVersion.cs
index 50830d17..e8e5dfa4 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI/SemanticVersion.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI/SemanticVersion.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI
         {
             get
             {
-                SCore.DeprecationManager?.Warn($"{nameof(ISemanticVersion)}.{nameof(ISemanticVersion.Build)}", "2.8", DeprecationLevel.Notice);
+                SCore.DeprecationManager?.Warn($"{nameof(ISemanticVersion)}.{nameof(ISemanticVersion.Build)}", "2.8", DeprecationLevel.Info);
                 return this.Version.PrereleaseTag;
             }
         }